power plant
noun
1
: an electric utility generating station
2
: an engine and related parts supplying the motive power of a self-propelled object (such as a rocket or automobile)
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The nation’s power grid failed on Friday after Cuba’s largest power plant went offline, leaving more than 10 million people without electricity.
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Justine Calma, The Verge, 21 Oct. 2024
World & Nation Cuba’s grid goes offline with massive blackout after a major power plant fails
Oct. 18, 2024
Some neighborhoods had electricity restored in Cuba’s capital, where 2 million people live, but most of Havana remained dark.
—Andrea Rodriguez and Milexsy Duran, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
There have been four nationwide blackouts since Friday after one of the island’s major power plants failed.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
Strong winds that began with Hurricane Milton last week had also complicated the island's ability to deliver scarce fuel from boats offshore to feed its power plants, officials have said.
—Fox News, 19 Oct. 2024
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Justine Calma, The Verge, 21 Oct. 2024
World & Nation Cuba’s grid goes offline with massive blackout after a major power plant fails
Oct. 18, 2024
Some neighborhoods had electricity restored in Cuba’s capital, where 2 million people live, but most of Havana remained dark.
—Andrea Rodriguez and Milexsy Duran, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
There have been four nationwide blackouts since Friday after one of the island’s major power plants failed.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
Strong winds that began with Hurricane Milton last week had also complicated the island's ability to deliver scarce fuel from boats offshore to feed its power plants, officials have said.
—Fox News, 19 Oct. 2024
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“Power plant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/power%20plant. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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