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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An uptick since 2015 represents coal-to-gas switching in power plants.
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Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Before a build-out of power plants, there will be a boom at the uranium mines, as the US seeks to reestablish domestic production and enrichment of uranium for nuclear fuel.
—Dylan Baddour, WIRED, 7 Dec. 2024
Both energy companies on the Future 50 focus on clean energy, with Adani Green Energy (No. 35) pioneering large-scale solar and wind projects and Commonwealth Fusion (No. 45) working toward the world’s first fusion power plant.
—Ketil Gjerstad, Fortune, 2 Dec. 2024
Between the lines: What Paxton doesn't mention is that the reduction in coal production makes perfect sense given the decline in the number of coal-burning power plants.
—Felix Salmon, Axios, 2 Dec. 2024
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Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Before a build-out of power plants, there will be a boom at the uranium mines, as the US seeks to reestablish domestic production and enrichment of uranium for nuclear fuel.
—Dylan Baddour, WIRED, 7 Dec. 2024
Both energy companies on the Future 50 focus on clean energy, with Adani Green Energy (No. 35) pioneering large-scale solar and wind projects and Commonwealth Fusion (No. 45) working toward the world’s first fusion power plant.
—Ketil Gjerstad, Fortune, 2 Dec. 2024
Between the lines: What Paxton doesn't mention is that the reduction in coal production makes perfect sense given the decline in the number of coal-burning power plants.
—Felix Salmon, Axios, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Power plant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/power%20plant. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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