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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Parker Hall, WIRED, 30 Jan. 2025
The magnitude of the two events suggested, according to Whisker Labs, that the faults were on the high-voltage transmission lines that carry electricity from facilities like power plants to substations.
—Ivan Penn, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2025
The former chair of the Maryland Public Service Commission Jason Stanek has said that the short-term solution is to ensure no shutdowns of Maryland’s existing baseload power plants until new generating sources are brought online and deployed.
—Michelle Bloodworth, Baltimore Sun, 29 Jan. 2025
Trump could also invoke the Federal Power Act to order power plants to run at maximum capacity and not comply with pollution limits, Schwartz said.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 19 Jan. 2025
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Parker Hall, WIRED, 30 Jan. 2025
The magnitude of the two events suggested, according to Whisker Labs, that the faults were on the high-voltage transmission lines that carry electricity from facilities like power plants to substations.
—Ivan Penn, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2025
The former chair of the Maryland Public Service Commission Jason Stanek has said that the short-term solution is to ensure no shutdowns of Maryland’s existing baseload power plants until new generating sources are brought online and deployed.
—Michelle Bloodworth, Baltimore Sun, 29 Jan. 2025
Trump could also invoke the Federal Power Act to order power plants to run at maximum capacity and not comply with pollution limits, Schwartz said.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 19 Jan. 2025
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“Power plant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/power%20plant. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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