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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Hypersonic passenger planes, deep-sea thermal-energy power plants, chording keyboards—all have their adherents, eager to jump at the chance of covering their infatuation.
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IEEE Spectrum, 29 May 2024
So far, only one U.S. power plant, the Petra Nova facility in Thompsons, Texas, has installed the technology at full commercial scale.
—Cecilia Garzella, USA TODAY, 21 May 2024
The court has already taken away a tool that helped the agency regulate power plant emissions.
—Umar Shakir, The Verge, 6 May 2024
The rules issued April 25 are among at least a half-dozen EPA rules limiting power plant emissions and wastewater pollution.
—Chris Carlson, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Apr. 2024
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IEEE Spectrum, 29 May 2024
So far, only one U.S. power plant, the Petra Nova facility in Thompsons, Texas, has installed the technology at full commercial scale.
—Cecilia Garzella, USA TODAY, 21 May 2024
The court has already taken away a tool that helped the agency regulate power plant emissions.
—Umar Shakir, The Verge, 6 May 2024
The rules issued April 25 are among at least a half-dozen EPA rules limiting power plant emissions and wastewater pollution.
—Chris Carlson, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Apr. 2024
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“Power plant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/power%20plant. Accessed 7 Jun. 2024.
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