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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In addition, companies can take advantage of the tax credit if hydrogen is made with electricity from a fossil fuel power plant that installs technology to capture its carbon dioxide emissions.
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Justine Calma, The Verge, 6 Jan. 2025
The Mitte Combined Heat and Power (CHP) natural gas power plant, operated by Vattenfall AB, in Berlin, Germany, on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 2 Jan. 2025
An infrastructure problem at a power plant on the island's southern coast left more than 1 million energy customers without power across the U.S. territory at 5:30 a.m., energy company Luma said in an update on X Tuesday morning.
—Michelle Acevedo, NBC News, 1 Jan. 2025
Another massive fire at a major power plant caused a massive outage for about 1.3 million customers in April 2022, followed by Hurricane Fiona in September of that year.
—Patricio Chile, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2024
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Justine Calma, The Verge, 6 Jan. 2025
The Mitte Combined Heat and Power (CHP) natural gas power plant, operated by Vattenfall AB, in Berlin, Germany, on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 2 Jan. 2025
An infrastructure problem at a power plant on the island's southern coast left more than 1 million energy customers without power across the U.S. territory at 5:30 a.m., energy company Luma said in an update on X Tuesday morning.
—Michelle Acevedo, NBC News, 1 Jan. 2025
Another massive fire at a major power plant caused a massive outage for about 1.3 million customers in April 2022, followed by Hurricane Fiona in September of that year.
—Patricio Chile, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Power plant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/power%20plant. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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