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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This transformation from roughly 8,000 power plants to millions of energy sources and storage points requires sophisticated AI systems to manage effectively.
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Bernard Marr, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Biden oversaw a historic climate and clean energy bill and directing his federal agencies to release ambitious regulations cutting greenhouse gases from vehicles, power plants and oil and gas operations.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
People often pretend that bomb-making reactors have nothing to do with civilian power plants.
—Thomas Bass
author, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Zoom in: The $15 billion loan guarantee is meant to provide PG&E with funds for expanding hydro and battery storage and deploying grid-enhancing technologies and virtual power plants.
—Katie Fehrenbacher, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
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Bernard Marr, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Biden oversaw a historic climate and clean energy bill and directing his federal agencies to release ambitious regulations cutting greenhouse gases from vehicles, power plants and oil and gas operations.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
People often pretend that bomb-making reactors have nothing to do with civilian power plants.
—Thomas Bass
author, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Zoom in: The $15 billion loan guarantee is meant to provide PG&E with funds for expanding hydro and battery storage and deploying grid-enhancing technologies and virtual power plants.
—Katie Fehrenbacher, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Power plant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/power%20plant. Accessed 27 Dec. 2024.
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