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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The increase is attributed to higher electricity segment revenues due to the acquisition of geothermal and solar power plants from Enel Green Power North America.
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
For instance, governments might issue green bonds to finance a solar power plant or companies might use them to upgrade to energy-efficient infrastructure.
—Christer Holloman, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
The commission also has eight other pending proceedings that similarly involve a large customer co-locating with a power plant.
—Daniel Moore, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
Shortly before Christmas 2008, a coal-ash pond, six stories tall and covering 84 acres, collapsed at a TVA power plant in rural Kingston, Tennessee.
—Jared Sullivan, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
For instance, governments might issue green bonds to finance a solar power plant or companies might use them to upgrade to energy-efficient infrastructure.
—Christer Holloman, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
The commission also has eight other pending proceedings that similarly involve a large customer co-locating with a power plant.
—Daniel Moore, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
Shortly before Christmas 2008, a coal-ash pond, six stories tall and covering 84 acres, collapsed at a TVA power plant in rural Kingston, Tennessee.
—Jared Sullivan, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Power plant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/power%20plant. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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