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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Building new power plants in many parts of the U.S. has become bogged down in regulatory red tape, public opposition and economic uncertainty.
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Seth Blumsack, The Conversation, 5 Mar. 2025
Roughly 91,000 metric tons of nuclear waste from commercial power plants are currently in private storage, both at or away from nuclear reactor sites, according to the U.S. government.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2025
The agency moved to limit the greenhouse gases from automobiles and power plants that scientists say are dangerously heating the planet.
—Lisa Friedman, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
That includes electricity from solar, wind and hydroelectric power plants, with solar driving the increase, the Sustainable Energy in America 2025 Factbook, released Friday, reports.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025
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Seth Blumsack, The Conversation, 5 Mar. 2025
Roughly 91,000 metric tons of nuclear waste from commercial power plants are currently in private storage, both at or away from nuclear reactor sites, according to the U.S. government.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2025
The agency moved to limit the greenhouse gases from automobiles and power plants that scientists say are dangerously heating the planet.
—Lisa Friedman, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
That includes electricity from solar, wind and hydroelectric power plants, with solar driving the increase, the Sustainable Energy in America 2025 Factbook, released Friday, reports.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025
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“Power plant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/power%20plant. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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