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)
Examples of power plant in a Sentence
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While there were never official plans to have the power plant be part of the campus, some suggested it could be renovated into a museum or fine arts building.
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Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Apr. 2024
Last month’s strikes, which simultaneously hit numerous energy infrastructure sites across Ukraine, obliterated 80 percent of capacity at DTEK’s thermal power plants.
—Serhii Korolchuk, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
Each year, the California Air Resources Board sets a declining cap on the amount of greenhouse gas that can be emitted by power plants, fuel suppliers, and large industrial facilities.
—Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2024
The largest solar power plant in the world comprises two million mirrors powering one million homes.
—Doug Sundheim, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
The efficiency of your mitochondria — the power plants of the cell — also changes throughout the 24-hour cycle, with research showing a peak during the late afternoon.
—Will Stone, NPR, 29 Mar. 2024
End Times Chronicle Driven by power-hungry data centers, power plants are overwhelmed.
—Steven Levy, WIRED, 15 Mar. 2024
But the three power plants run by PSEG Nuclear LLC provide nearly half of New Jersey's electricity, and a licensing extension represents a potential hedge against not enough wind projects being available to meet the state's needs.
—Wayne Parry, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2024
Founded in 1988, the conglomerate has businesses in fields ranging from ports and thermal power plants to media and cements.
—Diksha Madhok, CNN, 20 Mar. 2024
Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Apr. 2024
Last month’s strikes, which simultaneously hit numerous energy infrastructure sites across Ukraine, obliterated 80 percent of capacity at DTEK’s thermal power plants.
—Serhii Korolchuk, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
Each year, the California Air Resources Board sets a declining cap on the amount of greenhouse gas that can be emitted by power plants, fuel suppliers, and large industrial facilities.
—Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2024
The largest solar power plant in the world comprises two million mirrors powering one million homes.
—Doug Sundheim, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
The efficiency of your mitochondria — the power plants of the cell — also changes throughout the 24-hour cycle, with research showing a peak during the late afternoon.
—Will Stone, NPR, 29 Mar. 2024
End Times Chronicle Driven by power-hungry data centers, power plants are overwhelmed.
—Steven Levy, WIRED, 15 Mar. 2024
But the three power plants run by PSEG Nuclear LLC provide nearly half of New Jersey's electricity, and a licensing extension represents a potential hedge against not enough wind projects being available to meet the state's needs.
—Wayne Parry, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2024
Founded in 1988, the conglomerate has businesses in fields ranging from ports and thermal power plants to media and cements.
—Diksha Madhok, CNN, 20 Mar. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1871, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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power plant
noun
: a building in which electric power is generated
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