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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Siting data centers near existing power plants, however, often ignites concerns from the surrounding community over the impact of these large loads on consumer rates and grid reliability.
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Whitaker Irvin, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
At the heart of the controversy over Iran’s nuclear program is its enrichment of uranium – a process used to produce fuel for power plants that, at higher levels, can also be used to make a nuclear bomb.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 13 June 2025
Nuclear electric propulsion converts heat from a fission reactor to electrical power, like a power plant on Earth, and then uses this energy to produce thrust by accelerating an ionized propellant, such as xenon.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 12 June 2025
Gecko said that its Cantilever operating platform provides insights that can do everything from modernizing C-130 aircraft to recommending how a power plant can operate at up to 5% greater efficiency.
—Ian Thomas, CNBC, 12 June 2025
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Whitaker Irvin, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
At the heart of the controversy over Iran’s nuclear program is its enrichment of uranium – a process used to produce fuel for power plants that, at higher levels, can also be used to make a nuclear bomb.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 13 June 2025
Nuclear electric propulsion converts heat from a fission reactor to electrical power, like a power plant on Earth, and then uses this energy to produce thrust by accelerating an ionized propellant, such as xenon.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 12 June 2025
Gecko said that its Cantilever operating platform provides insights that can do everything from modernizing C-130 aircraft to recommending how a power plant can operate at up to 5% greater efficiency.
—Ian Thomas, CNBC, 12 June 2025
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“Power plant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/power%20plant. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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