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 dogs still living around the exclusion zone are likely descendants of pets left behind after residents surrounding the Chernobyl power plant fled the region in a hurry, Mousseau said.
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Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 20 May 2026
The nation's elite depended on free oil from Venezuela, instead of using Cuba's revenue to buy fuel and update its power plants, Rubio said.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 20 May 2026
City officials delegated Independence police officers to monitor the data center’s groundbreaking and cleared the way for a local power plant to reopen at nine times its former capacity, fueled by natural gas and intended to directly serve the data center.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2026
The company amassed a clean-energy portfolio that included one of the world’s largest solar power plants, and had set a goal of becoming the country’s biggest player in the space by 2030.
—Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2026
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Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 20 May 2026
The nation's elite depended on free oil from Venezuela, instead of using Cuba's revenue to buy fuel and update its power plants, Rubio said.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 20 May 2026
City officials delegated Independence police officers to monitor the data center’s groundbreaking and cleared the way for a local power plant to reopen at nine times its former capacity, fueled by natural gas and intended to directly serve the data center.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2026
The company amassed a clean-energy portfolio that included one of the world’s largest solar power plants, and had set a goal of becoming the country’s biggest player in the space by 2030.
—Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2026
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“Power plant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/power%20plant. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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