power plant
Example Sentences
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It was a notice from an energy company seeking a state air permit to build a power plant.
From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026
Though each home’s energy generation is capped at a relatively paltry 800 watts, their sum total across the country equates to a large power plant, he says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
The companies say the deal could create as much as 100 megawatts of capacity, which is roughly equivalent to that of a small power plant.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
The unclaimed drone struck an electrical generator on Sunday near the Arab world's first nuclear power plant in Barakah in the emirate of Abu Dhabi, triggering a fire but causing no injuries nor radiation leak.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
In a nuclear power plant, water serves as a shield, slowing down and capturing neutrons, as do the steel walls of the reactor vessels and the thick concrete of the primary containment chamber.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
