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
The risk of dwindling electricity supplies has caused a spike in the price utilities pay power plant owners to operate on standby during times of extreme demand.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
SoftBank has plans in the U.S., including 10 gigawatts of data centers in Ohio next to a $33 billion gas power plant it is developing, which is funded by the U.S.-Japan trade deal.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 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 its furnaces the power plant burned coal, and out of its chimneys black smoke poured day and night, blanketing the town with soot and making all the floors dirtier than ever.
From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien
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