generating plant

Cultural  

1. An installation that produces electric current (see also current) for commercial sale. In the United States, most electricity is generated from fossil fuels; some is generated by nuclear reactors.

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Example Sentences

In September 1963, President John F. Kennedy stood behind a podium in front of more than 30,000 people in south central Washington to break ground on the most powerful fission-heated generating plant of its time.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 16, 2021

Florida Power & Light imploded the towering chimney stack of its last coal-fired generating plant on Wednesday, a milestone in its transition to cleaner energy sources.

From Washington Post • Jun. 16, 2021

The narrow ones should be familiar to anyone who has been following the saga of the Competitive Power Ventures gas-powered generating plant in the Town of Wawayanda.

From Washington Times • Jun. 6, 2018

If the efficiency of a coal-fired electrical generating plant is 35%, then what do we mean when we say that energy is a conserved quantity?

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

The "A1" generating plant made by this firm comprises a bell gasholder, with central guide, standing alongside the generator.

From Acetylene, the Principles of Its Generation and Use A Practical Handbook on the Production, Purification, and Subsequent Treatment of Acetylene for the Development of Light, Heat, and Power by Leeds, F. H. (Frank Henley)