Steam electric plant

Steam electric plant
  A power station in which steam is used to turn the turbines that generate electricity. The heat used to make the steam may come from burning fossil fuel, using a controlled nuclear reaction, concentrating the sun's energy, tapping the earth's natural heat or capturing industrial waste heat.
  California Energy Comission. Dictionary of Energy Terms

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