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A power station, also referred to as a power plant and sometimes generating station or generating plant, is an industrial facility for the generation of electric power. In early 1871 Belgian inventorinvented a generator powerful enough to produce power on a commercial scale for industry. Operators are responsible for the safety of the work crews that frequently do repairs on the mechanical and electrical equipment. The power generated by a power station is measured in multiples of the , typically(10watts) or(10watts).

Power plants

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Major blackout leaves millions without power as Cuba''s energy crisis deepens - An energy official believed restoring operations at the affected plant could take at least 72 hours

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