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This dimension sorts energy facilities by their basic type. Wikipedia notes that a power station is also "referred to as a power plant and sometimes generating station or generating plant," one recognized type among the several kinds of energy facility. Browsing by facility type keeps facilities of the same kind grouped together.

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Domain Established Era
1882 1
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1. Power station - Wikipedia
Power station, History section, Edison Electric Light Station sentence
Quote, Power station, History section, Edison Electric Light Station sentence
In January 1882 the world's first public coal-fired power station, the Edison Electric Light Station, was built in London, a project of Thomas Edison organized by Edward Johnson.
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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