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This dimension names the wider project or company a specific energy facility is associated with. Wikipedia notes that power stations "are generally connected to an electrical grid," a grid that ties every facility to a wider network of infrastructure and ownership. Browsing this way collects every facility associated with the same project or company.

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Comparison
Era of Emergence
1911 1
Physical Basis
Thermal (Geothermal) 1
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Sources
1. Wikipedia: Geothermal power station
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  • Geothermal power / Geothermal power station, History and development section, commercial station sentence
    Later, in 1911, the world's first commercial geothermal power station was built there.
  • Geothermal power / Geothermal power station, History and development section, working fluid sentence
    Geothermal power stations are similar to other steam turbine thermal power stations in that heat from a fuel source (in geothermal's case, the Earth's core) is used to heat water or another working fluid.
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