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This dimension groups energy facilities by their generating capacity, from small local plants to major national stations. Wikipedia notes that power stations "contain one or more generators, rotating machines that convert mechanical power into three-phase electric power," generators whose combined output varies enormously between facilities. Browsing by capacity band keeps facilities of a similar scale together.

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1911 1
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Thermal (Geothermal) 1
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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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