This dimension groups energy facilities by the era in which they were commissioned. Wikipedia notes that power stations have long relied on burning "fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and natural gas to generate electricity," a reliance whose share among facilities has shifted with every commissioning era since. Browsing by commissioned era lets a visitor compare facilities built in the same period.
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1. Nuclear power plant - Wikipedia
Nuclear power plant, History section, Obninsk sentence
On 27 June 1954, the world's first nuclear power station to generate electricity for a power grid, the Obninsk Nuclear Power Plant, commenced operations
Nuclear power plant, lead section, steam cycle sentence
heat is used to generate steam that drives a steam turbine connected to a generator that produces electricity
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