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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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Comparison
Era of Emergence
1982 1
Physical Basis
Direct Photovoltaic 1
Facility Type
Sources
1. Photovoltaic power station - Wikipedia
  • Photovoltaic power station, History section, Lugo sentence
    The first 1 MWp solar park was built by Arco Solar at Lugo near Hesperia, California, at the end of 1982
  • Photovoltaic power station, lead section, definition sentence
    a large-scale grid-connected photovoltaic power system (PV system) designed for the supply of merchant power
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