Steam electric power plant
- Steam electric power plant
(conventional)
A plant in which the prime mover is a steam turbine. The steam used to drive the turbine is produced in a boiler where fossil fuels are burned.
U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration's Energy Glossary
Energy terms .
2014.
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