発電所(はつでんしょ)

はつでんしょ
noun
power plant; power station
building
1. power plant; power station
A facility that generates electricity. The term covers all types of power generation including thermal, nuclear, hydroelectric, solar, and wind.
新(あたら)しい発電所(はつでんしょ)が建設(けんせつ)された。
A new power plant was built.
この地域(ちいき)の電力(でんりょく)は火力(かりょく)発電所(はつでんしょ)から供給(きょうきゅう)されている。
The electricity for this area is supplied from a thermal power plant.
老朽化(ろうきゅうか)した原子力(げんしりょく)発電所(はつでんしょ)の廃炉(はいろ)が決(き)まった。
It was decided to decommission the aging nuclear power plant.

Usage

A compound of 発電(はつでん) (power generation) + 所(しょ) (place). The type of power plant is indicated by a prefix: 火力(かりょく)〜 (thermal), 原子力(げんしりょく)〜 (nuclear), 水力(すいりょく)〜 (hydroelectric), 風力(ふうりょく)〜 (wind), 太陽光(たいようこう)〜 (solar).

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 発電(はつでん): power generation — the act itself, not the facility
  • 変電所(へんでんしょ): substation — transforms voltage levels for distribution

Related Words

Related: 発電(はつでん) (power generation)
Compare: 送電網(そうでんもう) (power transmission network)
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Added 2026.3.9 15:17 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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