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A power plant that generates [[electricity]] directly from [[sunlight]] either by using [[photovoltaics]] or by focusing [[solar radiation]] into a concentrated beam of [[heat]] that is used to generate [[steam]] for conversion into [[electric power]].
An [[electrical power plant]] that generates [[electricity]] directly from [[sunlight]] either by using [[photovoltaics]] or by focusing [[solar radiation]] into a concentrated beam of [[heat]] that is used to generate [[steam]] for conversion into [[electric power]].

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Solar power plant [r]:

An electrical power plant that generates electricity directly from sunlight either by using photovoltaics or by focusing solar radiation into a concentrated beam of heat that is used to generate steam for conversion into electric power.