Also known as thermal power stations, includes coal, nuclear, geothermal, solar thermal electric, waste incineration plants, and natural gas power plants
US Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Glossary - NOAA's State of the Coast (SOTC), Washington, DC, USA 2013. http://stateofthecoast.noaa.gov/glossary.html, (CoaStormEmr - Amer) {881}