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power generation
Sites harnessing available energy sources to produce usable electricity or heat.
Power generation includes all sorts of sites for harnessing raw energy, whether in the form of electricity or heat.
The useful output can be electricity or heat, so an electrical generator is not required at every site. A heat generation facility produces heat for supply to other structures.
Distribution carries energy from a source toward its users. A power distribution site therefore has a different immediate function from the place generating the supply.
