Editing Electric generator (section)

===Power station===
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[[File:Greater Cape Town 12.02.2007 16-41-31.2007 16-41-33.JPG|thumb|upright=1.2|The [[Athlone Power Station]] in [[Cape Town]], [[South Africa]]]]
[[File:DSCN1028.JPG|right|thumb|upright=1.2|Hydroelectric power station at [[Gabčíkovo Dam]], [[Slovakia]]]][[File:Glen_Canyon_Dam_and_Bridge.JPG|thumb|upright=1.2|Hydroelectric power station at [[Glen Canyon Dam]], [[Page, Arizona]]]]

A ''power station'', also known as a ''power plant'' or ''powerhouse'' and sometimes ''generating station'' or ''generating plant'', is an industrial facility that [[Electricity generation|generates]] [[electricity]]. Most power stations contain one or more generators, or spinning machines converting [[mechanical power]] into [[three-phase electrical power]]. The [[relative motion]] between a [[magnetic field]] and a [[Electrical conductor|conductor]] creates an [[electric current]]. The energy source harnessed to turn the generator varies widely. Most power stations in the world burn [[fossil fuel]]s such as [[coal]], [[petroleum|oil]], and [[natural gas]] to generate electricity. Cleaner sources include [[nuclear power]], and increasingly use [[renewable energy|renewables]] such as [[solar power|the sun]], [[wind power|wind]], [[Wave power|waves]] and [[hydroelectricity|running water]].