peaker plant

noun

An electric power station used only for, or mostly for, peaking: rapidly generating power to prevent brownouts when demand rapidly increases, exceeding supply and the ability of baseload power generation stations to ramp up the supply of electricity.

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Meanings

nounpeaker plant (plural peaker plants)

plural peaker plants

  1. An electric power station used only for, or mostly for, peaking: rapidly generating power to prevent brownouts when demand rapidly increases, exceeding supply and the ability of baseload power generation stations to ramp up the supply of electricity.

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Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn electric power station used only for, or mostly for, peaking: rapidly generating power to prevent brownouts when demand rapidly increases, exceeding supply and the ability of baseload power generation stations to ramp up the supply of electricity.

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Origin

From peak + plant.

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APA

peaker plant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peaker%20plant

MLA

“peaker plant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peaker%20plant. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “peaker plant,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peaker%20plant.

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