Power station

A power station in Russia.

A power station is a place where electricity is produced. Power stations can do this in many ways, including:

• Burning fossil fuels to turn a turbine to generate power
• Nuclear power, using radioactive sources
• Hydropower, which uses the power of moving water to drive turbines
• Using the wind to drive wind turbines
• Using the sun's rays to generate solar power
• Using the earth's heat, called geothermal energy, to turn water to steam, which then turns a turbine

There are many power stations around the world, because many things need electricity to work.