The Texas grid operator said it couldn't afford to shut down the plant this winter and instead will take a look at it next year.
The Texas grid operator is backpedaling on plans to do an early and costly inspection on the largest of three CPS Energy natural gas generating units the city-owned utility had planned to shutter early next year. In a letter it filed with regulators Wednesday, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas said its plans changed after considering the risk of having the 412-megawatt unit at Braunig Power Station offline this winter.
said in a letter signed by General Counsel Chad Seely. board members both expressed concerns of the costs to to Texans. ’s market members. Those costs, in most cases, would be passed on to ratepayers statewide. The Braunig saga began when CPS told told commissioners that not going ahead with the early inspection means the
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