Closing the three units at its Braunig Power Station is part of CPS’ overall plan to cut harmful emissions while adding more wind, battery and solar capacity.
The Texas grid operator and at least one state utility commissioner are worried CPS Energy’s planned shutdown of three aging generating units could increase the likelihood of statewide power outages by putting more pressure on an already-troubling transmission chokepoint near San Antonio .
’s chief operating officer, said there is new generation coming online by next year but still determined reliability would be put at risk without Braunig’s three fossil-fueled units’ power. It also said the troubled transmission line — called the Spruce-Pawnee circuit — could be at risk of overloading. The circuit is at risk when plentiful power from South Texas wind farms and batteries is needed in North Texas, where capacity hasn’t kept up with increasing demand.
is also accepting applications for alternative power resources that could potentially take the place of the supply from Braunig. Ultimately, it will pick whatever is less expensive. But to figure that out, it might not be able to avoid the costly inspection process, which can take up to two months.
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