If ERCOT is serious about using the plants at Braunig Power Station to prop up the statewide grid through summer 2026, CPS said it would cost Texans millions.
CPS Energy is warning the state grid operator that keeping three aging natural gas-fired generating plants running past March 2025 could be dangerous and unreliable — unless Texans pay for costly repairs. If the Electric Reliability Council of Texas is serious about using the plants at Braunig Power Station to prop up the statewide grid through summer 2026, the city-owned utility said it would need tens of millions of dollars to pull the plants offline for 60-day inspections.
— unless it finds more capacity Now, as it stares down the $57.3 million in costs CPS estimates it would take to cover expenses related to the inspections and pulling the plants offline this fall, doesn’t find replacement electricity supply. “From ’s total supply, though, so Braunig’s closing would result in a net loss on the statewide grid.
. In 2019, CPS says it had to do a major rehab of the units to extend their lives.
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