ELECTRICAL GRID
The Lower Colorado River Authority announced that the natural- gas fired “peaker plant” being built on the outskirts of San Marcos in Maxwell will now have double the amount of energy production as originally planned.
At a ceremonial groundbreaking, officials said that this type of power plant is typically used for brief periods during peak times when the demand for power for the state’s electrical grid approaches or surpasses the amount of available power, hence the name peaker plant.
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