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A plan for Texas to build its own power plants could cost $7 billion more than expected

The plants would be activated during emergencies. Lawmakers haven’t decided whether to pay for them through state funds or higher charges to electricity customers.

A natural gas powered electricity generating station next to the Guadalupe River in Victoria, TX on Tuesday, April 6, 2021.


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