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Entergy Texas is betting on a massive new natural gas plant in Beaumont to help meet the need for reliable power. But it comes with a cost to both the company and consumers. The plant will be located in an area of the state outside of ERCOT, served by the Midcontinent Independent System Operator.
The electric utility also sent a notice to customers that they would see a “new energy charge” on their bill tied to the cost of building the plant. The size of the charge will depend on how much electricity customers use and will be offset by the efficiency provided by the new plant, according to Entergy.
Vance announces plan to use wartime authority to boost fuel production at Texas refinery | The Hill
The Trump administration is turning to wartime authority to boost domestic fuel production, invoking the Defense Production Act to expand the Delek refinery in Tyler. However:
“Refineries that are currently in operation are already making as much diesel as they possibly can,” [Lipow Oil Associates President Andy] Lipow told The Hill last week. “There’s very little that the administration can do today to get more diesel fuel out of the refineries that are already in operation.”
