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Working machinery · 04.10.2026 · 06:55

Texas PUC approves SPS plan to close Tolk coal plant and build renewables

The Texas Public Utility Commission approved Southwestern Public Service Company’s plan to close the Tolk coal plant near Lubbock and construct renewable energy and battery storage. The source says the projects are intended to provide reliable, clean electricity to Southwest Power Pool customers and could save millions of gallons of water every year.

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