After operating for nearly six decades, all three gas-fired units at the Braunig power station are slated to be shuttered by March 31, 2025.Local environmental advocates say they are glad to see CPS Energy is continuing to move away from fossil fuel-powered generation as the utility officially moves to close down its Braunig natural gas units by the end of next spring.
“If we can move away from older technologies that will produce more carbon dioxide, that’s always a good thing,” said Alamo Sierra Club Chairman Alan Montemayor. “We have to continue to move away from anything that releases carbon dioxide. That’s where batteries and renewables will play an increasing role.”
Since 2021, CPS Energy has secured over 500 megawatts of solar generation, 522 megawatts of “natural gas-powered firming generation” and 50 megawatts of two-hour battery storage to replace the Braunig units, Nazir noted. One megawatt is enough electricity to power 200 Texas homes on a hot summer day.“I’m happy with the 500-megawatt battery and the contracts for more solar,” Belmares said. “Those are the things CPS needs to keep pursuing.
Discussions to start phasing out Braunig and O.W. Sommers units from CPS Energy’s generation portfolio began in the mid-2010s, with officials aware the plants were reaching the end of their useful lives. CPS Energy’s approved generation portfolio looks to add roughly 4,928 megawatts of generation capacity to the utility’s portfolio by 2030, including 1,380 megawatts from combined cycle natural gas and about 800 from reciprocating internal combustion engines that run on natural gas or diesel.Environmental advocates such as Montemayor and Belmares have expressed mixed feelings about Spruce’s conversion.
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