South Texas Coal-Fired Power Plant to Switch to Clean Energy after Receiving more than $1B in Federal Money

San Miguel Electric Cooperative's plan to turn into a solar and battery plant will leave only 14 coal-fired power plants in the state.

Dec 24, 2024

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The San Miguel Electric Cooperative power plant can be seen in the background of a sign for the Peeler Ranch on April 26, 2019. Credit: Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas Tribune

A South Texas coal-fired power plant will receive more than $1 billion in funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to convert into a solar and battery facility, according to …

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