North Texas power plant workers have been preparing for the summer heat wave. Workers have been testing both coal and natural gas plants since February to make sure they’re ready for maximum load, said Steve Horn, senior vice president of fossil generation for Luminant. He explained to me how natural gas combustion turbines can be fired up quickly in response to spikes in demand. The turbines are typically 70 megawatts “When they are called upon to start, they have to be at load in less than…
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