The plants would be activated during emergencies. Lawmakers haven’t decided whether to pay for them through state funds or higher charges to electricity customers.
A plan that the state Senate approved last week to build up to 10 gigawatts of on-demand power could cost about $18 billion to construct natural gas-fueled power plants with fuel stored on-site, according to an estimate from the Lower Colorado River Authority.
The price is well above the $10.8 billion estimate provided during a Senate committee hearing earlier this year by Berkshire Hathaway, which initially pushed the idea of building new gas plants to provide backup power two years ago.
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