Texas utility selects Wärtsilä technology for new 190 MW grid-balancing peaker power plant
Wärtsilä Corporation, Trade Press Release, 2 February 2023 at 2 PM EETThe technology group Wärtsilä will supply the generating equipment for a new approximately 190 MW power plant to be built in Texas, USA. The order was placed by Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA), a river authority based in Austin, Texas providing wholesale power to the Texas power grid. The contract was booked as order intake by Wärtsilä in September 2022. Central Texas is experiencing rapid economic growth with a number of blue-chip companies moving into the area, along with a 30 percent increase in population