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Plant Accident Exposes Weaknesses in State's Power Grid

An accident at the Sandy Creek power plant, outside of Waco, has been shrouded in secrecy since October. Mose Buchele of KUT News reports on how a delay in operations there will affect the state's electricity supply.

By Mose Buchele, KUT News
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An accident at the Sandy Creek power plant, outside of Waco, has been shrouded in secrecy since October. Mose Buchele of KUT News and StateImpact Texas reports on how a delay in operations there will affect the state's electricity supply. Read the full story at StateImpact Texas.

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