Pecos council authorizes city manager to negotiate tax abatement for proposed 250 MW power plant

Pecos City Council on Thursday authorized the city manager to pursue a payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreement with Perian Pecos Power Plant LLC for a proposed 250-megawatt, fast-start natural gas power plant to be sited south of town near County Road 118.

The company’s local representative, Edward Torres of Pecos Power Plant, told the council the plant would be a quick-start backup resource that could deliver up to 250 megawatts into the ERCOT grid and be online within about five minutes to help stabilize regional power. Linda Nance of Perian Energy Group said the developer expects roughly 300 construction workers at peak and several full‑time staff once the plant is operating; the company aims to be operational in 2027 and to hire local employees during operations and construction.

Council members heard that, as…