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Goose Creek ISD board OKs conditional support for NRG Cedar Bayou 5 tax-incentive application
Summary
After a public hearing, the Goose Creek ISD Board of Trustees approved a declaration of conditional intent supporting NRG Cedar Bayou 5 LLC’s application for a state tax-incentive program that would cover parts of a new combined-cycle natural‑gas power plant planned for Chambers County.
The Goose Creek CISD Board of Trustees on Tuesday approved a declaration of conditional intent supporting an application by NRG Cedar Bayou 5 LLC for a state tax-incentive program tied to a planned expansion of the NRG Cedar Bayou power complex.
The board’s vote followed a public hearing on the company’s Comptroller application (J0012) and a presentation from consultants and local economic‑development partners. The board approved the item by voice vote after administration recommended consideration earlier in the meeting; the motion to add the item and approve it was moved by Ms. Scott and seconded by Mr. Renteria.
The project presented to the board is an additional 721‑megawatt electric generation unit to be built at the existing NRG site near the Baytown Industrial Park in Chambers County. Consultants said the project would be a single‑shaft combined‑cycle natural‑gas configuration with one combustion turbine, an estimated capital cost of about $825 million and a target commercial operation date…
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