A large crowd turned out in Leroy under gray, chilly skies on March 22 for the dedication of the Lowman Energy Center, PowerSouth Energy Cooperative’s most efficient generating facility. “We invested 0 million in this plant and we look forward to having that plant here for a long time,” PowerSouth President and CEO Gary Smith said. The LEC has a 700-megawatt winter capacity and is capable of powering 300,000 homes annually. “It is one of the most efficient power plants in the country using state-of-the-art technology for combined cycle fired by natural gas to produce electricity both reliably and affordably,”...

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