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The foundation for a warehouse is visible in the foreground at Entergy’s Orange County Advanced Power Station, a 1,215-megawatt facility under construction, Monday, Feb. 24, 2025, in Orange, Texas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Workers talk at Entergy’s Orange County Advanced Power Station, a 1,215-megawatt facility under construction, Monday, Feb. 24, 2025, in Orange, Texas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

An auxiliary cooler at Entergy’s Orange County Advanced Power Station, a 1,215-megawatt facility under construction, is shown on Monday, Feb. 24, 2025, in Orange, Texas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Ammonia injection grid ports are visible at Entergy’s Orange County Advanced Power Station, a 1,215-megawatt facility under construction, Monday, Feb. 24, 2025, in Orange, Texas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Entergy’s Orange County Advanced Power Station, a 1,215-megawatt facility under construction, is shown Monday, Feb. 24, 2025, in Orange, Texas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Pipe sections are moved at Entergy’s Orange County Advanced Power Station, a 1,215-megawatt facility under construction, Monday, Feb. 24, 2025, in Orange, Texas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

A worker moves up to a gantry crane assembly at Entergy’s Orange County Advanced Power Station, a 1,215-megawatt facility under construction on Feb. 24, 2025, in Orange, Texas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Entergy’s Orange County Advanced Power Station, a 1,215-megawatt facility under construction, is shown Monday, Feb. 24, 2025, in Orange, Texas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Isolated-phase bus ducts are visible at Entergy’s Orange County Advanced Power Station, a 1,215-megawatt facility under construction, Monday, Feb. 24, 2025, in Orange, Texas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)