CALEDONIA, Miss. (WCBI) – The Tennessee Valley Authority is making a powerful investment in Lowndes County.

TVA broke ground this morning, October 22, on a new natural gas-powered combustion turbine power plant just outside of Caledonia.

The 145-acre site will feature six units that will be able to send 500 megawatts of electricity to the grid.

Local leaders and TVA representatives say the plant will help energize the area’s economy, bringing 500 temporary jobs during the construction phase, permanent jobs once the facility goes online, more reliable electricity to the region’s growing manufacturing base, and a boost to American companies.

“The equipment that’s coming here is manufactured by GE in Greenville, South Carolina. So, it’s more American power, more American jobs for that. Th

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