The 360-tonne oil-fired generator was due to come on line last month but problems were identified while it was tested for 30 days.

BBC: Guernsey Electricity generator launch delayed

The way utilities now meet demand spikes is to attach an extra natural-gas-fired generator or two to the grid and let it sit idle for most of the year.

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While gas-fired power plants are popping up like dandelions across America, just one coal-fired generator was brought on line in the first half of 2012, the EIA reports.

MSN: 'War on coal'? Why Obama might not be industry's worst enemy

TXU, Texas's main power-generator, led the company to abandon eight out of 11 planned coal-fired power stations because the private equity firm concerned, Texas Pacific, wanted to square the environmental movement.

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