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Lower Colorado River Authority

Electric power plant operator — U.S. Energy Information Administration (Forms EIA-860/860M).

Power plants
12
Total nameplate capacity
4,396.1 MW
States
1
Generators
49

Capacity by technology

Conventional Steam Coal · 1 plant1,690 MW
Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle · 2 plants1,183.6 MW
Natural Gas Steam Turbine · 1 plant623 MW
Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine · 1 plant368 MW
Conventional Hydroelectric · 6 plants289.5 MW
Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine · 1 plant242 MW
PlantStateTechnologyCapacity
Fayette Power ProjectTXConventional Steam Coal1,690 MW
Sim GideonTXNatural Gas Steam Turbine623 MW
Lost Pines 1 Power ProjectTXNatural Gas Fired Combined Cycle609 MW
Thomas C FergusonTXNatural Gas Fired Combined Cycle574.6 MW
Timmerman Power PlantTXNatural Gas Internal Combustion Engine368 MW
Winchester Power ParkTXNatural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine242 MW
Marshall FordTXConventional Hydroelectric108 MW
Buchanan Dam (TX)TXConventional Hydroelectric54.9 MW
Granite ShoalsTXConventional Hydroelectric54 MW
Marble FallsTXConventional Hydroelectric39.6 MW
AustinTXConventional Hydroelectric18 MW
InksTXConventional Hydroelectric15 MW

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Forms EIA-860/EIA-860M — currently operating generators, aggregated to plant then to operator.

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