Fayette Power Project

29°55′00″N 96°45′06″W / 29.91667°N 96.75167°W / 29.91667; -96.75167StatusOperationalCommission dateUnit 1: 1979
Unit 2: 1980
Unit 3: 1988Owner(s)Austin Energy
Lower Colorado River AuthorityThermal power station Primary fuelCoalCooling sourceFayette County ReservoirPower generationNameplate capacity1,615 MWExternal linksCommonsRelated media on Commons
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The Fayette Power Project, also known as Sam Seymour Power Plant,[1] is a coal-fired power plant located near La Grange, Texas in Fayette County, Texas. It is owned by Austin Energy and the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) and operated by LCRA.

Three generating units comprise the Fayette Power Project:[2]

  • Unit 1, completed in 1979, with a generating capacity of 615 megawatts
  • Unit 2, completed in 1980, with a generating capacity of 615 megawatts
  • Unit 3, completed in 1988, with a generating capacity of 460 megawatts

The main source of fuel for the Fayette Power Project is low-sulfur coal from the Powder River Basin in Wyoming. Cooling water is provided by the Fayette County Reservoir, a 2,400-acre (970 ha) freshwater reservoir.

History

During the 2021 Texas power crisis, Fayette Power Project was reported to have lost 453MW of generation capacity across Units 1 and 2 on February 17, 2021.[3]

See also

  • flagTexas portal
  • iconEnergy portal

References

  1. ^ Information Bridge: DOE Scientific and Technical Information - Sponsored by OSTI
  2. ^ "Existing Electric Generating Units in the United States, 2006" (Excel). Energy Information Administration, U.S. Department of Energy. 2006. Retrieved 2008-07-14.
  3. ^ Patel, Sonal (2021-03-04). "ERCOT Lists Generators Forced Offline During Texas Extreme Cold Event". POWER Magazine. Retrieved 2021-09-23.

External links

  • Lower Colorado River Authority page for the Fayette Power Project


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