| Fayette Power Project | |
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| Country | United States |
| Location | Fayette County, near La Grange, Texas |
| Coordinates | 29°55′00″N 96°45′06″W / 29.91667°N 96.75167°W / 29.91667; -96.75167 |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | Unit 1: 1979 Unit 2: 1980 Unit 3: 1988 |
| Owners | Austin Energy Lower Colorado River Authority |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Coal |
| Cooling source | Fayette County Reservoir |
| Power generation | |
| Nameplate capacity | 1,615 MW |
| External links | |
| Commons | Related media on Commons |
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
References
References
- Information Bridge: DOE Scientific and Technical Information - Sponsored by OSTI
- "Existing Electric Generating Units in the United States, 2006" (Excel). Energy Information Administration, U.S. Department of Energy. 2006. Retrieved 2008-07-14.
- Patel, Sonal (2021-03-04). "ERCOT Lists Generators Forced Offline During Texas Extreme Cold Event". POWER Magazine. Retrieved 2021-09-23.