The Fayette Power Project, also known as Sam Seymour Power Plant, is a

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-fired

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located near

La Grange, Texas La Grange ( ) is a city in Fayette County, Texas, United States, near the Colorado River. La Grange is in the center of the Texas-German belt. The population was 4,391 at the 2020 census, and in 2018 the estimated population was 4,632. La Grange ...

Fayette County, Texas Fayette County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 24,435. Its county seat is La Grange. The county was created in 1837 and organized the next year. History Fayette County was established ...

. It is owned by

Austin Energy Austin Energy is a publicly owned utility providing electrical power to the city of Austin, Texas and surrounding areas. Established in 1895, the utility is a department of the City of Austin and returns its profits to the city's general fund to ...

and the

Lower Colorado River Authority The Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) is a nonprofit public utility created in November 1934 by the Texas Legislature. LCRA's mission is to enhance the lives of the Texans it serves through water stewardship, energy and community service. LCR ...

(LCRA) and operated by LCRA. Three generating units comprise the Fayette Power Project: * Unit 1, completed in 1979, with a generating capacity of 615

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* 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

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for the Fayette Power Project is low-

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coal from the

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. Cooling water is provided by the

Fayette County Reservoir Fayette County Reservoir is a power station cooling reservoir on Cedar Creek in the Colorado River basin, 3 miles west of Fayetteville, Texas and 10 miles east of La Grange, Texas. The reservoir was created in 1978 when a dam was built on the cr ...

, a

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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.

References

External links

Lower Colorado River Authority page for the Fayette Power Project
Energy infrastructure completed in 1979 Energy infrastructure completed in 1980 Energy infrastructure completed in 1988 Coal-fired power stations in Texas Buildings and structures in Fayette County, Texas Lower Colorado River Authority {{US-powerstation-stub

History

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