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]
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