Fayette Power Project

Updated on Dec 16, 2023

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Phone +1 979-249-3111

Address 6549 Power Plant Rd, La Grange, TX 78945, USA Hours Open today · Open 24 hoursThursdayOpen 24 hoursFridayOpen 24 hoursSaturdayOpen 24 hoursSundayOpen 24 hoursMondayOpen 24 hoursTuesdayOpen 24 hoursWednesdayOpen 24 hours Similar Sim Gideon Power Pl, J Robert Welsh Power Pl, South Texas Nuclear, Monticello Steam Electric St, Mansfield Dam

Fayette power project continues tradition of customer service reliability

The Fayette Power Project, also known as Sam Seymour power plant, 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:

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 acres (970 ha) freshwater reservoir.

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