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Austin
Power plant · Hydro
Key facts
Power plant · Hydroran 6% of 2025 Operating- Capacity
- Capacity: sourceEIA-860M · Open licenseMW
- Commissioned
- 1940
- Net generation, 2025
- 9,688 MWh
- Grid
- 138 kV to Austin Energy (ERCO)
- Location
- Travis County, Texas
- Operated by
- Lower Colorado River AuthoritySourceEIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory
Output
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- Technology
- Hydro source: “Conventional Hydroelectric”
- Age
- 86 years since 1940
All 5 attributes from EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Grid |
|
| Fuel burned (MMBtu), 2025 | 33,057 |
| Capacity factor, 2025 | 0.061 |
| Net generation (MWh), 2025 | 9,688 |
| Balancing authority code | ERCO |
Timeline
- In service · EIA-860M
Sources
3 sourcesSources EIA-860M · EIA · EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory
Sources
- EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory
- EIA Open Data bulk file — Electricity (ELEC.zip; monthly plant net generation and fuel consumption since 2001)Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electricity bulk data (Form EIA-923 monthly plant series)
- EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory
Around this plant
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|---|---|---|---|
| AMD Phase 2 (Austin data centre) Filed | Large load | 13.0 km | |
| Austin TX GigaFactory × 2 units Under construction | Solar | 17.8 km | 3.3 |
| SMT DC Austin I (Austin data centre) Filed | Large load | 23.6 km | |
| Pecan Crossing Building 2 (Pflugerville data centre) Filed | Large load | 23.7 km |