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Fayette Power Project — Power plant · Coal · LOWER COLORADO RIVER AUTHORITYProst ESS — Studied · Storage · TX · 202.7 MW · 13.3 mi awayStaccato BESS — Under construction · Storage · TX · 201.8 MW · 13.9 mi away
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Fayette Power Project

Power plant · Coal

Key facts

Power plant · Coalran 57% of 2025 Operating
Capacity
Capacity: sourceEIA-860M · Open licenseMW
Commissioned
1979
Net generation, 2025
8,452,543 MWh
Grid
345 kV to Lower Colorado River Authority (ERCO)
Location
Fayette County, Texas

Output

Net generation MWh by year, 2001 to 2026
Fuel burned MMBtu by year, 2001 to 2026
  • Coal
  • Oil

Operations detail

Details

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Technology
Coal source: “Conventional Steam Coal”
Age
47 years since 1979
Unused energy
6,353 GWh 2025Unused energyA lead, not a guarantee: MW × hours × (1 − capacity factor) for the latest year (EIA-923), gas, coal and oil plants only. Air-permit run-hour caps, heat rate (cost to run) and capacity-market or reliability obligations can rule it out.
Heat rate
10,648 Btu/kWh 2025
All 8 attributes from EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory
Attributes
AttributeValue
Gem
Parents
Name
Austin Energy Corp
Share pct
50
Gem entity id
E100000002179
Name
Lower Colorado River Authority
Share pct
50
Gem entity id
E100000002279
Unit ids
G100000102721, G100000102722, G100000102723
Location id
L100000104196
Grid
Nerc region
TRE
Report year
2025
Grid voltage kv
345
Transmission owner
Lower Colorado River Authority
Balancing authority code
ERCO
Balancing authority name
Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
EPA greenhouse gas reporting (GHGRP)
EPA FRS ID
110000465620
Subparts reported
C, D
NAICS code
221112
Subpart PP (CO2 supply)
No
Subpart RR (geologic sequestration)
No
Subpart UU (CO2 injection)
No
Reporting year
2023
GHGRP facility ID
1007153
Fuel burned (MMBtu), 202590,000,397
Capacity factor, 20250.571
Heat rate (Btu/kWh), 202510,647.7
Net generation (MWh), 20258,452,543.0
Balancing authority codeERCO

Ownership

2 companies5
Companies with an ownership or operating interest in this asset.
CompanyRoleShareAs ofSource
LOWER COLORADO RIVER AUTHORITY Operator EIA-860M
Austin Energy Owner 36.6% Dec 31, 2023 EPA GHGRP
LOWER COLORADO RIVER AUTHORITY Owner 63.4% Dec 31, 2023 EPA GHGRP
Austin Energy Owner 36.4% Dec 31, 2025 EIA-860
LOWER COLORADO RIVER AUTHORITY Owner 36.4% Dec 31, 2025 EIA-860

Timeline

  • In service · EIA-860M

Sources

6 sources

Sources EIA-860M · GEM · EIA · EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory · EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program — facility register with parent-company shares (Envirofacts pub_dim_facility; FLIGHT) · EIA-860 Annual Electric Generator Report — Schedule 4 Owner (ownership shares per generator), plus Plant/Generator schedules

Sources

Every source and license · Attribution

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Around this plant

Nearby

within 15 mi
Projects within 15 mi, nearest first.
ProjectKindAwayMW
Prost ESS Studied Storage 13.3 mi 202.7
Staccato BESS Under construction Storage 13.9 mi 201.8

Sources ERCOT · EIA-860M

Sources

  • ERCOTOpen license · retrieved Nov 4, 2026
  • EIA-860MOpen license · retrieved Nov 4, 2026

Attribution