Sim Gideon Power Plant

Sim Gideon Power Plant

The Sim Gideon Power Plant is a natural gas fired power plant located near Bastrop, Texas in Bastrop County, Texas. It is owned and operated by the Lower Colorado River Authority. The plant, along with Lost Pines Power Project 1, is part of the Lost Pines Power Park.

Three generating units comprise the Sim Gideon Power Plant:

* Unit 1, completed in 1965, with a generating capacity of 140 megawatts
* Unit 2, completed in 1968, with a generating capacity of 140 megawatts
* Unit 3, completed in 1971, with a generating capacity of 340 megawatts

Cooling water is provided by Lake Bastrop, a convert|900|acre|km2|sing=on freshwater reservoir.

External links

* [http://www.lcra.org/energy/simgideon.html Lower Colorado River Authority page for the Sim Gideon Power Plant]


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