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Wirtz Dam was constructed from 1949 to 1951 to provide hydroelectric power and to form Lake Lyndon B. Johnson, one of the Texas Highland Lakes. Lake LBJ ‒ as it is more commonly referred to ‒ provides cooling water for the Lower Colorado River Authority's Thomas C. Ferguson Power Plant along Horseshoe Bay.
Read more on WikipediaThe Granite Shoals hydroelectric plant is located in Burnet County, Texas. The plant has a total capacity of 54 MW across two generators and is owned and operated by the Lower Colorado River Authority. It began operating in 1951, utilizing conventional hydroelectric technology and water as its primary fuel source.
In the most recent year of available data, Granite Shoals generated 22,369 MWh of electricity, resulting in a capacity factor of 4.7%. The plant operates within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) balancing authority and the TRE NERC region. Granite Shoals ranks as the 6th largest hydroelectric plant out of 24 in Texas, and 290th out of 1464 nationally.
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