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The Sim Gideon Power Plant is a 639 megawatt (MW), 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 Sim Gideon Power Plant consists of three generating units that operate via natural gas-fired boilers. The plant, along with Lost Pines Power Project 1, is part of the Lost Pines Power Park.
Read more on WikipediaThe Sim Gideon Power Plant is a 623 MW natural gas-fired power plant located in Bastrop County, Texas. The plant began operating in 1965 and consists of three natural gas steam turbine generators. It is owned and operated by the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA). The plant operates within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) balancing authority, and is within the Texas Reliability Entity (TRE) NERC region.
In the most recent year with available data, Sim Gideon generated 1,043,148 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 19.0%. Sim Gideon is ranked as the 57th largest power plant in Texas out of 144, and 377th nationally out of 945 plants.
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