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| Sim Gideon Power Plant | |
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| Country | United States |
| Location | Bastrop County, Texas, near Bastrop, Texas |
| Coordinates | 30°08′44″N 97°16′13″W / 30.14556°N 97.27028°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | Unit 1: 1965 Unit 2: 1968 Unit 3: 1971 |
| Owner | Lower Colorado River Authority |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Natural gas |
| Cooling source | Lake Bastrop |
| Power generation | |
| Nameplate capacity | 620 MW |
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.
Three generating units compose the Sim Gideon Power Plant:
- Unit 1, completed in 1965, with a generating capacity of 140 MW
- Unit 2, completed in 1968, with a generating capacity of 140 MW
- Unit 3, completed in 1971, with a generating capacity of 340 MW
Cooling water is provided by Lake Bastrop, a 900-acre (360 ha) freshwater reservoir, and four wells that produce groundwater from the Simsboro Aquifer.
