Sand Hill power station

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Sand Hill power station is an operating power station of at least 694-megawatts (MW) in Austin, Travis, Texas, United States.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Sand Hill power station Austin, Travis, Texas, United States 30.2098, -97.6129 (exact)[1]

The map below shows the exact location of the power station.

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • CC1, SH1, SH2, SH3, SH4, SH6, SH7: 30.2098, -97.6129

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
CC1 Operating[1] fossil gas: natural gas[1] 388[1] combined cycle[1] no[1] 2004[1]
SH1 Operating[1] fossil gas: natural gas[1] 51[1] gas turbine[1] no[1] 2001[1]
SH2 Operating[1] fossil gas: natural gas[1] 51[1] gas turbine[1] no[1] 2001[1]
SH3 Operating[1] fossil gas: natural gas[1] 51[1] gas turbine[1] no[1] 2001[1]
SH4 Operating[1] fossil gas: natural gas[1] 51[1] gas turbine[1] no[1] 2001[1]
SH6 Operating[1] fossil gas: natural gas[1] 51[1] gas turbine[1] no[1] 2010[1]
SH7 Operating[1] fossil gas: natural gas[1] 51[1] gas turbine[1] no[1] 2010[1]

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
CC1 Austin Energy Corp [100%][2] Austin Energy Corp [100.0%]
SH1 Austin Energy Corp [100%][2] Austin Energy Corp [100.0%]
SH2 Austin Energy Corp [100%][2] Austin Energy Corp [100.0%]
SH3 Austin Energy Corp [100%][2] Austin Energy Corp [100.0%]
SH4 Austin Energy Corp [100%][2] Austin Energy Corp [100.0%]
SH6 Austin Energy Corp [100%][2] Austin Energy Corp [100.0%]
SH7 Austin Energy Corp [100%][2] Austin Energy Corp [100.0%]

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References

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.28 1.29 1.30 1.31 1.32 1.33 1.34 1.35 1.36 1.37 1.38 1.39 1.40 1.41 1.42 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (November 2019)". Archived from the original on 2020-06-12. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860 detailed data with previous form data (EIA-860A/860B), 2018". Archived from the original on 2019-11-16. Retrieved September 10, 2021.

Additional data

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