# Decker Creek

ERCOT asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/decker-creek

Austin Energy - Travis County - ERCOT

Decker Creek Power Station is a natural-gas-fired peaking and black-start facility located in Northeast Austin, Travis County, Texas. The station was developed by Austin Energy in phases from 1967 through 1978. The original configuration included two steam units and four gas turbines; the steam units (Unit 1 and Unit 2) were retired in 2020 and 2022 respectively. The four Pratt & Whitney FT4C-1 gas turbines remain operational, providing approximately 200 MW of capacity and capable of dispatch in less than 10 minutes. The station serves approximately 50,000 homes and is part of the ERCOT market region.

## Metrics

- **Nameplate capacity:** 206 MW — Canonical EIA plant baseline.
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 3548 — plant-3548

## Facts

- **Technology:** Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- **Operator:** Austin Energy

## Related parties

- **Owner / operator:** Austin Energy — Owner and operator ([source](https://austinenergy.com/))
- **Owner:** City of Austin — Municipal owner of Austin Energy ([source](https://www.austintexas.gov/))
- **Balancing authority / market operator:** Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) — ISO/RTO market operator ([source](https://www.ercot.com/))
- **Equipment supplier:** Pratt & Whitney — OEM for FT4C-1 gas turbines ([source](http://rtx.com/en/prattwhitney))

## Sources

- [austinenergy.com](https://austinenergy.com/about/company-profile/electric-system/power-plants) — austinenergy.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [austinenergy.com](https://austinenergy.com/about/history) — austinenergy.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [austinmonitor.com](https://austinmonitor.com/stories/2020/06/decker-creek-power-station-finally-closing/) — austinmonitor.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [documents.pserc.wisc.edu](https://documents.pserc.wisc.edu/documents/publications/special_interest_publications/grid_reliability/ercot2004reportonconstraintsandneeds10012004.pdf) — documents.pserc.wisc.edu · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [interchange.puc.texas.gov](https://interchange.puc.texas.gov/Documents/59141_331_1593661.PDF) — interchange.puc.texas.gov · authoritative — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [mbrweb.ferc.gov](https://mbrweb.ferc.gov/SearchlkpEIA/Index?page=172) — mbrweb.ferc.gov · authoritative — Source retained for exact-record publication review.

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Canonical page: https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/decker-creek
Website: [Austin Energy](https://austinenergy.com/)

Source: Ask the Grid — https://askthegrid.com/