# Fayette Power Project

ERCOT Conventional Steam Coal · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/fayette-power-project

Fayette Power Project is a coal-fired power facility with 1,690 MW of EIA-reported nameplate capacity in Fayette County, Texas, registered as EIA Plant ID 6179. Lower Colorado River Authority owns and operates the plant. It is a three-unit coal station in ERCOT, with Units 1 and 2 jointly owned by LCRA and Austin Energy and Unit 3 owned by LCRA. Commercial operation began in 1979.

## Key facts

- Technology: Conventional Steam Coal
- Power capacity: 1690 MW
- Commercial operation: 1979
- Operating status: operating

## Grid and market context

- ISO/RTO: ERCOT
- Balancing authority: ERCOT
- Settlement node: FPPYD_FPP_G1
- Transmission owner: Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA)
- Market resources: FPPYD1_FPP_G1_J01, FPPYD1_FPP_G1_J02, FPPYD1_FPP_G2_J01, FPPYD1_FPP_G2_J02, FPPYD2_FPP_G3

## Source-backed facts

- Owner logo domain: lcra.org — Source · confidence: medium
- Identifiers: [{"value":"6179","system":"EIA plant ID"},{"value":"ERCOT","system":"ISO/RTO"},{"value":"FPPYD1_FPP_G1","system":"ERCOT generator/resource ID"},{"value":"FPPYD1_FPP_G2","system":"ERCOT generator/resource ID"},{"value":"FPPYD2_FPP_G3","system":"ERCOT generator/resource ID"},{"value":"FPPYD1_FPP_G1_J01","system":"ERCOT market resource"},{"value":"FPPYD1_FPP_G1_J02","system":"ERCOT market resource"},{"value":"FPPYD1_FPP_G2_J01","system":"ERCOT market resource"},{"value":"FPPYD1_FPP_G2_J02","system":"ERCOT market resource"},{"value":"FPPYD2_FPP_G3","system":"ERCOT market resource"}] — Source · confidence: medium
- Identifiers: [{"value":"6179","system":"EIA plant ID"},{"value":"ERCOT","system":"ISO/RTO"},{"value":"FPPYD1_FPP_G1","system":"ERCOT generator/resource ID"},{"value":"FPPYD1_FPP_G2","system":"ERCOT generator/resource ID"},{"value":"FPPYD2_FPP_G3","system":"ERCOT generator/resource ID"},{"value":"FPPYD1_FPP_G1_J01","system":"ERCOT market resource"},{"value":"FPPYD1_FPP_G1_J02","system":"ERCOT market resource"},{"value":"FPPYD1_FPP_G2_J01","system":"ERCOT market resource"},{"value":"FPPYD1_FPP_G2_J02","system":"ERCOT market resource"},{"value":"FPPYD2_FPP_G3","system":"ERCOT market resource"}] — Source · confidence: medium
- Identifiers: [{"value":"6179","system":"EIA plant ID"},{"value":"ERCOT","system":"ISO/RTO"},{"value":"FPPYD1_FPP_G1","system":"ERCOT generator/resource ID"},{"value":"FPPYD1_FPP_G2","system":"ERCOT generator/resource ID"},{"value":"FPPYD2_FPP_G3","system":"ERCOT generator/resource ID"},{"value":"FPPYD1_FPP_G1_J01","system":"ERCOT market resource"},{"value":"FPPYD1_FPP_G1_J02","system":"ERCOT market resource"},{"value":"FPPYD1_FPP_G2_J01","system":"ERCOT market resource"},{"value":"FPPYD1_FPP_G2_J02","system":"ERCOT market resource"},{"value":"FPPYD2_FPP_G3","system":"ERCOT market resource"}] — Source · confidence: medium
- Official project url: http://lcra.org/energy/electric-power/facilities — Source · confidence: high
- Owner name: Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) — Source · confidence: medium
- Description: Fayette Power Project is a three-unit coal-fired power plant east of La Grange in Fayette County, Texas. Units 1, 2, and 3 entered service in 1979, 1980, and 1988, respectively, with stated net maximum capacities of 601, 601, and 440 MW. LCRA and Austin Energy co-own Units 1 and 2, while LCRA owns Unit 3 and manages the plant. — Source · confidence: high
- Description: Fayette Power Project is a three-unit coal-fired power plant east of La Grange in Fayette County, Texas. Units 1, 2, and 3 entered service in 1979, 1980, and 1988, respectively, with stated net maximum capacities of 601, 601, and 440 MW. LCRA and Austin Energy co-own Units 1 and 2, while LCRA owns Unit 3 and manages the plant. — Source · confidence: high
- Description: Fayette Power Project is a three-unit coal-fired power plant east of La Grange in Fayette County, Texas. Units 1, 2, and 3 entered service in 1979, 1980, and 1988, respectively, with stated net maximum capacities of 601, 601, and 440 MW. LCRA and Austin Energy co-own Units 1 and 2, while LCRA owns Unit 3 and manages the plant. — Source · confidence: high
- Parties: [{"relationship":"Owner and operator","name":"Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA)","official_url":"http://lcra.org"},{"relationship":"Co-owner of Units 1 and 2","name":"Austin Energy","official_url":"http://austinenergy.com"},{"relationship":"Boiler OEM for Units 1 and 2","name":"Combustion Engineering","official_url":null},{"relationship":"Steam-turbine OEM for Units 1 and 2","name":"General Electric","official_url":"https://www.ge.com"}] — Source · confidence: medium
- Parties: [{"relationship":"Owner and operator","name":"Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA)","official_url":"http://lcra.org"},{"relationship":"Co-owner of Units 1 and 2","name":"Austin Energy","official_url":"http://austinenergy.com"},{"relationship":"Boiler OEM for Units 1 and 2","name":"Combustion Engineering","official_url":null},{"relationship":"Steam-turbine OEM for Units 1 and 2","name":"General Electric","official_url":"https://www.ge.com"}] — Source · confidence: medium
- Parties: [{"relationship":"Owner and operator","name":"Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA)","official_url":"http://lcra.org"},{"relationship":"Co-owner of Units 1 and 2","name":"Austin Energy","official_url":"http://austinenergy.com"},{"relationship":"Boiler OEM for Units 1 and 2","name":"Combustion Engineering","official_url":null},{"relationship":"Steam-turbine OEM for Units 1 and 2","name":"General Electric","official_url":"https://www.ge.com"}] — Source · confidence: medium
- Canonical name: Fayette Power Project — Source · confidence: high
- Identifiers.1: {"value":"ERCOT","system":"ISO/RTO"} — Source · confidence: medium
- Identifiers.2: {"value":"FPPYD1_FPP_G1","system":"ERCOT generator/resource ID"} — Source · confidence: high
- Identifiers.3: {"value":"FPPYD1_FPP_G2","system":"ERCOT generator/resource ID"} — Source · confidence: high
- Identifiers.4: {"value":"FPPYD2_FPP_G3","system":"ERCOT generator/resource ID"} — Source · confidence: medium
- Identifiers.5: {"value":"FPPYD1_FPP_G1_J01","system":"ERCOT market resource"} — Source · confidence: medium
- Identifiers.6: {"value":"FPPYD1_FPP_G1_J02","system":"ERCOT market resource"} — Source · confidence: medium
- Identifiers.7: {"value":"FPPYD1_FPP_G2_J01","system":"ERCOT market resource"} — Source · confidence: medium
- Identifiers.8: {"value":"FPPYD1_FPP_G2_J02","system":"ERCOT market resource"} — Source · confidence: medium
- Identifiers.9: {"value":"FPPYD2_FPP_G3","system":"ERCOT market resource"} — Source · confidence: medium
- Parties.0: {"relationship":"Owner and operator","name":"Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA)","official_url":"http://lcra.org"} — Source · confidence: high
- Parties.0: {"relationship":"Owner and operator","name":"Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA)","official_url":"http://lcra.org"} — Source · confidence: high
- Parties.1: {"relationship":"Co-owner of Units 1 and 2","name":"Austin Energy","official_url":"http://austinenergy.com"} — Source · confidence: high
- Parties.1: {"relationship":"Co-owner of Units 1 and 2","name":"Austin Energy","official_url":"http://austinenergy.com"} — Source · confidence: high
- Parties.2: {"relationship":"Boiler OEM for Units 1 and 2","name":"Combustion Engineering","official_url":null} — Source · confidence: high
- Parties.3: {"relationship":"Steam-turbine OEM for Units 1 and 2","name":"General Electric","official_url":"https://www.ge.com"} — Source · confidence: medium
- Interconnection: ERCOT; LCRA Transmission Services Corporation (TDSP associated with Fayette Area Upgrades) — 07._May_18_ERCOT_Operations_Report_Public.docx · confidence: medium
- Site acres: 6400 — Source · confidence: high
- Unit count: 3 — Source · confidence: high
- Construction scope: Three-unit pulverized-coal steam-electric plant with three generating units, three boilers, and three steam turbines—one boiler and one turbine per unit. Units 1 and 2 are nominal 600 MW units; Unit 3 is described as a nominal 470 MW unit in the technical record and has a 440 MW net maximum capacity in LCRA's facility listing. — Source · confidence: medium
- Product url: https://www.gevernova.com/steam-power/services/boilers/legacy-boiler-services — Steam Turbine Power Plant Solutions | GE Vernova · confidence: medium
- Equipment models: [{"manufacturer_domain":"gevernova.com","product_url":"https://www.gevernova.com/steam-power/services/boilers/legacy-boiler-services","count":2,"unit_mw":600,"name":"Combustion Engineering (now Alstom) sub-supercritical boiler — Units 1 and 2"},{"manufacturer_domain":"gevernova.com","product_url":"https://www.gevernova.com/steam-power/services/boilers/legacy-boiler-services","count":1,"unit_mw":470,"name":"Combustion Engineering (Alstom) pulverized-coal boiler — Unit 3"},{"manufacturer_domain":"gevernova.com","product_url":"https://www.gevernova.com/gas-power/products/steam-turbines","count":2,"unit_mw":600,"name":"General Electric 4-flow steam turbine — Units 1 and 2"},{"manufacturer_domain":"gevernova.com","product_url":"https://www.gevernova.com/gas-power/products/steam-turbines","count":1,"unit_mw":460,"name":"GE Power steam turbine — Unit 3"}] — Source · confidence: medium
- Product family: Combustion Engineering boiler; General Electric 4-flow steam turbine — Source · confidence: medium
- Manufacturer name: Combustion Engineering (now Alstom) for the boilers; General Electric/GE Power for the steam turbines — Source · confidence: medium
- Equipment models.0: {"manufacturer_domain":"gevernova.com","product_url":"https://www.gevernova.com/steam-power/services/boilers/legacy-boiler-services","count":2,"unit_mw":600,"name":"Combustion Engineering (now Alstom) sub-supercritical boiler — Units 1 and 2"} — Source · confidence: medium
- Equipment models.2: {"manufacturer_domain":"gevernova.com","product_url":"https://www.gevernova.com/gas-power/products/steam-turbines","count":2,"unit_mw":600,"name":"General Electric 4-flow steam turbine — Units 1 and 2"} — Source · confidence: medium
- Description: The Fayette Power Project is a three-unit conventional steam coal plant east of La Grange in Fayette County, Texas. LCRA operates the facility; Austin Energy and LCRA each own 50% of Units 1 and 2, while LCRA owns Unit 3. LCRA lists net maximum capacities of 601 MW for Unit 1, 601 MW for Unit 2, and 440 MW for Unit 3, with construction or commissioning dates of 1979, 1980, and 1988, respectively. The units burn low-sulfur Powder River Basin coal. No completed ownership transfer is reported: Austin Energy pursued an exit, but had not reached a viable agreement with LCRA by the end of 2022, while LCRA has stated that it intends to continue operating the project while it remains reliable and cost-effective. — Source · confidence: medium
- Description: The Fayette Power Project is a three-unit conventional steam coal plant east of La Grange in Fayette County, Texas. LCRA operates the facility; Austin Energy and LCRA each own 50% of Units 1 and 2, while LCRA owns Unit 3. LCRA lists net maximum capacities of 601 MW for Unit 1, 601 MW for Unit 2, and 440 MW for Unit 3, with construction or commissioning dates of 1979, 1980, and 1988, respectively. The units burn low-sulfur Powder River Basin coal. No completed ownership transfer is reported: Austin Energy pursued an exit, but had not reached a viable agreement with LCRA by the end of 2022, while LCRA has stated that it intends to continue operating the project while it remains reliable and cost-effective. — Source · confidence: medium
- Description: The Fayette Power Project is a three-unit conventional steam coal plant east of La Grange in Fayette County, Texas. LCRA operates the facility; Austin Energy and LCRA each own 50% of Units 1 and 2, while LCRA owns Unit 3. LCRA lists net maximum capacities of 601 MW for Unit 1, 601 MW for Unit 2, and 440 MW for Unit 3, with construction or commissioning dates of 1979, 1980, and 1988, respectively. The units burn low-sulfur Powder River Basin coal. No completed ownership transfer is reported: Austin Energy pursued an exit, but had not reached a viable agreement with LCRA by the end of 2022, while LCRA has stated that it intends to continue operating the project while it remains reliable and cost-effective. — The Fayette Power Project at 50 | The Fayette County Record · confidence: medium
- Quality notes: ["Ownership is unit-specific rather than a single undivided ownership percentage for the entire generating fleet: Austin Energy and LCRA jointly own Units 1 and 2, and LCRA owns Unit 3 outright.","No completed acquisition, sale, predecessor-owner transfer, or sale consideration is disclosed in the available project history. A 2014 city memorandum discussed a potential sale of Austin Energy's interest and LCRA's right of first refusal, but later sources report that Austin Energy did not reach an exit agreement by the end of 2022.","Capacity figures vary by source and measurement basis. LCRA reports net maximum capacities of 601, 601, and 440 MW, while other records cite approximately 600 MW for Austin Energy's share and older nominal or seasonal figures.","The proposed Austin Energy retirement or exit was not completed by the latest operating-status source reviewed; the project was still reported as operating in January 2026. No full repowering or retirement milestone was identified."] — Source · confidence: medium
- Quality notes: ["Ownership is unit-specific rather than a single undivided ownership percentage for the entire generating fleet: Austin Energy and LCRA jointly own Units 1 and 2, and LCRA owns Unit 3 outright.","No completed acquisition, sale, predecessor-owner transfer, or sale consideration is disclosed in the available project history. A 2014 city memorandum discussed a potential sale of Austin Energy's interest and LCRA's right of first refusal, but later sources report that Austin Energy did not reach an exit agreement by the end of 2022.","Capacity figures vary by source and measurement basis. LCRA reports net maximum capacities of 601, 601, and 440 MW, while other records cite approximately 600 MW for Austin Energy's share and older nominal or seasonal figures.","The proposed Austin Energy retirement or exit was not completed by the latest operating-status source reviewed; the project was still reported as operating in January 2026. No full repowering or retirement milestone was identified."] — Memo cites major legal hurdles for city to get out of coal plant - Austin Monitor · confidence: medium
- Quality notes: ["Ownership is unit-specific rather than a single undivided ownership percentage for the entire generating fleet: Austin Energy and LCRA jointly own Units 1 and 2, and LCRA owns Unit 3 outright.","No completed acquisition, sale, predecessor-owner transfer, or sale consideration is disclosed in the available project history. A 2014 city memorandum discussed a potential sale of Austin Energy's interest and LCRA's right of first refusal, but later sources report that Austin Energy did not reach an exit agreement by the end of 2022.","Capacity figures vary by source and measurement basis. LCRA reports net maximum capacities of 601, 601, and 440 MW, while other records cite approximately 600 MW for Austin Energy's share and older nominal or seasonal figures.","The proposed Austin Energy retirement or exit was not completed by the latest operating-status source reviewed; the project was still reported as operating in January 2026. No full repowering or retirement milestone was identified."] — The Fayette Power Project at 50 | The Fayette County Record · confidence: medium
- Quality notes: ["Ownership is unit-specific rather than a single undivided ownership percentage for the entire generating fleet: Austin Energy and LCRA jointly own Units 1 and 2, and LCRA owns Unit 3 outright.","No completed acquisition, sale, predecessor-owner transfer, or sale consideration is disclosed in the available project history. A 2014 city memorandum discussed a potential sale of Austin Energy's interest and LCRA's right of first refusal, but later sources report that Austin Energy did not reach an exit agreement by the end of 2022.","Capacity figures vary by source and measurement basis. LCRA reports net maximum capacities of 601, 601, and 440 MW, while other records cite approximately 600 MW for Austin Energy's share and older nominal or seasonal figures.","The proposed Austin Energy retirement or exit was not completed by the latest operating-status source reviewed; the project was still reported as operating in January 2026. No full repowering or retirement milestone was identified."] — Fayette Power Project - Global Energy Monitor · confidence: medium
- Financing summary: The project was financed through Austin's electric-utility capital program, including revenue-bond authority and utility funds; the disclosed records do not identify a completed acquisition price or sale consideration. A July 1978 Austin City Council record reported that an additional $31 million was needed to complete Fayette and listed $60.0 million of 1972 revenue-bond authority and $186.5 million of 1973 revenue-bond authority in the broader electric-utility program; the same record showed $123.317 million in Fayette project expenditures through June 30, 1978. Later retirement-planning records identified $143.3 million of Fayette-linked debt expected to remain at the end of 2022 and estimated up to $75 million of additional interest for early repayment. Those latter amounts relate to debt defeasance for a proposed exit, not sale consideration. LCRA also disclosed that debt financing was planned for capital projects including flue-gas-desulfurization scrubbers and other upgrades, but no project-specific lender or final financing amount was disclosed. — Monday, July 24, 1978 special called | Austin City Council Archives · confidence: medium
- Financing summary: The project was financed through Austin's electric-utility capital program, including revenue-bond authority and utility funds; the disclosed records do not identify a completed acquisition price or sale consideration. A July 1978 Austin City Council record reported that an additional $31 million was needed to complete Fayette and listed $60.0 million of 1972 revenue-bond authority and $186.5 million of 1973 revenue-bond authority in the broader electric-utility program; the same record showed $123.317 million in Fayette project expenditures through June 30, 1978. Later retirement-planning records identified $143.3 million of Fayette-linked debt expected to remain at the end of 2022 and estimated up to $75 million of additional interest for early repayment. Those latter amounts relate to debt defeasance for a proposed exit, not sale consideration. LCRA also disclosed that debt financing was planned for capital projects including flue-gas-desulfurization scrubbers and other upgrades, but no project-specific lender or final financing amount was disclosed. — Source · confidence: medium
- Financing summary: The project was financed through Austin's electric-utility capital program, including revenue-bond authority and utility funds; the disclosed records do not identify a completed acquisition price or sale consideration. A July 1978 Austin City Council record reported that an additional $31 million was needed to complete Fayette and listed $60.0 million of 1972 revenue-bond authority and $186.5 million of 1973 revenue-bond authority in the broader electric-utility program; the same record showed $123.317 million in Fayette project expenditures through June 30, 1978. Later retirement-planning records identified $143.3 million of Fayette-linked debt expected to remain at the end of 2022 and estimated up to $75 million of additional interest for early repayment. Those latter amounts relate to debt defeasance for a proposed exit, not sale consideration. LCRA also disclosed that debt financing was planned for capital projects including flue-gas-desulfurization scrubbers and other upgrades, but no project-specific lender or final financing amount was disclosed. — Source · confidence: medium
- Timeline: [{"event":"Original participation agreement and ownership formation","date":"1974-09","detail":"LCRA and Austin entered a participation agreement under which each owned a 50% undivided interest in the project site and specified common facilities for Units 1 and 2, with each entitled to 50% of those units' generating capacity. LCRA operated the project."},{"event":"Construction financing shortfall identified","date":"1978-07","detail":"Austin City Council records reported that existing bond funds were projected to run out before completion and that approximately $31 million in additional funding was required for Fayette. The records also identified revenue-bond authority and Fayette construction expenditures within the city electric-utility capital program."},{"event":"Unit 1 commercial operation","date":"1979","detail":"Unit 1 entered service at approximately 600 MW and remains jointly owned 50/50 by Austin Energy and LCRA."},{"event":"Unit 2 commercial operation","date":"1980","detail":"Unit 2 entered service at approximately 600 MW and remains jointly owned 50/50 by Austin Energy and LCRA."},{"event":"Unit 3 commercial operation","date":"1988","detail":"Unit 3 entered service at approximately 440 MW and is wholly owned by LCRA; Austin Energy did not participate in the unit."},{"event":"Unit 3 flue-gas-desulfurization upgrade study","date":"2006","detail":"Sargent & Lundy undertook an LCRA study to improve Unit 3's flue-gas-desulfurization performance and reliability, including a target of at least 95.5% sulfur-dioxide removal without bypass."},{"event":"Major environmental-control overhaul","date":"2011","detail":"The project underwent a major overhaul, including installation of new scrubbers and other upgrades intended to comply with federal environmental requirements."},{"event":"Potential sale and exit obstacles documented","date":"2014-01","detail":"An Austin memorandum discussed a possible sale of Austin Energy's interest. The participation agreement gave LCRA a right of first refusal, imposed evaluation and closing periods, prohibited partitioning of the facilities, and could have required defeasance of project-related debt if sold to a nongovernmental buyer."},{"event":"Austin Energy retirement plan approved","date":"2016-07-27","detail":"Austin's Joint Sustainability Committee approved a recommendation to establish a debt-defeasance fund and negotiate with LCRA to retire Austin Energy's portion by 2023. The recommendation cited $143.3 million of Fayette-linked debt expected to remain at the end of 2022 and potentially $75 million of additional interest."},{"event":"Exit planning update","date":"2018-09-17","detail":"Austin Energy reported that the participation agreement contained no retirement or exit mechanism other than a sale, and that LCRA's cooperation was essential. Approximately $160 million of debt was described as outstanding at that time."},{"event":"Austin emissions-reduction plan adopted","date":"2020-03-26","detail":"Austin City Council approved an emissions-reduction plan calling for Austin Energy to shut down its portion of the Fayette project by the end of 2022."},{"event":"Planned exit not completed","date":"2022","detail":"Austin Energy did not achieve a viable and affordable agreement with LCRA to exit its share by the end of 2022. The project therefore continued operating rather than undergoing the proposed partial retirement."},{"event":"Continued operation reported","date":"2026-01","detail":"The project was reported as an operating 1,690 MW coal station in January 2026. No completed sale, retirement, or full repowering was reported."}] — Source · confidence: medium
- Timeline: [{"event":"Original participation agreement and ownership formation","date":"1974-09","detail":"LCRA and Austin entered a participation agreement under which each owned a 50% undivided interest in the project site and specified common facilities for Units 1 and 2, with each entitled to 50% of those units' generating capacity. LCRA operated the project."},{"event":"Construction financing shortfall identified","date":"1978-07","detail":"Austin City Council records reported that existing bond funds were projected to run out before completion and that approximately $31 million in additional funding was required for Fayette. The records also identified revenue-bond authority and Fayette construction expenditures within the city electric-utility capital program."},{"event":"Unit 1 commercial operation","date":"1979","detail":"Unit 1 entered service at approximately 600 MW and remains jointly owned 50/50 by Austin Energy and LCRA."},{"event":"Unit 2 commercial operation","date":"1980","detail":"Unit 2 entered service at approximately 600 MW and remains jointly owned 50/50 by Austin Energy and LCRA."},{"event":"Unit 3 commercial operation","date":"1988","detail":"Unit 3 entered service at approximately 440 MW and is wholly owned by LCRA; Austin Energy did not participate in the unit."},{"event":"Unit 3 flue-gas-desulfurization upgrade study","date":"2006","detail":"Sargent & Lundy undertook an LCRA study to improve Unit 3's flue-gas-desulfurization performance and reliability, including a target of at least 95.5% sulfur-dioxide removal without bypass."},{"event":"Major environmental-control overhaul","date":"2011","detail":"The project underwent a major overhaul, including installation of new scrubbers and other upgrades intended to comply with federal environmental requirements."},{"event":"Potential sale and exit obstacles documented","date":"2014-01","detail":"An Austin memorandum discussed a possible sale of Austin Energy's interest. The participation agreement gave LCRA a right of first refusal, imposed evaluation and closing periods, prohibited partitioning of the facilities, and could have required defeasance of project-related debt if sold to a nongovernmental buyer."},{"event":"Austin Energy retirement plan approved","date":"2016-07-27","detail":"Austin's Joint Sustainability Committee approved a recommendation to establish a debt-defeasance fund and negotiate with LCRA to retire Austin Energy's portion by 2023. The recommendation cited $143.3 million of Fayette-linked debt expected to remain at the end of 2022 and potentially $75 million of additional interest."},{"event":"Exit planning update","date":"2018-09-17","detail":"Austin Energy reported that the participation agreement contained no retirement or exit mechanism other than a sale, and that LCRA's cooperation was essential. Approximately $160 million of debt was described as outstanding at that time."},{"event":"Austin emissions-reduction plan adopted","date":"2020-03-26","detail":"Austin City Council approved an emissions-reduction plan calling for Austin Energy to shut down its portion of the Fayette project by the end of 2022."},{"event":"Planned exit not completed","date":"2022","detail":"Austin Energy did not achieve a viable and affordable agreement with LCRA to exit its share by the end of 2022. The project therefore continued operating rather than undergoing the proposed partial retirement."},{"event":"Continued operation reported","date":"2026-01","detail":"The project was reported as an operating 1,690 MW coal station in January 2026. No completed sale, retirement, or full repowering was reported."}] — Monday, July 24, 1978 special called | Austin City Council Archives · confidence: medium
- Timeline: [{"event":"Original participation agreement and ownership formation","date":"1974-09","detail":"LCRA and Austin entered a participation agreement under which each owned a 50% undivided interest in the project site and specified common facilities for Units 1 and 2, with each entitled to 50% of those units' generating capacity. LCRA operated the project."},{"event":"Construction financing shortfall identified","date":"1978-07","detail":"Austin City Council records reported that existing bond funds were projected to run out before completion and that approximately $31 million in additional funding was required for Fayette. The records also identified revenue-bond authority and Fayette construction expenditures within the city electric-utility capital program."},{"event":"Unit 1 commercial operation","date":"1979","detail":"Unit 1 entered service at approximately 600 MW and remains jointly owned 50/50 by Austin Energy and LCRA."},{"event":"Unit 2 commercial operation","date":"1980","detail":"Unit 2 entered service at approximately 600 MW and remains jointly owned 50/50 by Austin Energy and LCRA."},{"event":"Unit 3 commercial operation","date":"1988","detail":"Unit 3 entered service at approximately 440 MW and is wholly owned by LCRA; Austin Energy did not participate in the unit."},{"event":"Unit 3 flue-gas-desulfurization upgrade study","date":"2006","detail":"Sargent & Lundy undertook an LCRA study to improve Unit 3's flue-gas-desulfurization performance and reliability, including a target of at least 95.5% sulfur-dioxide removal without bypass."},{"event":"Major environmental-control overhaul","date":"2011","detail":"The project underwent a major overhaul, including installation of new scrubbers and other upgrades intended to comply with federal environmental requirements."},{"event":"Potential sale and exit obstacles documented","date":"2014-01","detail":"An Austin memorandum discussed a possible sale of Austin Energy's interest. The participation agreement gave LCRA a right of first refusal, imposed evaluation and closing periods, prohibited partitioning of the facilities, and could have required defeasance of project-related debt if sold to a nongovernmental buyer."},{"event":"Austin Energy retirement plan approved","date":"2016-07-27","detail":"Austin's Joint Sustainability Committee approved a recommendation to establish a debt-defeasance fund and negotiate with LCRA to retire Austin Energy's portion by 2023. The recommendation cited $143.3 million of Fayette-linked debt expected to remain at the end of 2022 and potentially $75 million of additional interest."},{"event":"Exit planning update","date":"2018-09-17","detail":"Austin Energy reported that the participation agreement contained no retirement or exit mechanism other than a sale, and that LCRA's cooperation was essential. Approximately $160 million of debt was described as outstanding at that time."},{"event":"Austin emissions-reduction plan adopted","date":"2020-03-26","detail":"Austin City Council approved an emissions-reduction plan calling for Austin Energy to shut down its portion of the Fayette project by the end of 2022."},{"event":"Planned exit not completed","date":"2022","detail":"Austin Energy did not achieve a viable and affordable agreement with LCRA to exit its share by the end of 2022. The project therefore continued operating rather than undergoing the proposed partial retirement."},{"event":"Continued operation reported","date":"2026-01","detail":"The project was reported as an operating 1,690 MW coal station in January 2026. No completed sale, retirement, or full repowering was reported."}] — Source · confidence: medium
- Timeline: [{"event":"Original participation agreement and ownership formation","date":"1974-09","detail":"LCRA and Austin entered a participation agreement under which each owned a 50% undivided interest in the project site and specified common facilities for Units 1 and 2, with each entitled to 50% of those units' generating capacity. LCRA operated the project."},{"event":"Construction financing shortfall identified","date":"1978-07","detail":"Austin City Council records reported that existing bond funds were projected to run out before completion and that approximately $31 million in additional funding was required for Fayette. The records also identified revenue-bond authority and Fayette construction expenditures within the city electric-utility capital program."},{"event":"Unit 1 commercial operation","date":"1979","detail":"Unit 1 entered service at approximately 600 MW and remains jointly owned 50/50 by Austin Energy and LCRA."},{"event":"Unit 2 commercial operation","date":"1980","detail":"Unit 2 entered service at approximately 600 MW and remains jointly owned 50/50 by Austin Energy and LCRA."},{"event":"Unit 3 commercial operation","date":"1988","detail":"Unit 3 entered service at approximately 440 MW and is wholly owned by LCRA; Austin Energy did not participate in the unit."},{"event":"Unit 3 flue-gas-desulfurization upgrade study","date":"2006","detail":"Sargent & Lundy undertook an LCRA study to improve Unit 3's flue-gas-desulfurization performance and reliability, including a target of at least 95.5% sulfur-dioxide removal without bypass."},{"event":"Major environmental-control overhaul","date":"2011","detail":"The project underwent a major overhaul, including installation of new scrubbers and other upgrades intended to comply with federal environmental requirements."},{"event":"Potential sale and exit obstacles documented","date":"2014-01","detail":"An Austin memorandum discussed a possible sale of Austin Energy's interest. The participation agreement gave LCRA a right of first refusal, imposed evaluation and closing periods, prohibited partitioning of the facilities, and could have required defeasance of project-related debt if sold to a nongovernmental buyer."},{"event":"Austin Energy retirement plan approved","date":"2016-07-27","detail":"Austin's Joint Sustainability Committee approved a recommendation to establish a debt-defeasance fund and negotiate with LCRA to retire Austin Energy's portion by 2023. The recommendation cited $143.3 million of Fayette-linked debt expected to remain at the end of 2022 and potentially $75 million of additional interest."},{"event":"Exit planning update","date":"2018-09-17","detail":"Austin Energy reported that the participation agreement contained no retirement or exit mechanism other than a sale, and that LCRA's cooperation was essential. Approximately $160 million of debt was described as outstanding at that time."},{"event":"Austin emissions-reduction plan adopted","date":"2020-03-26","detail":"Austin City Council approved an emissions-reduction plan calling for Austin Energy to shut down its portion of the Fayette project by the end of 2022."},{"event":"Planned exit not completed","date":"2022","detail":"Austin Energy did not achieve a viable and affordable agreement with LCRA to exit its share by the end of 2022. The project therefore continued operating rather than undergoing the proposed partial retirement."},{"event":"Continued operation reported","date":"2026-01","detail":"The project was reported as an operating 1,690 MW coal station in January 2026. No completed sale, retirement, or full repowering was reported."}] — Source · confidence: medium
- Timeline: [{"event":"Original participation agreement and ownership formation","date":"1974-09","detail":"LCRA and Austin entered a participation agreement under which each owned a 50% undivided interest in the project site and specified common facilities for Units 1 and 2, with each entitled to 50% of those units' generating capacity. LCRA operated the project."},{"event":"Construction financing shortfall identified","date":"1978-07","detail":"Austin City Council records reported that existing bond funds were projected to run out before completion and that approximately $31 million in additional funding was required for Fayette. The records also identified revenue-bond authority and Fayette construction expenditures within the city electric-utility capital program."},{"event":"Unit 1 commercial operation","date":"1979","detail":"Unit 1 entered service at approximately 600 MW and remains jointly owned 50/50 by Austin Energy and LCRA."},{"event":"Unit 2 commercial operation","date":"1980","detail":"Unit 2 entered service at approximately 600 MW and remains jointly owned 50/50 by Austin Energy and LCRA."},{"event":"Unit 3 commercial operation","date":"1988","detail":"Unit 3 entered service at approximately 440 MW and is wholly owned by LCRA; Austin Energy did not participate in the unit."},{"event":"Unit 3 flue-gas-desulfurization upgrade study","date":"2006","detail":"Sargent & Lundy undertook an LCRA study to improve Unit 3's flue-gas-desulfurization performance and reliability, including a target of at least 95.5% sulfur-dioxide removal without bypass."},{"event":"Major environmental-control overhaul","date":"2011","detail":"The project underwent a major overhaul, including installation of new scrubbers and other upgrades intended to comply with federal environmental requirements."},{"event":"Potential sale and exit obstacles documented","date":"2014-01","detail":"An Austin memorandum discussed a possible sale of Austin Energy's interest. The participation agreement gave LCRA a right of first refusal, imposed evaluation and closing periods, prohibited partitioning of the facilities, and could have required defeasance of project-related debt if sold to a nongovernmental buyer."},{"event":"Austin Energy retirement plan approved","date":"2016-07-27","detail":"Austin's Joint Sustainability Committee approved a recommendation to establish a debt-defeasance fund and negotiate with LCRA to retire Austin Energy's portion by 2023. The recommendation cited $143.3 million of Fayette-linked debt expected to remain at the end of 2022 and potentially $75 million of additional interest."},{"event":"Exit planning update","date":"2018-09-17","detail":"Austin Energy reported that the participation agreement contained no retirement or exit mechanism other than a sale, and that LCRA's cooperation was essential. Approximately $160 million of debt was described as outstanding at that time."},{"event":"Austin emissions-reduction plan adopted","date":"2020-03-26","detail":"Austin City Council approved an emissions-reduction plan calling for Austin Energy to shut down its portion of the Fayette project by the end of 2022."},{"event":"Planned exit not completed","date":"2022","detail":"Austin Energy did not achieve a viable and affordable agreement with LCRA to exit its share by the end of 2022. The project therefore continued operating rather than undergoing the proposed partial retirement."},{"event":"Continued operation reported","date":"2026-01","detail":"The project was reported as an operating 1,690 MW coal station in January 2026. No completed sale, retirement, or full repowering was reported."}] — The Fayette Power Project at 50 | The Fayette County Record · confidence: medium
- Timeline: [{"event":"Original participation agreement and ownership formation","date":"1974-09","detail":"LCRA and Austin entered a participation agreement under which each owned a 50% undivided interest in the project site and specified common facilities for Units 1 and 2, with each entitled to 50% of those units' generating capacity. LCRA operated the project."},{"event":"Construction financing shortfall identified","date":"1978-07","detail":"Austin City Council records reported that existing bond funds were projected to run out before completion and that approximately $31 million in additional funding was required for Fayette. The records also identified revenue-bond authority and Fayette construction expenditures within the city electric-utility capital program."},{"event":"Unit 1 commercial operation","date":"1979","detail":"Unit 1 entered service at approximately 600 MW and remains jointly owned 50/50 by Austin Energy and LCRA."},{"event":"Unit 2 commercial operation","date":"1980","detail":"Unit 2 entered service at approximately 600 MW and remains jointly owned 50/50 by Austin Energy and LCRA."},{"event":"Unit 3 commercial operation","date":"1988","detail":"Unit 3 entered service at approximately 440 MW and is wholly owned by LCRA; Austin Energy did not participate in the unit."},{"event":"Unit 3 flue-gas-desulfurization upgrade study","date":"2006","detail":"Sargent & Lundy undertook an LCRA study to improve Unit 3's flue-gas-desulfurization performance and reliability, including a target of at least 95.5% sulfur-dioxide removal without bypass."},{"event":"Major environmental-control overhaul","date":"2011","detail":"The project underwent a major overhaul, including installation of new scrubbers and other upgrades intended to comply with federal environmental requirements."},{"event":"Potential sale and exit obstacles documented","date":"2014-01","detail":"An Austin memorandum discussed a possible sale of Austin Energy's interest. The participation agreement gave LCRA a right of first refusal, imposed evaluation and closing periods, prohibited partitioning of the facilities, and could have required defeasance of project-related debt if sold to a nongovernmental buyer."},{"event":"Austin Energy retirement plan approved","date":"2016-07-27","detail":"Austin's Joint Sustainability Committee approved a recommendation to establish a debt-defeasance fund and negotiate with LCRA to retire Austin Energy's portion by 2023. The recommendation cited $143.3 million of Fayette-linked debt expected to remain at the end of 2022 and potentially $75 million of additional interest."},{"event":"Exit planning update","date":"2018-09-17","detail":"Austin Energy reported that the participation agreement contained no retirement or exit mechanism other than a sale, and that LCRA's cooperation was essential. Approximately $160 million of debt was described as outstanding at that time."},{"event":"Austin emissions-reduction plan adopted","date":"2020-03-26","detail":"Austin City Council approved an emissions-reduction plan calling for Austin Energy to shut down its portion of the Fayette project by the end of 2022."},{"event":"Planned exit not completed","date":"2022","detail":"Austin Energy did not achieve a viable and affordable agreement with LCRA to exit its share by the end of 2022. The project therefore continued operating rather than undergoing the proposed partial retirement."},{"event":"Continued operation reported","date":"2026-01","detail":"The project was reported as an operating 1,690 MW coal station in January 2026. No completed sale, retirement, or full repowering was reported."}] — Memo cites major legal hurdles for city to get out of coal plant - Austin Monitor · confidence: medium
- Timeline: [{"event":"Original participation agreement and ownership formation","date":"1974-09","detail":"LCRA and Austin entered a participation agreement under which each owned a 50% undivided interest in the project site and specified common facilities for Units 1 and 2, with each entitled to 50% of those units' generating capacity. LCRA operated the project."},{"event":"Construction financing shortfall identified","date":"1978-07","detail":"Austin City Council records reported that existing bond funds were projected to run out before completion and that approximately $31 million in additional funding was required for Fayette. The records also identified revenue-bond authority and Fayette construction expenditures within the city electric-utility capital program."},{"event":"Unit 1 commercial operation","date":"1979","detail":"Unit 1 entered service at approximately 600 MW and remains jointly owned 50/50 by Austin Energy and LCRA."},{"event":"Unit 2 commercial operation","date":"1980","detail":"Unit 2 entered service at approximately 600 MW and remains jointly owned 50/50 by Austin Energy and LCRA."},{"event":"Unit 3 commercial operation","date":"1988","detail":"Unit 3 entered service at approximately 440 MW and is wholly owned by LCRA; Austin Energy did not participate in the unit."},{"event":"Unit 3 flue-gas-desulfurization upgrade study","date":"2006","detail":"Sargent & Lundy undertook an LCRA study to improve Unit 3's flue-gas-desulfurization performance and reliability, including a target of at least 95.5% sulfur-dioxide removal without bypass."},{"event":"Major environmental-control overhaul","date":"2011","detail":"The project underwent a major overhaul, including installation of new scrubbers and other upgrades intended to comply with federal environmental requirements."},{"event":"Potential sale and exit obstacles documented","date":"2014-01","detail":"An Austin memorandum discussed a possible sale of Austin Energy's interest. The participation agreement gave LCRA a right of first refusal, imposed evaluation and closing periods, prohibited partitioning of the facilities, and could have required defeasance of project-related debt if sold to a nongovernmental buyer."},{"event":"Austin Energy retirement plan approved","date":"2016-07-27","detail":"Austin's Joint Sustainability Committee approved a recommendation to establish a debt-defeasance fund and negotiate with LCRA to retire Austin Energy's portion by 2023. The recommendation cited $143.3 million of Fayette-linked debt expected to remain at the end of 2022 and potentially $75 million of additional interest."},{"event":"Exit planning update","date":"2018-09-17","detail":"Austin Energy reported that the participation agreement contained no retirement or exit mechanism other than a sale, and that LCRA's cooperation was essential. Approximately $160 million of debt was described as outstanding at that time."},{"event":"Austin emissions-reduction plan adopted","date":"2020-03-26","detail":"Austin City Council approved an emissions-reduction plan calling for Austin Energy to shut down its portion of the Fayette project by the end of 2022."},{"event":"Planned exit not completed","date":"2022","detail":"Austin Energy did not achieve a viable and affordable agreement with LCRA to exit its share by the end of 2022. The project therefore continued operating rather than undergoing the proposed partial retirement."},{"event":"Continued operation reported","date":"2026-01","detail":"The project was reported as an operating 1,690 MW coal station in January 2026. No completed sale, retirement, or full repowering was reported."}] — Source · confidence: medium
- Timeline: [{"event":"Original participation agreement and ownership formation","date":"1974-09","detail":"LCRA and Austin entered a participation agreement under which each owned a 50% undivided interest in the project site and specified common facilities for Units 1 and 2, with each entitled to 50% of those units' generating capacity. LCRA operated the project."},{"event":"Construction financing shortfall identified","date":"1978-07","detail":"Austin City Council records reported that existing bond funds were projected to run out before completion and that approximately $31 million in additional funding was required for Fayette. The records also identified revenue-bond authority and Fayette construction expenditures within the city electric-utility capital program."},{"event":"Unit 1 commercial operation","date":"1979","detail":"Unit 1 entered service at approximately 600 MW and remains jointly owned 50/50 by Austin Energy and LCRA."},{"event":"Unit 2 commercial operation","date":"1980","detail":"Unit 2 entered service at approximately 600 MW and remains jointly owned 50/50 by Austin Energy and LCRA."},{"event":"Unit 3 commercial operation","date":"1988","detail":"Unit 3 entered service at approximately 440 MW and is wholly owned by LCRA; Austin Energy did not participate in the unit."},{"event":"Unit 3 flue-gas-desulfurization upgrade study","date":"2006","detail":"Sargent & Lundy undertook an LCRA study to improve Unit 3's flue-gas-desulfurization performance and reliability, including a target of at least 95.5% sulfur-dioxide removal without bypass."},{"event":"Major environmental-control overhaul","date":"2011","detail":"The project underwent a major overhaul, including installation of new scrubbers and other upgrades intended to comply with federal environmental requirements."},{"event":"Potential sale and exit obstacles documented","date":"2014-01","detail":"An Austin memorandum discussed a possible sale of Austin Energy's interest. The participation agreement gave LCRA a right of first refusal, imposed evaluation and closing periods, prohibited partitioning of the facilities, and could have required defeasance of project-related debt if sold to a nongovernmental buyer."},{"event":"Austin Energy retirement plan approved","date":"2016-07-27","detail":"Austin's Joint Sustainability Committee approved a recommendation to establish a debt-defeasance fund and negotiate with LCRA to retire Austin Energy's portion by 2023. The recommendation cited $143.3 million of Fayette-linked debt expected to remain at the end of 2022 and potentially $75 million of additional interest."},{"event":"Exit planning update","date":"2018-09-17","detail":"Austin Energy reported that the participation agreement contained no retirement or exit mechanism other than a sale, and that LCRA's cooperation was essential. Approximately $160 million of debt was described as outstanding at that time."},{"event":"Austin emissions-reduction plan adopted","date":"2020-03-26","detail":"Austin City Council approved an emissions-reduction plan calling for Austin Energy to shut down its portion of the Fayette project by the end of 2022."},{"event":"Planned exit not completed","date":"2022","detail":"Austin Energy did not achieve a viable and affordable agreement with LCRA to exit its share by the end of 2022. The project therefore continued operating rather than undergoing the proposed partial retirement."},{"event":"Continued operation reported","date":"2026-01","detail":"The project was reported as an operating 1,690 MW coal station in January 2026. No completed sale, retirement, or full repowering was reported."}] — Austin struggles to shut down its coal power plant · confidence: medium

## Timeline

- 1978-07 — Construction financing shortfall identified
  Austin City Council records reported that existing bond funds were projected to run out before completion and that approximately $31 million in additional funding was required for Fayette. The records also identified revenue-bond authority and Fayette construction expenditures within the city electric-utility capital program.
  Source: Monday, July 24, 1978 special called | Austin City Council Archives (https://austincouncil.app/archives/meeting/1978-07-24_37907/)
- 1979 — Unit 1 commercial operation
  Unit 1 entered service at approximately 600 MW and remains jointly owned 50/50 by Austin Energy and LCRA.
  Source: Source (https://services.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=305872)
- 1980 — Unit 2 commercial operation
  Unit 2 entered service at approximately 600 MW and remains jointly owned 50/50 by Austin Energy and LCRA.
  Source: Source (https://services.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=305872)
- 1988 — Unit 3 commercial operation
  Unit 3 entered service at approximately 440 MW and is wholly owned by LCRA; Austin Energy did not participate in the unit.
  Source: Source (https://services.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=305872)
- 2006 — Unit 3 flue-gas-desulfurization upgrade study
  Sargent & Lundy undertook an LCRA study to improve Unit 3's flue-gas-desulfurization performance and reliability, including a target of at least 95.5% sulfur-dioxide removal without bypass.
  Source: Source (https://downloads.regulations.gov/EPA-R06-OAR-2014-0754-0087/attachment_24.pdf)
- 2011 — Major environmental-control overhaul
  The project underwent a major overhaul, including installation of new scrubbers and other upgrades intended to comply with federal environmental requirements.
  Source: The Fayette Power Project at 50 | The Fayette County Record (https://www.fayettecountyrecord.com/news/fayette-power-project-50)
- 2014-01 — Potential sale and exit obstacles documented
  An Austin memorandum discussed a possible sale of Austin Energy's interest. The participation agreement gave LCRA a right of first refusal, imposed evaluation and closing periods, prohibited partitioning of the facilities, and could have required defeasance of project-related debt if sold to a nongovernmental buyer.
  Source: Memo cites major legal hurdles for city to get out of coal plant - Austin Monitor (https://austinmonitor.com/stories/2014/01/memo-cites-major-legal-hurdles-for-city-to-get-out-of-coal-plant/)
- 2016-07-27 — Austin Energy retirement plan approved
  Austin's Joint Sustainability Committee approved a recommendation to establish a debt-defeasance fund and negotiate with LCRA to retire Austin Energy's portion by 2023. The recommendation cited $143.3 million of Fayette-linked debt expected to remain at the end of 2022 and potentially $75 million of additional interest.
  Source: Source (https://services.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=259331)
- 2018-09-17 — Exit planning update
  Austin Energy reported that the participation agreement contained no retirement or exit mechanism other than a sale, and that LCRA's cooperation was essential. Approximately $160 million of debt was described as outstanding at that time.
  Source: Source (https://services.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=305872)
- 2020-03-26 — Austin emissions-reduction plan adopted
  Austin City Council approved an emissions-reduction plan calling for Austin Energy to shut down its portion of the Fayette project by the end of 2022.
  Source: Austin struggles to shut down its coal power plant (https://www.texastribune.org/2023/10/16/austin-coal-fayette-power-project/)
- 2022 — Planned exit not completed
  Austin Energy did not achieve a viable and affordable agreement with LCRA to exit its share by the end of 2022. The project therefore continued operating rather than undergoing the proposed partial retirement.
  Source: The Fayette Power Project at 50 | The Fayette County Record (https://www.fayettecountyrecord.com/news/fayette-power-project-50)

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## Data quality

- Ownership is unit-specific rather than a single undivided ownership percentage for the entire generating fleet: Austin Energy and LCRA jointly own Units 1 and 2, and LCRA owns Unit 3 outright. No completed acquisition, sale, predecessor-owner transfer, or sale consideration is disclosed in the available project history. A 2014 city memorandum discussed a potential sale of Austin Energy's interest and LCRA's right of first refusal, but later sources report that Austin Energy did not reach an exit agreement by the end of 2022. Capacity figures vary by source and measurement basis. LCRA reports net maximum capacities of 601, 601, and 440 MW, while other records cite approximately 600 MW for Austin Energy's share and older nominal or seasonal figures. The proposed Austin Energy retirement or exit was not completed by the latest operating-status source reviewed; the project was still reported as operating in January 2026. No full repowering or retirement milestone was identified.

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