How big is Sand Hill?

Sand Hill has a reported capacity of 696.4 MW. Source: EIA Form 860.

What kind of plant is Sand Hill?

Sand Hill is a Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle; Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine; facility in Travis County, TX, participating in the ERCOT market.

Where is Sand Hill located?

Sand Hill is in Travis County, TX, inside the ERCOT balancing area.

Who operates Sand Hill?

Sand Hill is operated by Austin Energy according to the EIA generator inventory. Reporting membership does not by itself establish ultimate ownership.

When did Sand Hill start operating?

Sand Hill reports a commercial operation date of 2001. Current status: operating. Source: EIA Form 860.

How much electricity does Sand Hill generate?

Sand Hill reported 1,791.6 GWh over the twelve months to 2026-06. Figures are net generation as filed to EIA-923.

How does Sand Hill compare to other plants?

By capacity, Sand Hill ranks #329 of 538 operating plants of the same technology nationally. It ranks #55 of 69 in TX.

Sand Hill — 696 MW gas plant, Travis County, TX

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Overview

Net summer capacity: 595.8 MW
EIA May 2026 · eight generators
Nameplate capacity: 696.4 MW
EIA May 2026
Net winter capacity: 627.8 MW
EIA May 2026
Owner rating: 595 MW
Austin Energy
Generator records: 8
2 combined-cycle · 6 combustion turbines
Registry anchor: Plant 7900
Austin Energy
Resource stack: 8 resources
SANDHSYD_CC1_1 · SANDHSYD_CC1_2

Infrastructure record

Operator: Austin Energy

Profile

Grid role: Municipally owned combined-cycle and peaking generation in ERCOT.
Operating configuration: Eight operating EIA records: two combined-cycle generators and six combustion turbines.
Capacity scope: EIA reports 696.4 MW nameplate, 595.8 MW net summer, and 627.8 MW net winter capability.
Owner rating: Austin Energy lists Sand Hill at 595 MW, matching the rounded EIA net-summer scope rather than nameplate capacity.

Structured profile

Net summer capacity: 595.8 MW
EIA May 2026
Nameplate capacity: 696.4 MW
EIA May 2026
Net winter capacity: 627.8 MW
EIA May 2026
Owner and operator: Austin Energy
EIA and Austin Energy
Configuration

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Units and generators

Operating generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.

Generator	Capacity	Technology	Operation	Status
5A	198 MW 161 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CT	Sep 2004	Operating
5C	190 MW 151 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CA	Sep 2004	Operating
SH1	51.4 MW 47.3 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine Natural Gas · GT	Jun 2001	Operating
SH2	51.4 MW 47.3 MW summer

Performance

Monthly EIA generation history and recent market-resource behavior where linked telemetry is available.

Peer context

Technology capacity: 388 MW
National rank: #329
TX rank: #55

Monthly generation

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Latest 12 months

1.79 TWh

Reported net generation

Latest report

Jun 2026

EIA-923 monthly filing

2025 capacity factor

32.1%

Using current reported nameplate capacity

Grid and market context

Deterministic links to ERCOT market resources, price records, outage disclosures, queue records, and nearby infrastructure. Candidate joins remain labeled until corroborated.

Market registration

ERCOT public disclosures

Settlement point

SANDHSYD1_2·SANDHSYD3_4

Commercial, land, and environmental record

Source-backed project transactions, agreements, land records, permits, and environmental disclosures. Portfolio and adjacent-project facts remain explicitly scoped.

Land and environmental record

Coordinate Parcel Area

2025

420.25486447 Acres

TxGIO parcel intersecting the mapped EIA plant coordinate; parcel 0315410224; TRAVIS APPRAISAL DISTRICT; tax year 2025

TxGIO land parcel intersecting

Coordinate Parcel Id

2025

0315410224

TxGIO parcel intersecting the mapped EIA plant coordinate; parcel 0315410224; TRAVIS APPRAISAL DISTRICT; tax year 2025

TxGIO land parcel intersecting

Coordinate Parcel Market Value

2025

751575

TxGIO parcel intersecting the mapped EIA plant coordinate; parcel 0315410224; TRAVIS APPRAISAL DISTRICT; tax year 2025

TxGIO land parcel intersecting

Coordinate Parcel Owner

2025

CITY OF AUSTIN

TxGIO parcel intersecting the mapped EIA plant coordinate; parcel 0315410224; TRAVIS APPRAISAL DISTRICT; tax year 2025

TxGIO land parcel intersecting

Related parties and identifiers

Parties, market resources, and identifiers tied to this asset, with owner, operator, developer, EPC, compliance provider, and interconnecting entity roles kept separate.

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AssetOwner / operator

Parties and identifiers

OrganizationRoleBasis

Austin EnergyOwnerOwner for Sand Hill

Timeline and sources

Project milestones and public references behind the asset profile.

Project timeline

Jun 2001
Jun 2001
Four combustion turbines entered serviceEIA May 202...
EIA reports June 2001 for SH1 through SH4.
Sep 2004
Sep 2004
Combined-cycle records entered service

Reporting portfolio

EIA reporting entity

Austin Energy

Entity 1015

Operating portfolio

5 plants

1 states

Reported capacity

1,022.5 MW

Batteries · Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle · Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine

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Portfolio membership follows the latest EIA-860 reporting entity. It does not imply ultimate ownership.

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Infrastructure record

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Structured profile

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Performance

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Grid and market context

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Commercial, land, and environmental record

Land and environmental record

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Parties and identifiers

Timeline and sources

Project timeline

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Generation

Output by hourlocal time · 90 days through Jul 13, 2026

Latest disclosed outputhourly · 2 weeks ending Jul 13, 2026

Settlement price economics

Operating context

Nearby substations

Reporting portfolio

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