# Sand Hill

ERCOT asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/sand-hill

Austin Energy · Travis County · ERCOT

Sand Hill Energy Center is an eight-generator natural-gas facility operated by Austin Energy in Del Valle, Texas. EIA's May 2026 inventory reports 696.4 MW nameplate, 595.8 MW net summer, and 627.8 MW net winter capability. The configuration comprises two combined-cycle generator records that entered service in September 2004 and six combustion turbines: four entered service in June 2001 and two in June 2010. Austin Energy describes Sand Hill as a 595 MW facility combining natural-gas combined-cycle and gas-turbine generation.

## 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.

## Metrics

- **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

## Facts

- **Net summer capacity:** 595.8 MW — EIA May 2026 · confidence: high
- **Nameplate capacity:** 696.4 MW — EIA May 2026 · confidence: high
- **Net winter capacity:** 627.8 MW — EIA May 2026 · confidence: high
- **Owner and operator:** Austin Energy — EIA and Austin Energy · confidence: high
- **Configuration:** 2 combined-cycle · 6 combustion turbines — EIA May 2026 · confidence: high

## Related parties

- **Owner:** Austin Energy — Owner for Sand Hill ([source](https://austinenergy.com/))
- **Operator:** Austin Energy — Operator for Sand Hill ([source](https://austinenergy.com/))

## Sources

- [EIA May 2026 generator inventory](https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/) — U.S. Energy Information Administration · regulatory — Current generator records, capacity scopes, dates, status, operator, and technology.
- [Austin Energy power plants](https://austinenergy.com/about/company-profile/electric-system/power-plants) — Austin Energy · official — Owner, location, fuel and generation configuration, constructed range, and 595 MW company rating.

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Website: [Austin Energy](https://austinenergy.com/)
Profile published: 2026-07-17T03:34:46.710Z
Source: Ask the Grid — https://askthegrid.com/