How big is Sandy Creek Energy Station?

Sandy Creek Energy Station has a reported capacity of 932.6 MW. Source: EIA Form 860.

What kind of plant is Sandy Creek Energy Station?

Sandy Creek Energy Station is a Conventional Steam Coal facility in McLennan County, TX, participating in the ERCOT market.

Where is Sandy Creek Energy Station located?

Sandy Creek Energy Station is in McLennan County, TX, inside the ERCOT balancing area.

Who operates Sandy Creek Energy Station?

Sandy Creek Energy Station is operated by Sandy Creek Energy Associates LP according to the EIA generator inventory. Reporting membership does not by itself establish ultimate ownership.

When did Sandy Creek Energy Station start operating?

Sandy Creek Energy Station reports a commercial operation date of 2012. Current status: standby. Source: EIA Form 860.

How much electricity does Sandy Creek Energy Station generate?

Sandy Creek Energy Station reported 0 MWh over the twelve months to 2026-04. Figures are net generation as filed to EIA-923.

Where does Sandy Creek Energy Station connect to the grid?

Sandy Creek Energy Station settles at SCES_UNIT1.

How does Sandy Creek Energy Station compare to other plants?

By capacity, Sandy Creek Energy Station ranks #80 of 206 operating plants of the same technology nationally. It ranks #9 of 11 in TX.

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Conventional Steam CoalERCOT · McLennan County

Sandy Creek Energy Station

Brazos Sandy Creek Electric Cooperative, Inc. · McLennan County · ERCOT

Sandy Creek Energy Station is a coal-fired power facility with 932.6 MW of EIA-reported operating capacity in McLennan County, Texas, registered as EIA Plant ID 56611. Sandy Creek Energy Associates LP owns and operates the plant. Sandy Creek Energy Station is listed as standby; a closure or retirement is listed for August 2, 2026. At approximately 932 MW, Sandy Creek is one of the largest coal units in ERCOT and has been described as the last large coal-fired power facility built in the United States. Commercial operation began in 2012.

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Overview

Key fields

Reported capacity: 932.6 MW
EIA-reported operating capacity; nameplate, seasonal, AC/DC, and unit ratings may differ.
Technology: Conventional Steam Coal
Primary generation technology.
Registry anchor: Plant 56611
Sandy Creek Energy Associates LP · McLennan County · ERCOT
Operating status: Standby
Sandy Creek Energy Station is listed as standby; a closure or retirement is listed for August 2, 2026.
Settlement point: SCES_UNIT1
ERCOT settlement point.
Commercial operation: 2012
Best-supported operating milestone.
Resource stack: 4 resources
SCES_UNIT1_J01 · SCES_UNIT1_J02 · SCES_UNIT1_J03

Infrastructure record

Mapped facility footprint: 668.55 mapped acres
Mapped infrastructure geometry associated with this asset.

Profile

Operating status: Sandy Creek Energy Station is listed as standby; a closure or retirement is listed for August 2, 2026.
Grid role: Large dispatchable steam-generation resource serving the ERCOT market.
Market node: SCES_UNIT1 · 345 kV.
Context: At approximately 932 MW, Sandy Creek is one of the largest coal units in ERCOT and has been described as the last large coal-fired power facility built in the United States.
Physical build: Sandy Creek Energy Station is a nominal 900-MW supercritical coal generating unit with one pulverized-coal boiler, one multiple-shell condensing steam-turbine generator, multiple steam-surface condensers, one multiple-cell mechanical-draft cooling tower, one auxiliary boiler, and other auxiliary equipment. The boiler system includes particulate-control baghouse equipment, flue-gas desulfurization for SO2, and selective catalytic reduction for NOx.

Structured profile

Reported capacity: 932.6 MW
Conventional Steam Coal
Commercial operation: 2012
Operating status: standby
Sandy Creek Energy Station is listed as standby; a closure or retirement is listed for August 2, 2026.
Retirement: August 2, 2026
Sandy Creek Energy Station is listed as standby; a closure or retirement is listed for August 2, 2026.
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Units and generators

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

Generator	Capacity	Technology	Operation	Status
S01	1,008 MW 932.6 MW summer	Conventional Steam Coal Subbituminous Coal · ST	May 2013	Operating

Performance

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

Peer context

Technology capacity: 1,008 MW
National rank: #80
TX rank: #9

Monthly generation

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0 MWh

Reported net generation

Latest report

Apr 2026

EIA-923 monthly filing

2025 capacity factor

8.8%

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

SCES_UNIT1

high confidence spatial and capacity match

Market resources

4 resources

Commercial, land, and environmental record

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

Transactions and agreements

EPC Contract

Aug 30, 2007

The project was constructed under a turnkey engineering, procurement and construction contract with Sandy Creek Power Partners, L. P., a joint venture composed of Zachry Construction Corporation, Overland Contracting Inc. and Gilbert Industrial Corporation. The EPC contract amount was not disclosed.

Sandy Creek Energy Associates, L.P. · Sandy Creek Power Partners, L.P. · Zachry Construction Corporation · Overland Contracting Inc. · Gilbert Industrial Corporation

LS Power Announces Completion of Project Financing For Sandy Creek Energy Associates, L.P. - LS Power

Land and environmental record

Air Compliance Milestone

Mar 31, 2022

EPA/TCEQ Title V permit-monitoring dispute and subsequent permit-revision activity

EPA's 2021 comments addressed the incorporation of PBR monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements into Title V permit O3336. A March 31, 2022 filing from Sandy Creek Services concerned a minor revision to Federal Operating Permit O-3336 and compliance with PBR requirements.

Source

Air Permit

Permit No. 3336

TCEQ AIR OPERATING PERMITS; PERMIT; status ACTIVE

TCEQ AIR OPERATING PERMITS: 3336

Air Permit

Permit No. 70861

TCEQ AIR NEW SOURCE PERMITS; PERMIT; status ACTIVE

TCEQ AIR NEW SOURCE PERMITS: 70861

Air Permit

Permit No. 95851

TCEQ AIR NEW SOURCE PERMITS; REGISTRATION; status ACTIVE

TCEQ AIR NEW SOURCE PERMITS: 95851

Air Permit

Permit No. 97212

TCEQ AIR NEW SOURCE PERMITS; REGISTRATION; status ACTIVE

TCEQ AIR NEW SOURCE PERMITS: 97212

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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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Timeline and sources

Project milestones and public references behind the asset profile.

Project timeline

Aug 2007
Aug 2007
Original project financing and Brazos ownership saleSource
LS Power and Dynegy secured approximately US$1 billion of project financing. At financial close, Sandy Creek sold a 25% undivided ownership interest to Brazos Sandy Creek Electric Cooperative, Inc.
2008

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ERCOT disclosed dispatch

Generation

Output by hourlocal time · 90 days through Jun 4, 2026

Latest disclosed outputhourly · 2 weeks ending Jun 4, 2026

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