# Sim Gideon

ERCOT asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/sim-gideon

Lower Colorado River Authority · Bastrop County · ERCOT

Sim Gideon Power Plant is a three-unit natural-gas steam-electric facility east of Bastrop, Texas. EIA's May 2026 inventory reports 623 MW nameplate, 607 MW net summer, and 620 MW net winter capability, with all three units operating. EIA dates the units to May 1965, March 1968, and May 1972. LCRA, the registered operator and owner, describes Sim Gideon as a 620 MW net-maximum facility with three traditional gas-fired thermal steam units at Lost Pines Power Park; Lake Bastrop supplies cooling water.

## Profile

- **Grid role:** Dispatchable three-unit natural-gas steam generation in ERCOT.
- **Operating configuration:** Three operating steam-turbine records at 136 MW, 136 MW, and 351 MW nameplate.
- **Capacity scope:** EIA reports 623 MW nameplate, 607 MW net summer, and 620 MW net winter; LCRA separately reports 620 MW net maximum.
- **Site context:** The plant shares Lost Pines Power Park with Lost Pines 1, and LCRA identifies Lake Bastrop as its cooling-water source.

## Metrics

- **Net summer capacity:** 607 MW — EIA May 2026 · three generators
- **Nameplate capacity:** 623 MW — EIA May 2026
- **Net winter capacity:** 620 MW — EIA May 2026
- **Owner rating:** 620 MW — LCRA net maximum
- **ERCOT resources:** 3 — GID_GIDEONG1 · G2 · G3
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 3601 — Lower Colorado River Authority

## Facts

- **Net summer capacity:** 607 MW — EIA May 2026 · confidence: high
- **Nameplate capacity:** 623 MW — EIA May 2026 · confidence: high
- **Net winter capacity:** 620 MW — EIA May 2026 · confidence: high
- **Owner and operator:** Lower Colorado River Authority — EIA and LCRA · confidence: high
- **Cooling water:** Lake Bastrop — LCRA · confidence: high

## 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.

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Canonical page: https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/sim-gideon
Website: [Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA)](https://lcra.org/)
Profile published: 2026-07-17T03:34:48.429Z
Source: Ask the Grid — https://askthegrid.com/