Lower Colorado River Authority — Operated Plants

12 plants · 4.4 GW total capacity

Lower Colorado River Authority operates 12 power plants with 4.4 GW total capacity. Primarily hydroelectric (6 plants, 290 MW). Parent organization: Austin Energy.

Largest is Fayette Power Project (1690 MW Sub. Coal); oldest active is Buchanan Dam (TX) (1938); newest is Timmerman Power Plant (2025).

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Key Stats

Largest fuel
Hydroelectric (6 plants)
Largest state
Texas (12 plants)

Plants by State

Plants by Fuel Type

Coal (1 plants · 1.7 GW)

Queue Projects (2 projects)

Developer name contains “Lower Colorado River Authority