Power plant · Texas, United States
Lost Pines 1 Power Project
Lost Pines 1 Power Project is a gas power plant in Texas, United States, with 609 MW of capacity, owned by Gentex Power Corp (50%) and Lower Colorado River Authority (50%).
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Texas | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2001 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Gentex Power Corp (50%) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Lower Colorado River Authority (50%) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Lower Colorado River Authority | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 609 MW | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | Austin Energy | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 345 kV | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 30.1478, -97.2714 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its owner.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the owner.
Request researchHow it compares
Lost Pines 1 Power Project is the 75th-largest of 131 power plants in Texas and the 628th-largest of 1,009 in the United States by capacity; its 609 MW is <0.1% of the 917,512 MW we hold for the United States. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 75th of 131 | 111,585 MW | 0.55% |
| United States | 628th of 1,009 | 917,512 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 990th of 15,800 | 1,923,633 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 14 data centers and 5 mines (4 operating), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Pit | Mine | — | Operating | 20 km |
| Elgin Plant | Mine | — | Operating | 21 km |
| Three Oaks | Mine | — | Closed | 30 km |
| Cortex supercomputer | Data center | — | — | 34 km |
| Digital Realty Austin AUS11 | Data center | — | — | 41 km |
| CyrusOne data center, Austin | Data center | — | — | 42 km |
Owners, operator, grid operator and place
Other power plants in Texas
- W A Parish4,008 MW
- South Texas Project2,709 MW
- Comanche Peak2,430 MW
- Martin Lake2,380 MW
- Monticello1,980 MW
- Forney Energy Center1,894 MW
- Limestone1,850 MW
- Sabine1,812 MW
Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DUKES 5.11: Power stations in the United Kingdom, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- MSHA Mines Data Set. MSHA Mines Data Set, Public domain.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.
- Wikidata. Wikidata, CC0 1.0.