Power plant · Texas, United States
Sandy Creek Energy Station
Sandy Creek Energy Station is an idle coal power plant in Texas, United States, with 1,008 MW of capacity, owned by Sandy Creek Energy Associates LP (63.9%), Riesel HoldCo, LLC (25%) and Lower Colorado River Authority (11.1%).
Grid connection
It is idle (out of service), holding a 1,008 MW grid connection at 345 kV to the grid of Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC.
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 | Idle (out of service) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2013 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Sandy Creek Energy Associates LP (63.9%) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Riesel HoldCo, LLC (25%) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Lower Colorado River Authority (11.1%) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Sandy Creek Energy Associates LP | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 1,008 MW | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Conventional Steam Coal | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 345 kV | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 31.4744, -96.9571 | 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
Sandy Creek Energy Station is the 36th-largest of 131 power plants in Texas and the 320th-largest of 1,009 in the United States by capacity; its 1,008 MW is 0.11% 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 | 36th of 131 | 111,585 MW | 0.9% |
| United States | 320th of 1,009 | 917,512 MW | 0.11% |
| All power plants in our data | 483rd of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 3 mines (2 operating), measured from the coordinates in the facts above.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kosse Plant | Mine | — | Closed | 47 km |
| Kosse Strip | Mine | — | Operating | 49 km |
| Calvert Mine | Mine | — | Operating | 50 km |
Owners, operator, grid operator and place
- Sandy Creek Energy Associates LPOwner · 63.9%
- Riesel HoldCo, LLCOwner · 25%
- Lower Colorado River AuthorityOwner · 11.1%
- Sandy Creek Energy Associates LPOperator
- Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLCGrid operator
- Power plants in Texas, United States439
- Power plants in the United States1,844
- Coal power plants in the US189
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- Martin Lake2,380 MW
- Monticello1,980 MW
- Forney Energy Center1,894 MW
- Limestone1,850 MW
- Sabine1,812 MW
Data on this page
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- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
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- 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.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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