Natural gas power plant planned in former Texas coal town now home to bitcoin miners

by Claire Hao, Houston Chronicle | Source: Houston Chronicle | Posted 02/16/2024

The planned natural gas-powered power plant is to be built on the site of the coal-fired Sandow power plant shuttered by its owner Luminant in 2018

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A 1,200-megawatt natural gas power plant is set to be built in Lee County near Rockdale, Texas, capable of powering over 800,000 homes. The plant is expected to begin construction in 2025 and start generating electricity by 2028 for the Electric Reliability Council of Texas grid.

The facility, known as Sandow Lakes, will feature gas turbines with high fuel efficiency and the ability to run on hydrogen with minimal modifications. The project comes amidst efforts to bolster the state's power supply, with the plant also intended to meet the electricity needs of a planned logistics and manufacturing center on the Sandow Lakes Ranch property, which was acquired in 2021 by developer Xebec Realty.

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