Sandow Lakes Energy Station is a natural gas power plant in Texas.
| Plant Name | Sandow Lakes Energy Station |
|---|---|
| Operator | Sl Energy Power Plant I, Llc |
| City | Lexington |
| County | Lee County |
| State | Texas |
| ZIP | 78947 |
| Coordinates | 30.41944, -97.19124 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLES1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 645 MW | Planned | — |
| SLES2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 645 MW | Planned | — |
| NERC Region | TRE |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Electric Reliability Council Of Texas, Inc. |
Natural gas plants are the workhorse of the modern grid. Combined-cycle units achieve very high efficiency and can ramp up and down quickly to balance variable renewables. They emit roughly half the CO₂ per MWh of coal and far less of other pollutants, but they still release upstream methane during fuel extraction.