Sim Gideon Power Plant

The Sim Gideon Power Plant is a 639 megawatt (MW), natural gas fired power plant located near Bastrop, Texas in Bastrop County, Texas. It is owned and operated by the Lower Colorado River Authority. The Sim Gideon Power Plant consists of three generating units that operate via simple cycle combustion turbine utilizing natural gas. The plant, along with Lost Pines Power Project 1, is part of the Lost Pines Power Park.

Three generating units compose the Sim Gideon Power Plant:


 * Unit 1, completed in 1965, with a generating capacity of 140 MW
 * Unit 2, completed in 1968, with a generating capacity of 140 MW
 * Unit 3, completed in 1971, with a generating capacity of 340 MW

Cooling water is provided by Lake Bastrop, a 900 acre freshwater reservoir, and four wells that produce groundwater from the Simsboro Aquifer.