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COAL POWER PLANTS · GAS POWER PLANTS · OIL-FIRED POWER PLANTSLake Creek
Lake Creek is a 1,357 MW retired power plant in McLennan County, Texas, operated by Luminant Generation Company LLC.
Plant statusClosed
- Planning (completed)
- Consented (completed)
- Construction (completed)
- OperatingApr 1953 (completed)
- ClosedDec 2014 (current stage)
This plant has generators at more than one stage; see the table below.
Generators
Each generating unit EIA lists at this plant.
| Unit | Technology | Capacity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ST2 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 236 MW | Retired |
| ST1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 80 MW | Retired |
| D1 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.0 MW | Retired |
| D2 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.0 MW | Retired |
| D3 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.0 MW | Retired |
| ST3 | Conventional Steam Coal | 800 MW | Cancelled or postponed |
| CT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 236 MW | Cancelled or postponed |
Plant details
- Operator
- Luminant Generation Company LLC
- Location
- McLennan County, Texas
- Balancing authority
- ERCO
- Sector
- IPP Non-CHP
- Capacity
- Retired: 322 MW
Cancelled: 1,036 MW - First unit online
- Apr 1953
- EIA plant ID
- 3502
Location
31.4647, -96.9850
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Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860M, September 2026. Planned dates are targets reported by the developer and often change. Report a problem