Sandy Creek Power Plant in Texas Plant Offline for Pump Repairs

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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Sandy Creek Energy Center, a coal-fired power plant located in Riesel, Texas, was taken offline Wednesday after a static cooling water pump failed, according to plant personnel. The 1,008-megawatt (MW) unit was taken offline for repairs. Plant personnel said investigations into the cause of the malfunction were underway, and they hoped to have the unit back in service during the weekend.

The power plant is jointly owned by the Sandy Creek Energy Association (64%), Brazos Electric Power Cooperative (Waco, Texas) (25%) and the Lower Colorado River Authority (Austin, Texas) (11%). Sandy Creek Energy Associates (SCEA) is jointly owned by affiliates of Dynegy Inc. (NYSE:DSN) (Houston, Texas) and LS Power Group (New York City).

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Sandy Creek will undergo a major outage in the April 2015 for a turbine overhaul and restoration of boiler components. The unit has had multiple problems since its inception, but no more mechanical flaws are expected.

Sandy Creek Energy Associates (SCEA) is jointly owned by affiliates of Dynegy Inc. (NYSE:DSN) (Houston, Texas) and LS Power Group (New York City). SCEA owns 64%, Brazos Electric Power Cooperative owns 25% and the Lower Colorado River Authority owns 11%.

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