Texas' Sandow Power Station Offline for Repairs

Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--The Sandow Power Station, which is located in Rockdale, Texas, shut down its 661-megawatt (MW), coal-fired unit early Friday morning because of a reheat boiler leak. The station is owned by Luminant Energy (Dallas, Texas).

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Officials are still investigating, but expect a short turnaround. They have not found the exact location of the leak, but they say that the unit should be ready to return online by Monday, September 29, if there are no delays. When the boiler is cooled for officials to enter, the repair process will resume.

The coal-fired plant has two generating units and a total capacity of 1,251 MW when at full load. Unit 4 remains online and is generating at full capacity.

Luminant Energy Company LLC, formerly known as TXU, is a subsidiary of Luminant Holding Company LLC. It is in joint administration with Energy Holdings Corporation.

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