Big Brown

1186.8 MW

Address

PO Box 948
Fairfield, TX
75840
United States of America

Latitude: 31.8206

Longitude: -96.0544

Notes

Unit 3 was withdrawn in 2007 when TXU Corporation pledged to stop plans for 8 of its 11 proposed power plants in Texas. At the same time as this announcement, TXU doubled its investment in energy efficiency.

Edits

Suggest a Change to this Entry

Take Action

Take responsibility for keeping this record updated

Data Sources

Environmental Justice Analysis

Distance (miles)	0	2.5	5	10	25
American Indian	1.7%	1.7%	1.7%	0.3%	0.6%
Asian	0.6%	0.6%	0.6%	0.4%	0.6%
Black	9.3%	9.3%	9.3%	35.4%	19.7%
Hispanic	18.4%	18.4%	18.4%	26.4%	17.8%
White	67.3%	67.3%	67.3%	37.2%	59.1%
	59.1%
Population	1,562	1,562	1,562	8,677	45k
Income	$61k				$52k

Visualize demographics on Justice Map

GROUPS

Group	St.	Interest
Environmental Defense Fund		Interested
Sierra Club		Interested

CORPORATION

Name	Relation	Ownership
TXU Generation Co LP	Owner	100%

LINK

Link
Big Brown 3 Coal Swarm

Facility Search

View Area in a Larger Map

More nearby facilities

Unit Information

Power	Type	Status	Fuel	Secondary Fuel(s)
593 MW		Operating	Subbituminous Coal	Lignite Coal	Natural Gas
593 MW		Operating	Subbituminous Coal	Lignite Coal	Natural Gas
800 MW	Burner: Supercritical	Proposed
800 MW		Withdrawn	Subbituminous Coal

More Details

COMMENTS