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Unit 3 was withdrawn in 2007 when TXU Corporation pledged to stop plans for 8 of its 11 proposed power plants in Texas.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.

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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

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GROUPS

Group	St.	Interest
Environmental Defense Fund		Interested
Sierra Club		Interested

CORPORATION

Name	Relation	Ownership
TXU Generation Co LP	Owner	100%

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Generator #1
Power 593 MW

Status History

Operating

12-1-1971

Fuels and Products

Subbituminous Coal	1#	Input
Lignite Coal	2#	Input
Natural Gas	3#	Input

Generator #1
Unit Type: Burner: Supercritical
Power 800 MW

Status History

Proposed	12-31-2008
Withdrawn	2-30-2007

Generator #2
Power 593 MW

Status History

Operating

12-1-1972

Fuels and Products

Subbituminous Coal	1#	Input
Lignite Coal	2#	Input
Natural Gas	3#	Input

Generator #3
Power 800 MW

Status History

Withdrawn

12-31-2008

Fuels and Products

Subbituminous Coal

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