A new, natural gas-fired power plant is planned for central
Sandow Lakes Energy Company LLC will constructa 1.2-gigawatt facility about 60 miles (97 kilometers) east of the capital Austin, on the site of a former Alcoa Corp. aluminum smelter.
When it begins generating electricity in 2028, the plant will generate roughly as much power as a nuclear facility — enough to light more than 800,000 homes. It’ll also be on a par with the inaugural phase of what ...