MARSHALL FORD

How MARSHALL FORD compares

With 108 MW of capacity, MARSHALL FORD ranks 178th among the 307 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Texas and is the largest of the 22 operating Hydro plants in the state. It accounts for about 16% of Texas's operating Hydro capacity and 0.1% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 166th-largest of the 1,243 operating Hydro plants in the database. Commissioned in 1941, it is older than 96% of the 303 operating Texas plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, LOWER COLORADO RIVER AUTHORITY, runs 11 operating plants in Texas totaling 3,912 MW. It shares Travis County with 9 other operating plants, including SAND HILL and DECKER CREEK.

EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 108 MW of nameplate capacity, all conventional hydroelectric technology. Net generation was 24 GWh in 2024 (a 2.5% capacity factor), down 52% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line owned by ONCOR ELECTRIC DELIVERY CO., under 0.1 miles away. Another 10 operating power plants totaling 1,265 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is SAND HILL (696 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles is one mapped data center, CyrusOne Austin (Met 2) in Austin, about 17.9 miles away.

Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records, EIA-860/923 survey data and PeeringDB data center locations; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology