Could New EPA Haze Rule Push Fayette Power Plant Out of Favor? Stricter pollution controls mean higher costs to keep it running By Lina Fisher, 12:04AM, Sat. May 13, 2023 ...

The city approved a plan in 2020 to shut the Fayette Power Project plant with the aim of eliminating carbon emissions. But political, economic and technological forces have gotten in the way.

In a work session with Austin Energy staff Tuesday, Watson pushed Austin Energy to stick to that plan, after Martin said the Fayette Power Plant is an “insurance policy” during significant ...

For decades, Austinites have been calling for the closure of the Fayette Power Project, the coal plant responsible for about a quarter of our city's greenhouse gas emissions. It would seem an ...

The city approved a plan in 2020 to shut the Fayette Power Project plant with the aim of eliminating carbon emissions. But political, economic and technological forces have gotten in the way.

The Fayette Power Plant is shown on Sept. 17 in La Grange. The Fayette Power Project, also known as Sam Seymour Power Plant, is a coal-fired power plant owned by Austin Energy and the Lower ...

Austin Mayor Kirk Watson doubled down on Austin Energy getting out of the Fayette Power Plant, which it co-owns with the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA).

The plant, in Fayette County southeast of Austin, is co-owned by the city and the LCRA, a utility created in 1934 by the Legislature to produce electric power and manage the lower Colorado River.

The city approved a plan in 2020 to shut down the Fayette Power Project plant with the aim of eliminating carbon emissions.

The city approved a plan in 2020 to shut the Fayette Power Project plant with the aim of eliminating carbon emissions. But political, economic and technological forces have gotten in the way.