generation · Gas
Sandow Lakes Energy Station (Unit SLES1)
Lee, TX
Developer: SL Energy Power Plant I, LLC (IPP Non-CHP)
Capacity
645 MW
Waiting
—
Stage
Planned, approvals not yet initiated
Verification
Verified (primary source)
Grid region
ERCO
Equipment
Combined cycle, single shaft
Expected online
Oct 2028*
* Approximate / developer-estimated date, not a firm commitment.
Estimated investment waiting
$728.9M
≈ 645,000 kW × $1,130/kW typical overnight construction cost (EIA) — the dollar value of the power plant itself sitting in permitting limbo, not a bill estimate. Full methodology.
Location
30.4194, -97.1912 — see the map for this project in context with others.
Public Hearings
Unknown
Hearing details: Unknown
Not available from this project’s data source yet. Check the sources below directly.
Sources
Data quality note: No application-filed date is published by EIA-860M, so days/years waiting cannot be computed until one is added via manual override — only a planned operation date (10/2028) is available.