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About Us...
An
Industry Leader --
The
South Texas Project Electric Generating Station is one
of the newest and largest nuclear power plants in the
country. STP's
two reactors produce 2,700 megawatts of electricity,
enough for more than one million homes and businesses
in south central Texas.
The
plant is an industry leader in safety, reliability and
efficiency. In just the last three years, STP has achieved
the lowest fuel cost of all power plants in the
U.S.; Unit 1 has led all reactors nationwide in electricity
production; and the plant has twice won the U.S. nuclear
industry's highest honor, the Best of The Best Trophy.
-- Nature Conservator --
The plant's 12,220-acre site
provides a protected habitat for several Threatened
species, including bald eagles, peregrine falcons, white-tailed
hawks and alligators. The area encompassing STP consistently
leads the U.S. with the highest number of bird species
in the National Audubon Society's annual Christmas Bird
Count.
STP
-- in cooperation with conservation groups and state
and federal agencies -- created an official sanctuary
for waterfowl, near the plant entrance on FM 521. STP's
site also includes a large tract of native Prairie Grass,
one of the few such areas left on the Gulf Coast. Seed
from the grass is collected and used to recreate acreage
of the nearly extinct habitat.
--
and Conscientious Manager
STP Nuclear Operating Company
manages the plant for its owners, who share its energy
in proportion to their ownership interest:
Austin Energy, The City
of Austin, 16 percent
CPS Energy, 40 percent
NRG Energy, Inc., 44
percent
The plant is located about
90 miles southwest of Houston,
near Bay City. STP's reactors went online in August
1988 and June 1989, and are the sixth and fourth youngest,
respectively, of the more than 100 operating nationwide.
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