STP nuclear power plant

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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 nearly two million homes.

The plant is an industry leader in safety, reliability and efficiency. STP has led all two-unit nuclear plants nationwide in production for five consecutive years (2004-2008) and has led all multi-unit sites in the country with a net capacity factor -- a measure or reliability -- of 98.87 percent the past three years (2006-2008). STP also has achieved a Total Safety Industrial Accident Rate of 0.0 (based on an 18-month average) and is now in the top ten percent of U.S. nuclear plants for personal safety. In addition, STP has achieved the lowest fuel cost of all power plants in the U.S.; Unit 1 has led all 439 reactors worldwide in electricity production; and the plant has won the U.S. nuclear industry's highest honor, the B. Ralph Sylvia Best of The Best Award, three times.

-- 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.

-- 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 104 operating nationwide.