The Fluor Corporation has recently completed the Ferguson Replacement Project, a high-efficiency combined-cycle power plant located in Horseshoe Bay, Texas.
The new 540-megawatt natural gas-fired power plant, developed by the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) has replaced the inefficient and now closed Thomas C. Ferguson Power Plant that was built in 1974. Fluor was responsible for the lump-sum turnkey engineering, procurement and construction contract for the project on November 11, 2011. The new plant was designed and built to meet strict environmental and operational requirements that included incorporating advanced technology to meet low greenhouse gas emissions, designing the plant to meet fast start and ramping capabilities and providing for ultra-quiet plant operation.
The Ferguson Replacement Project was the first power plant to be issued a greenhouse gas permit by the US Environmental Protection Agency under new federal rules requiring power plants, cement kilns and major factories to have permits showing how best available technology will be employed to reduce greenhouse gases.