Wilkes Power Plant
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 Frank M. Wilkes Power Plant |
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| Location | Marion County, Texas |
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| Owner | SWEPCO/AEP |
| Status | Active |
| Fuel | Natural gas |
| Cooling Water | Johnson Creek Reservoir |
| Turbines | 3 |
| Max Capacity | 891 MW |
| Commissioned | 1964 |
Frank M. Wilkes Power Plant is a base load, natural gas fired, electrical power station located northwest of Jefferson, Texas in Marion County, Texas.
All three units use natural gas shipped via pipeline. Named after former SWEPCO president Frank M. Wilkes.
[edit] Units
| Unit | Capacity | Commissioning | Notes |
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| 1 | 182 MW (natural gas) | 1964 | CE (Combustion Engineering Boiler tilt tangential firing) and GE turbine/generator |
| 2 | 351 MW (natural gas) | B&W (Babcock and Wilcox Boiler) and GE turbine/generator | |
| 3 | 351 MW (natural gas) | B&W (Babcock and Wilcox Boiler) and GE turbine/generator |
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