J. Robert Welsh Power Plant

J. Robert Welsh Power Plant

J. Robert Welsh Power Plant
Location of J. Robert Welsh Power Plant
Country United States
Location Titus County, Texas
Coordinates 33°03′18″N 94°50′22″W / 33.05500°N 94.83944°W / 33.05500; -94.83944Coordinates: 33°03′18″N 94°50′22″W / 33.05500°N 94.83944°W / 33.05500; -94.83944
Status Active
Owner(s) SWEPCO/AEP
Thermal power station
Primary fuel Powder River Basin sub-bituminous coal
Cooling source Welsh Reservoir
Power generation
Units operational 3
Nameplate capacity 1,674 MW

J. Robert Welsh Power Plant is a base load, coal fired, electrical power station located southeast of Mount Pleasant, Texas in Titus County, Texas.

All three units use sub-bituminous coal mined from the Powder River Basin shipped via rail. Named after former SWEPCO president J. Robert Welsh.

Close to it, there is Welsh HVDC Converter Station, a back-to-back HVDC station.

Units of J. Robert Welsh Power Plant[1]
Unit Nameplate capacity Commissioning Notes
1 558 MW 1977 B&W (Babcock & Wilcox Boiler) and Westinghouse turbine/generator
2 558 MW 1980 B&W (Babcock & Wilcox Boiler) and Westinghouse turbine/generator
3 558 MW 1982 B&W (Babcock & Wilcox Boiler) and Westinghouse turbine/generator

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Existing Electric Generating Units in the United States, 2006" (Excel). Energy Information Administration, U.S. Department of Energy. 2006. Retrieved 2008-07-14.


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