Wilkes Power Plant

Frank M. Wilkes Power Plant

Frank M. Wilkes Power Plant
Location Marion County, near Avinger, Texas
Status Active
Commission date 1964
Owner(s) SWEPCO/American Electric Power
Thermal power station
Primary fuel Natural gas
Cooling source Johnson Creek Reservoir
Power generation
Units operational 3
Nameplate capacity 879 MW

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. The power plant is named after former Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO) president Frank M. Wilkes.

Units

Unit Capacity Commissioning Notes
1 177 MW (natural gas) 1964 CE (Combustion Engineering Boiler tilt tangential firing) and GE turbine/generator
2 351 MW (natural gas) 1970 B&W (Babcock & Wilcox Boiler) and GE turbine/generator
3 351 MW (natural gas) 1971 B&W (Babcock & Wilcox Boiler) and GE turbine/generator

See also

Coordinates: 32°50′53″N 94°32′52″W / 32.84806°N 94.54778°W / 32.84806; -94.54778


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