Wilkes Power Plant

Wilkes Power Plant

Infobox_Power_Station
station_name=Frank M. Wilkes Power Plant


caption= Frank M. Wilkes Power Plant
location=Marion County, Texas
owner=SWEPCO/American Electric Power
status=Active
fuel_type=Natural gas
mine_type=
conveyance=
cooling_water=Johnson Creek Reservoir
technology=
combined_cycle=
turbines=3
reciprocating_engines=
pumped_storage=
max_capacity=891 MW
commissioned=1964
decommissioned=
extra=

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.

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*http://www.AEP.com/


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