Wilkes Power Plant

Frank M. Wilkes Power Plant is an 879 megawatt (MW), natural gas power plant located northwest of Jefferson, Texas in Marion County, Texas. The plant began operations in 1964.

Frank M. Wilkes Power Plant
Frank M. Wilkes Power Plant
CountryUnited States
LocationMarion County, near Avinger, Texas
Coordinates32°50′53″N 94°32′52″W
StatusOperational
Commission date1964
Owner(s)SWEPCO/American Electric Power (AEP)
Thermal power station
Primary fuelNatural gas
Cooling sourceJohnson Creek Reservoir
Power generation
Units operational3
Nameplate capacity879 MW

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

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