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.

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


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilkes_Power_Plant
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