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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.
Read more on WikipediaThe Wilkes power plant, located in Marion County, Texas, has a total capacity of 882 MW. The plant began operating in 1964 and utilizes natural gas as its primary fuel, powering steam turbine technology across its three generators. It is owned by American Electric Power Company and operated by Southwestern Electric Power Co. Wilkes is ranked as the 36th largest power plant in Texas out of 144, and 215th nationally out of 945 plants.
In the most recent year with available data, Wilkes generated 1,190,338 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 15.3%. The plant operates within the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority and the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region. Financial data indicates an installed cost of $115.09 per kW, based on FERC filings.
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