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Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant is located in Somervell County, Texas. The nuclear power plant is located 40 miles (64 km) southwest of Ft. Worth and about 60 miles (97 km) southwest of Dallas. It relies on nearby Comanche Creek Reservoir for cooling water. The plant has about 1,300 employees and is operated by Luminant Generation, a subsidiary of Vistra Corp.
Read more on WikipediaComanche Peak is a 2,430 MW nuclear power plant located in Somervell County, Texas. The plant, which began operating in 1990, is owned by Vistra and operated by Luminant Generation Company LLC. It consists of two nuclear reactors and is the second-largest nuclear power plant in Texas, and the 13th-largest in the United States based on capacity.
The plant's primary fuel source is nuclear (NUC). In the latest year of reported data, Comanche Peak generated 19,849,534 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 93.3%. The plant operates within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT) balancing authority and the TRE NERC region.
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