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 UnitCapacityCommissioningNotes1177 MW (natural gas)1964CE (Combustion Engineering Boiler tilt tangential firing) and GE turbine/generator2351 MW (natural gas)1970B&W (Babcock & Wilcox Boiler) and GE turbine/generator3351 MW (natural gas)1971B&W (Babcock & Wilcox Boiler) and GE turbine/generator
See also List of power stations in Texas
External links AEP.com: American Electric Power website