Wilkes Power Plant

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Status Active Primary fuel Natural gas		Commission date 1964

Location Marion County, near Avinger, Texas Owner(s) SWEPCO/American Electric Power Cooling source Johnson Creek Reservoir

Frank M. Wilkes Power Plant is a base load, natural gas fired, electrical power station located northwest of Jefferson, Texas in Marion County, Texas.

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.

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Wilkes Power Plant Wikipedia

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