J. Robert Welsh Power Plant
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J. Robert Welsh Power Plant
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Location of J. Robert Welsh Power Plant in Texas
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Country | United States |
Location | Titus County, Texas |
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Status | Active |
Owner(s) | SWEPCO/AEP |
Thermal power station | |
Primary fuel | Powder River Basin sub-bituminous coal |
Cooling source | Welsh Reservoir |
Power generation | |
Units operational | 3 |
Nameplate capacity | 1,674 MW |
J. Robert Welsh Power Plant is a base load, coal fired, electrical power station located southeast of Mount Pleasant, Texas in Titus County, Texas.
All three units use sub-bituminous coal mined from the Powder River Basin shipped via rail. Named after former SWEPCO president J. Robert Welsh.
Close to it, there is Welsh HVDC Converter Station, a back-to-back HVDC station.
Unit | Nameplate capacity | Commissioning | Notes |
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1 | 558 MW | 1977 | B&W (Babcock & Wilcox Boiler) and Westinghouse turbine/generator |
2 | 558 MW | 1980 | B&W (Babcock & Wilcox Boiler) and Westinghouse turbine/generator |
3 | 558 MW | 1982 | B&W (Babcock & Wilcox Boiler) and Westinghouse turbine/generator |
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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