Wilkes Power Plant

Frank M. Wilkes Power Plant is an 879 megawatt, natural gas power plant located northwest of in . The plant began operations in 1964.
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  • Type: Power station
  • Description: Jefferson, Texas, an electrical power station
  • Also known as: “Frank M. Wilkes Power Plant”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Avinger.

Village
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is a town in , in the U.S. state of . The population was 444 at the 2010 census, and 371 at the 2020 U.S. census. State Representative David Simpson, a Republican from , served from 1993 to 1998 as the mayor of . is situated 3½ miles north of Wilkes Power Plant.

Wilkes Power Plant

Latitude
32.84768° or 32° 50′ 52″ north
Longitude
-94.54885° or 94° 32′ 56″ west
Inception
May 1964
Operator
Southwestern Electric Power Co
Open location code
8647RFX2+3F
Open­Street­Map ID
way 165669467
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­industrial
Wiki­data ID
Q8002475
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In Other Languages

From Norwegian to Norwegian Bokmål—“Wilkes Power Plant” goes by many names.
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Frank M. Wilkes gasskraftverk”
  • Norwegian: “Frank M. Wilkes gasskraftverk”

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