J. Robert Welsh Power Plant
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 J. Robert Welsh Power Plant |
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| Location | Titus County, Texas |
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| Owner | SWEPCO/AEP |
| Status | Active |
| Fuel | Powder River Basin Coal |
| Cooling Water | Welsh Reservoir |
| Turbines | 3 |
| Max 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 coal mined from the Powder River Basin shipped via rail. Named after former SWEPCO president J. Robert Welsh.
[edit] Units
| Unit | Capacity | Commissioning | Notes |
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| 1 | 558 MW (Coal) | 1977 | B&W (Babcock and Wilcox Boiler) and Westinghouse turbine/generator |
| 2 | 558 MW (Coal) | B&W (Babcock and Wilcox Boiler) and Westinghouse turbine/generator | |
| 3 | 558 MW (Coal) | 1982 | B&W (Babcock and Wilcox Boiler) and Westinghouse turbine/generator |
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