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Wilkes Power Plant
Frank
M.
Wilkes
Power Plant
is an
879
megawatt,
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
president
Frank M. Wilkes.
Units