Coal-fired plants make up about 20 percent of the power generated within Texas’ grid. About half are expected to retire by 2030. (Oklaunion facility located just east of the Panhandle) EIS.gov ...

A northern Texas coal fired plant is adding itself to a growing list of coal refineries shutting their doors. Officials announced Tuesday that the Oklaunion plant based in Vernon, Texas, will ...

A north Texas coal-fired power plant will shut down in 2020 after it couldn't make money in the Texas power market. The nearly 700 megawatt Oklaunion plant near Vernon couldn't compete in the ...

Thirty years ago next month, hundreds of curious residents, news reporters and visitors from across North Texas landed in tiny Oklaunion, just east of Vernon on U.S. 287, to get a closeup look at ...

American Electric Power Co Inc <AEP.N> planned to shut the 690-megawatt Oklaunion coal-fired power station in Texas for a planned boiler outage on Jan. 30-Feb. 2, the company told Texas regulators ...

An AEP-controlled power plant in Texas is shutting down. Mac99. By Tristan Navera – Reporter, Columbus Business First. Sep 25, 2018. Updated Sep 26, 2018 7:51am EDT.

Oklaunion Power Station is a 21-year-old, 692-megawatt coal-fueled generating station located near the Oklahoma border in Vernon, Texas. AEP said the plant had a 78 percent capacity factor in 2002.

American Electric Power subsidiary Texas Central Co. (TCC) in February completed the sale of its 7.8 percent share of Oklaunion Power Station to the City of Brownsville, Texas (Public Utilities ...

The Texas Legislature in 2021 ordered electricity regulators to require power plants to better prepare for extreme weather. The Public Utility Commission has imposed some early requirements, such ...

American Electric Power Co Inc <AEP.N> planned to restart the 690-megawatt Oklaunion coal-fired power station in Texas on Nov. 10-12, the company told Texas regulators in a report.

A north Texas coal-fired power plant will shut down in 2020 after it couldn't make money in the Texas power market. The nearly 700 megawatt Oklaunion plant near Vernon couldn't compete in the ...