Reuters reported that American Electric Power Co Inc shut its 670 megawatt Oklaunion coal-fired power unit in Texas on Monday for routine maintenance and repairs.

The filing with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality did not specify the duration of the outage.

Plant Background/Timeline
State - Texas
County - Wilbarger
Town - Vernon about 190 miles (305 km) northwest of Dallas
Operator - AEP Public Service Co of Oklahoma (PSO)
Owner - AEP AEP Texas (54.7pct)
AEP's PSO (15.6pct)
Oklahoma Municipal Power Auth (11.7pct)
Brownsville Public Utils Board (18pct)
Capacity - 670 MW
Unit(S) - Steam turbine
Fuel - Subbituminous coal
Dispatch - Baseload

Timeline:
1986 - Plant enters commercial service

Source – Reuters

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