Martin Lake Power Plant

Martin Lake Power Plant
Martin Lake Power Plant viewed from Martin Creek Lake State Park
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CountryUnited States
LocationRusk County, Texas
Coordinates32°15′42″N 94°33′53″W / 32.26167°N 94.56472°W / 32.26167; -94.56472
StatusOperational
Commission dateUnit 1: 1977
Unit 2: 1978
Unit 3: 1979
OwnersLuminant, a division of Vistra Corp
Thermal power station
Primary fuelCoal (Lignite)
Cooling sourceMartin Lake
Power generation
Nameplate capacity2,250 MW

Martin Lake Power Plant is a 2,250-megawatt coal power plant located southwest of Tatum, Texas, in Rusk County, Texas.[1] The plant is owned by Luminant.[2] It began operations in 1977. The plant is also served by the Luminant owned Martin Lake Line, shuttling coal from nearby as well as the Powder River Basin in Wyoming via BNSF.

  1. ^ "Power Generation Report". Public Utility Commission of Texas. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
  2. ^ "Martin Lake" (PDF). Luminant. Retrieved June 3, 2017.