Martin Lake Power Plant | |
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Country | United States |
Location | Rusk County, Texas |
Coordinates | 32°15′42″N 94°33′53″W / 32.26167°N 94.56472°W |
Status | Operational |
Commission date | Unit 1: 1977 Unit 2: 1978 Unit 3: 1979 |
Owners | Luminant, a division of Vistra Corp |
Thermal power station | |
Primary fuel | Coal (Lignite) |
Cooling source | Martin Lake |
Power generation | |
Nameplate capacity | 2,250 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.