Lake Stamford - Power Plant

Power Plant

American Electric Power (formerly West Texas Utilities) has a gas-fired electric generating power plant located at Lake Stamford. The plant has a generating capacity of 218 MW. When operating, water is pumped directly from the lake for industrial (cooling) purposes. The plant was put into inactive status and mothballed in September 2002.

AEP holds half the water rights in Lake Stamford. AEP's water supply contract with Stamford expires September 16, 2041 but can be extended by AEP for one additional 10 year term.

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