Harrington Power Plant, Texas

The Harrington Power Plant is northeast of Amarillo, Texas, in the Texas Panhandle. The plant contains three coal-fired units whose combined output capacity is 1,018MW. Units 1, 2, and 3 became operational in 1976, 1978, and 1980 respectively. Most of the coal burned by the plant comes from Wyoming's Powder River Basin, while at least a portion of its water supply consists of recycled wastewater from Amarillo. The plant is said to have been the first modern coal-fired plant built in the region. Nichols Station, a 457MW gas-fired power plant is adjacent to it to the south, while a major customer, ASARCO's only remaining US copper refinery, is next to that. Harrington Power Plant is owned and operated by the Xcel Energy Corporation.