John W. Turk Jr. Power Plant Almost Complete
AEP Southwestern Electric Power Company’s (SWEPCO) John W. Turk Jr. Power Plant in Hempstead County, Arkansas, is almost complete. The plant, on which SWEPCO began construction in late 2008, received its first shipment of coal on May 30 and is expected to go into service later this year. The Longview News-Journal has additional details.