said that work continued on Thursday to demolish the H.W. Pirkey Power Plant in Hallsville. According to SWEPCO’s parent company, American Electric Power, the retiring and dismantling of the ...

Southwestern Electric Power Co. on Thursday demolished much of the long-retired H.W. Pirkey Power Plant in Hallsville to get the site ready for a planned natural gas-fired power plant. Videos ...

EXCLUSIVE: A plan to prematurely cease operations at a coal-fired power plant in eastern Texas early next year has sparked angst among members of the local community who fear severe economic ...

AEP Southwestern Electric Power Co. will retire the H.W. Pirkey Power Plant in Hallsville in 2023 and also cease coal operations at a plant in Pittsburg, the utility announced Thursday.

HARRISON COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - SWEPCO’s Pirkey Power Plant near Hallsville is shutting down. But not until the third quarter of 2023. He spoke with a SWEPCO representative to find out why, and if ...

On Thursday, Republican State Sen. Bryan Hughes of Mineola testified before the Public Utility Commission of Texas in Austin and urged them to intervene in the planned closure of the Pirkey Power ...

The explosions are planned. The utility has demolition underway at the Henry W. Pirkey Power Plant in Hallsville in preparation for converting the idled lignite-fueled facility to natural gas fuel.

Pirkey Power Plant, Harrison County, Texas “Our plan and our goal for this whole process is to be a good steward, not only of our customer dollars, but also our community,” AEP External ...

SHREVEPORT, La. _ Southwestern Electric Power Company announced Thursday compliance plans for two recently revised environmental regulations include retiring the H.W. Pirkey Power Plant in ...

LOS ANGELES, Feb 23 (Reuters) - American Electric Power Co Inc's 675-megawatt Pirkey coal-fired power plant went off-line for unplanned maintenance on Sunday morning, Texas regulators said.