How TMPA Works

See How TMPA Produces Power

TMPA operates the Gibbons Creek Steam Electric Station which is a coal fired steam electric plant. Heat from burning coal creates steam which powers a turbine-generator creating electricity. TMPA's coal comes from the Powder River Basin in Wyoming and is a clean, low sulfur fuel.Once mined, the coal is loaded on a train for transport to Texas. As it is received at the plant, the coal is in softball sized chunks and is stored in a pile near the boiler... more >>