GENERATING THE FUTURE
With approximately 1,700 MW of owned generation, we pride ourselves on keeping our Member cooperatives’ energy needs covered. At Golden Spread Electric Cooperative, we’re dedicated to a flexible generation fleet that can respond to the changing wholesale marketplace. That’s why we own and purchase wind energy for fuel diversity within the Golden Spread coverage area.
Antelope Station
Antelope Station, near Abernathy, Texas, reached commercial operation on June 24, 2011. The plant can generate 165.4 MWs of natural gas-fired electricity. The plant consists of eighteen 9.34 MW Wartsilä reciprocating engine generators, each of which can achieve full output in five minutes.
Elk Station
Elk Station Unit 1 reached commercial operation one year after its groundbreaking in June 2014. With its new generation of combustion turbine technology, the GE 7F.05 natural gas-fired combustion turbine at Antelope Elk Energy Center (AEEC) was identified by GE as a “fleet leader” because it was the first of its class to reach commercial operation in the country using natural gas. The GSEC Membership added two additional GE 7F.05 units to the site in 2016.
Mustang Station
Mustang Station is located near Denver City, Texas. The plant includes a combined cycle facility comprised of two GE 7FA combustion turbine generators, an Alstom steam turbine generator, and three GE 7FA combustion turbine generators operating as simple cycle units. The combined cycle facility began in 2000, with the simple cycle turbines beginning operation in 2006, 2007, and 2013.
Panhandle Wind Ranch
The Golden Spread Panhandle Wind Ranch (GSPWR) is located near Wildorado, Texas and is comprised of thirty-four 2.3 MW Siemens wind turbine generators. The plant is expected to generate approximately 342,500 MWh of energy each year. GSPWR reached commercial operation on September 7, 2011.
