Golden Spread Panhandle Wnd Rch
Oldham County, Texas · EIA plant ID 57866 · Operator: Golden Spread Electric Cooperative, Inc
Nameplate78MWSummer 78 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation197GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor29%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2011
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), wind units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 131.8 | 57.5% | — |
| 2012 | 297.4 | 43.3% | — |
| 2013 | 320.8 | 46.8% | — |
| 2014 | 295.3 | 43.1% | — |
| 2015 | 281.2 | 41.0% | — |
| 2016 | 255.5 | 37.2% | — |
| 2017 | 201.8 | 29.4% | — |
| 2018 | 288.6 | 42.1% | — |
| 2019 | 255.5 | 37.3% | — |
| 2020 | 244.4 | 35.6% | — |
| 2021 | 202.3 | 29.5% | — |
| 2022 | 195.6 | 28.6% | — |
| 2023 | 192.5 | 28.1% | — |
| 2024 | 181.7 | 26.5% | — |
| 2025 | 196.8 | 28.7% | — |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PWR | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 78.2 | 78.2 | Sep 2011 | Operating | — | siemens SWT-2.3-101 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Golden Spread Electric Cooperative, Inc. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Golden Spread Electric Cooperative, Inc | 100.0% | 78 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Spinning Spur Wind LLC | 161 MW | 0.9 km |
| Wildorado Wind LLC | 161 MW | 10 km |
| Canadian Breaks, LLC | 210 MW | 10.7 km |
| Carol Wind, LLC | — | 13.4 km |
| Renegade Solar Project (Dawn) | — | 37.2 km |
| Nichols | 475 MW | 42.3 km |