Elk Station
Hale County, Texas · EIA plant ID 58835 · Operator: Golden Spread Electric Cooperative, Inc
200 MW under construction (Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine), first expected Mar 2027 · EIA-860M
Nameplate599MWSummer 583 MW
Generators3in service · 200 MW building
Net generation891GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor17%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate11,642Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online2015Runs as intermediate
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), gas/coal/oil 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.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 46.7 | 4.7% | 11,857 |
| 2016 | 125.1 | 3.1% | 11,426 |
| 2017 | 93.7 | 1.8% | 12,119 |
| 2018 | 606 | 11.8% | 10,461 |
| 2019 | 1,104.9 | 21.7% | 10,416 |
| 2020 | 694.5 | 13.6% | 10,979 |
| 2021 | 321.2 | 6.3% | 10,683 |
| 2022 | 716.7 | 14.1% | 10,705 |
| 2023 | 934.4 | 18.3% | 10,614 |
| 2024 | 1,255.4 | 24.5% | 10,480 |
| 2025 | 890.9 | 17.4% | 11,642 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELK1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | GT | 199.8 | 195.8 | Jun 2015 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| ELK2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | GT | 199.8 | 196.4 | May 2016 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| ELK3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | GT | 199.8 | 190.9 | May 2016 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| ELK4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | GT | 199.8 | 201 | planned Mar 2027 | Under construction | — | coming soon |
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% | 599 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Antelope Station | 167 MW | 0 km |
| Paleo | 200 MW | 4.7 km |
| Hale Community Wind Farm | 478 MW | 11.7 km |
| BESSP1, LLC. | 4 MW | 22.2 km |
| J Robert Massengale | retired | 29 km |
| Brandon Station | retired | 31.4 km |