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EIA plant 58835

Abernathy · Hale · TX

Elk Station

Operated by Golden Spread Electric Cooperative, Inc

Annual generation1,255,428 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesNGCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextSouthwest Power PoolBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Elk Station?

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33.865000, -101.843333

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Capacity is not generation. Nameplate MW describes equipment; annual MWh describes recorded output. Proposed and retired units are not added to operating capacity.

Equipment mix

Operating capacity by technology

TechnologyNatural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine599.4 MW represented

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Electricity output across the year

Monthly net generation shows the seasonal shape of this plant's represented output. A negative value is retained when the source reports net consumption.

1108,472.38
274,891.37
384,987.76
479,848.03
5106,685.78
6120,360.58
7130,100.23
8147,004.51
9121,973.87
10105,656.21
1184,644.57
1290,802.7

MWh net generation · 2024 final edition · EIA 923 represented operating rows. 12 of 12 supplied rows shown; 0 missing values omitted. Months with no reported numeric value are omitted, not treated as zero.

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Electricity output across the year — MWh net generation
RecordMWh net generation
1108,472.38
274,891.37
384,987.76
479,848.03
5106,685.78
6120,360.58
7130,100.23
8147,004.51
9121,973.87
10105,656.21
1184,644.57
1290,802.7

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1108,472 MWh
274,891 MWh
384,988 MWh
479,848 MWh
5106,686 MWh
6120,361 MWh
7130,100 MWh
8147,005 MWh
9121,974 MWh
10105,656 MWh
1184,645 MWh
1290,803 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
ELK1Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG199.8OP
ELK2Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG199.8OP
ELK3Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG199.8OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
58835
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Unavailable
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 8 has the highest recorded value (147,005 MWh) and 2 the lowest (74,891 MWh). Their difference is 72,114 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
ELK1Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine199.8195.8202.085.0
ELK2Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine199.8196.4202.085.0
ELK3Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine199.8190.9202.085.0

EIA-860 2024 final source. Ratings describe capacity, not actual generation or availability. Missing ratings are not zero.

Source: US Energy Information Administration Form EIA-860 2024 plant and operable-generator workbooks; archive 2024. US EIA-authored information is generally public domain; cite EIA, preserve third-party exceptions, changes and no-endorsement context. Source-specific derived data.

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