Power plant · EIA plant code 58835
Elk Station
- Operator
- Golden Spread Electric Cooperative, Inc
- Location
- Hale, TX (county level only)
- Balancing authority
- Southwest Power Pool (SWPP)
- Nameplate capacity
- 599.4 MW
- Summer capacity
- 583.1 MW
Planned changes reported to EIA: 1 proposed generator.
U.S. Energy Information Administration · Annual Electric Generator Report (Form EIA-860) · data for 2025 · as of Sep 10, 2026 · retrieved Oct 31, 2026 · CC-BY-4.0 May be out of date. The next release was due by Sep 10, 2027. Last checked for an update: Oct 31, 2026.
Generation in 2025
- Net generation
- 890,917 MWh
- Capacity factor
- 17.0%
Capacity factor is net generation divided by nameplate capacity times the hours each generator was in service that year, counted by month.
U.S. Energy Information Administration · Power Plant Operations Report (Form EIA-923) · data for 2025 · as of Sep 11, 2026 · retrieved Oct 31, 2026 · CC-BY-4.0 May be out of date. The next release was due by Sep 11, 2027. Last checked for an update: Oct 31, 2026.
Emissions
- Carbon dioxide in 2023
- 525,843 metric tons
- Carbon dioxide per MWh
- 1,241 lb/MWh
eGRID reports 579,642 short tons. One short ton is 0.90718474 metric tons.
Emissions are for 2023, the newest eGRID year. Generation is for 2025, the newest EIA-923 year.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · Emissions & Generation Resource Integrated Database (eGRID) · data for 2023 · as of Jun 16, 2025 · retrieved Oct 31, 2026 · CC-BY-4.0 May be out of date. The next release was due by Jan 31, 2026. Last checked for an update: Oct 31, 2026.
Generators
| Generator | Technology | Energy source | Nameplate | Operating since | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELK1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | NG | 199.8 MW | 2015 | Operable · As of September 2026 (EIA-860M): (OP) Operating |
| ELK2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | NG | 199.8 MW | 2016 | Operable · As of September 2026 (EIA-860M): (OP) Operating |
| ELK3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | NG | 199.8 MW | 2016 | Operable · As of September 2026 (EIA-860M): (OP) Operating |
| ELK4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | NG | 199.8 MW | Proposed, planned start 2027 · As of September 2026 (EIA-860M): (U) Under construction, less than or equal to 50 percent complete |
U.S. Energy Information Administration · Monthly Update to the Annual Electric Generator Report (Form EIA-860M) · data for 2026-09 · as of Oct 23, 2026 · retrieved Oct 31, 2026 · CC-BY-4.0 May be out of date. The next release was due by Nov 23, 2026. Last checked for an update: Oct 31, 2026.