ANTELOPE STATION
OperatingPower plant
- Capacity
- 167 MW
- County
- Hale County
- Operator
- GOLDEN SPREAD ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2011
- EIA plant ID
- 57865
- Coordinates
- 33.8654, -101.8434
ANTELOPE STATION, a 167 MW power plant in Hale County, Texas. Operated by GOLDEN SPREAD ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC, commissioned 2011.
Weather peril exposure
ANTELOPE STATION is a 167 MW power plant in Hale County, TX, operated by GOLDEN SPREAD ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC, commissioned in 2011. Hale County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 5.0 of 5 at the 99th national percentile. Hail is the leading peril, rated Very High by FEMA at the 100th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to this plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Hale County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | Very High | 100th | 5.0 of 5 | 5.7 |
| Winter weather | Relatively High | 90th | 4.6 of 5 | 7.7 |
| Strong wind | Relatively High | 87th | 4.5 of 5 | 2.6 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 75th | 4.0 of 5 | 0.82 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 73rd | 3.9 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 68th | 3.7 of 5 | 0.59 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 63rd | 3.5 of 5 | 47.9 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 59th | 3.4 of 5 | 1.4 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 32nd | 2.3 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 19th | 1.7 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 6th | 1.2 of 5 | 1.0 |
Perils not assessed in Hale County
These perils carry no usable National Risk Index figure for this county, so they are excluded from the scoring rather than scored zero. A zero would claim the peril was assessed and found benign.
| Peril | Why it is not scored |
|---|---|
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Hale County in the weather risk calculator
Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.
Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.