GOLDEN SPREAD PANHANDLE WND RCH
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 78 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Oldham County
- Operator
- GOLDEN SPREAD ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2011
- EIA plant ID
- 57866
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 182 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 26%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 35.2842, -102.3138
GOLDEN SPREAD PANHANDLE WND RCH, a 78 MW Wind power plant in Oldham County, Texas. Operated by GOLDEN SPREAD ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC, commissioned 2011.
How GOLDEN SPREAD PANHANDLE WND RCH compares
With 78 MW of capacity, GOLDEN SPREAD PANHANDLE WND RCH ranks 201st among the 307 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Texas and 67th of the 94 operating Wind plants in the state. It accounts for about 0.7% of Texas's operating Wind capacity and under 0.1% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 318th-largest of the 708 operating Wind plants in the database. Commissioned in 2011, it is newer than 85% of the 303 operating Texas plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, GOLDEN SPREAD ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC, runs 4 operating plants in Texas totaling 1,107 MW. It shares Oldham County with 2 other operating plants, SPINNING SPUR WIND LLC and WILDORADO WIND RANCH.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 78 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology. Net generation was 182 GWh in 2024 (a 26% capacity factor), down 7% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is POTTER (345 kV), about 22.1 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line owned by SOUTHWESTERN PUBLIC SERVICE CO., under 0.1 miles away. One other operating power plant sits within 25 miles: SPINNING SPUR WIND LLC (161 MW, Wind).
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
GOLDEN SPREAD PANHANDLE WND RCH is a 78 MW wind power plant in Oldham County, TX, operated by GOLDEN SPREAD ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC, commissioned in 2011. Oldham County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.9 of 5 at the 97th national percentile. Hail is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low by FEMA at the 97th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a wind plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Oldham County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | Relatively Low | 97th | 4.9 of 5 | 6.3 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 95th | 4.8 of 5 | 10.9 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 85th | 4.4 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 77th | 4.1 of 5 | 2.6 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 69th | 3.8 of 5 | 0.82 |
| Lightning | Very Low | 41st | 2.6 of 5 | 49.2 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 39th | 2.6 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 30th | 2.2 of 5 | 0.27 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 18th | 1.7 of 5 | 1.7 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 6th | 1.2 of 5 | 0.29 |
Perils not assessed in Oldham 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 |
|---|---|
| Hurricane | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Oldham 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.