MUSTANG STATION
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 521 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Yoakum County
- Operator
- GOLDEN SPREAD ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1999
- EIA plant ID
- 55065
- Generators
- 3
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Net generation (2024)
- 2,313 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 51%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 32.9728, -102.7417
MUSTANG STATION, a 521 MW Natural Gas power plant in Yoakum County, Texas. Operated by GOLDEN SPREAD ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC, commissioned 1999.
How MUSTANG STATION compares
With 521 MW of capacity, MUSTANG STATION ranks 74th among the 307 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Texas and 59th of the 134 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 0.8% of Texas's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.5% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 318th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1999, it is older than 56% 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 Yoakum County with 2 other operating plants, MUSTANG STATION UNIT 4 and WASSON CO2 REMOVAL PLANT.
EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 521 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 2,313 GWh in 2024 (a 51% capacity factor), up 91% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1999 and 2000.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line owned by LEA COUNTY ELECTRIC COOP, INC, about 0.1 miles away. Another 2 operating power plants totaling 363 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is MUSTANG STATION UNIT 4 (340 MW, Natural Gas).
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
MUSTANG STATION is a 521 MW natural gas power plant in Yoakum County, TX, operated by GOLDEN SPREAD ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC, commissioned in 1999. Yoakum County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.6 of 5 at the 89th national percentile. Hail is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 91st percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a natural gas plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Yoakum County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 91st | 4.6 of 5 | 3.6 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 86th | 4.5 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 80th | 4.2 of 5 | 6.3 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 80th | 4.2 of 5 | 1.5 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 68th | 3.7 of 5 | 0.46 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 53rd | 3.1 of 5 | 0.35 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 52nd | 3.1 of 5 | 2.1 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 48th | 2.9 of 5 | 47.0 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 31st | 2.2 of 5 | 0.43 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 28th | 2.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 12th | 1.5 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Yoakum 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 Yoakum 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.