Golden Spread Electric Cooperative observes 40th anniversary

  • COOPERATIVE COUNTIES Golden Spread Electric Cooperative, Inc.,was organized in 1984 to provide electric service for rural distribution cooperative members located in the Panhandle, South Plains and Edwards Plateau regions ofTexas, the Panhandle of Oklahoma, Southwest Kansas and Southeast Colorado. Ten students, including one from this newspaper’s readership area, received scholarships from Golden Spread this year. | COURTESY GRAPHIC
    COOPERATIVE COUNTIES Golden Spread Electric Cooperative, Inc.,was organized in 1984 to provide electric service for rural distribution cooperative members located in the Panhandle, South Plains and Edwards Plateau regions ofTexas, the Panhandle of Oklahoma, Southwest Kansas and Southeast Colorado. Ten students, including one from this newspaper’s readership area, received scholarships from Golden Spread this year. | COURTESY GRAPHIC

    STAFF REPORTS

    AMARILLO— Golden Spread Electric Cooperative, Inc., celebrates its 40th anniversary this month with a look back at its storied legacy and optimism for the innovation that drives its future.

    “Initially, Golden Spread was comprised of 11 member cooperatives, and over time, membership grew to include 16 members providing electric service to a rural territory that includes 24% of Texas’ la…