Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.

Balancing Authority Summary Information

Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. is ranked #2 out of 65 balancing authorities in terms of total annual electricity generation.

Balancing Authority	Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.
States	Arkansas Illinois Indiana Iowa Kentucky Louisiana Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana North Dakota South Dakota Texas Wisconsin
Last Update	Nov 2024
Annual Generation	632.0 TWh
Power Plants	2,653
Utilities	1,202
Ranked #2 out of 65 in terms of net annual generation
Ranked #2 out of 53 in terms of annual generation from natural gas
Power Plant Types	Natural Gas \| 39.9% Coal \| 26.1% Wind \| 15.6% Nuclear \| 14% Solar \| 2.2% Water \| 1.7% Other Fuel \| 0.4%

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Daily Net Generation for Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. for the past 3 Years

Plant Name	Utility	Location	Annual Generation	Plant Date	Last Update	Fuel Types
Solway CT	Otter Tail Power Co	Solway, MN	163 GWh	Apr 2003	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Luverne Wind Energy Center	Otter Tail Power Co	Luverne, ND	159 GWh	Aug 2009	Dec 2023	Wind
Jamestown	Otter Tail Power Co	Jamestown, ND	869 MWh	Apr 1976	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Ashtabula Wind Energy Center	Otter Tail Power Co	Luverne, ND	123 GWh	Sep 2008	Dec 2023	Wind
Langdon Wind Energy Center	Otter Tail Power Co	Langdon, ND	105 GWh	Nov 2007	Dec 2023	Wind
Lake Preston	Otter Tail Power Co	Lake Preston, SD	76 MWh	May 1978	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Big Stone	Otter Tail Power Co	Big Stone City, SD	2 TWh	Apr 1975	Sep 2024	Subbituminous Coal : 99.8%
Merricourt Wind Energy Center	Otter Tail Power Co	Kulm, ND	579 GWh	Nov 2020	Sep 2024	Wind
Hoot Lake	Otter Tail Power Co	Fergus Falls, MN	2 GWh	Aug 1914	Dec 2023	Water
Coyote	Otter Tail Power Co	Beulah, ND	2 TWh	Apr 1981	Sep 2024	Lignite Coal : 99.8%
Astoria Station	Otter Tail Power Co	Astoria, SD	396 GWh	Mar 2021	Sep 2024	Natural Gas
Hoot Lake Solar	Otter Tail Power Co	Fergus Falls, MN	72 GWh	Jul 2023	Sep 2024	Solar
Ottumwa City of	Ottumwa City of	Ottumwa, IA	5 GWh	Jul 1931	Dec 2023	Water
DeRidder Mill	Packaging Corporation of America	DeRidder, LA	389 GWh	Sep 1969	Dec 2023	Black Liquor : 49.9% Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 30.1% Natural Gas : 20.0%
Palmer Community Solar LLC CSG	Palmer Community Solar LLC	North Branch, MN	2 GWh	Jul 2021	Dec 2023	Solar
Paulson Community (CSG)	Paulson Community Solar LLC	St. Peter, MN	2 GWh	Mar 2020	Dec 2023	Solar
Paynesville Community Solar	Paynesville Community Solar	Paynesville, MN	8 GWh	Nov 2016	Dec 2023	Solar
Packaging of America Tomahawk Mill	PCA-Tomahawk Mill	Tomahawk, WI	113 GWh	Dec 1919	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 36.9% Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 34.9% Black Liquor : 15.8% Water : 12.0%
PCA, Filer City Mill	PCA, Filer City Mill	Filer City, MI	98 GWh	Dec 1949	Sep 2024	Natural Gas
Pearl River Solar Park LLC	Pearl River Solar Park, LLC	Morton, MS	81 GWh	-	Sep 2024	Solar
Pegasus Community Solar	Pegasus Community Solar	Brooten, MN	3 GWh	Jul 2017	Dec 2023	Solar
Pegasus Wind	Pegasus Wind, LLC	Reese, MI	368 GWh	Nov 2019	Sep 2024	Wind
Pepin Garden	Pepin Garden LLC	Kellogg, MN	222 MWh	Oct 2023	Dec 2023	Solar
Pheasant Run Wind LLC	Pheasant Run Wind LLC	Pigeon, MI	239 GWh	Nov 2013	Sep 2024	Wind
Phoenix Solar South Farms LLC Solar Farm	Phoenix Solar South Farms LLC	Champaign, IL	6 GWh	Nov 2015	Sep 2024	Solar
Pierre Solar	Pierre Solar	Pierre, SD	17 MWh	Aug 2016	Dec 2023	Solar
Pine Bluff Energy Center	Pine Bluff Energy LLC	Pine Bluff, AR	1 TWh	Jul 2001	Sep 2024	Natural Gas
Pine Island Solar CSG	Pine Island Holdco, LLC	Pine Island, MN	6 GWh	Jan 2017	Dec 2023	Solar
Pioneer Prairie Wind Farm	Pioneer Prairie Wind Farm I, LLC	McIntire, IA	834 GWh	Sep 2008	Sep 2024	Wind
Pivot Energy Minnesota Solar 1	Pivot Energy	Clinton Falls, MN	919 MWh	May 2023	Dec 2023	Solar
Pivot Energy Minnesota Solar 10	Pivot Energy	Greenwald, MN	600 MWh	May 2023	Dec 2023	Solar
Stevens Point Mill	Pixelle Specialty Solution, LLC	Stevens Point, WI	14 GWh	Jan 2002	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Port Allen (LA)	Placid Refining Co LLC	Port Allen, LA	49 GWh	Apr 1990	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
POET Biorefining - Shelbyville	POET Biorefing- Shelbyville	Shelbyville, IN	34 GWh	May 2020	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
POET Biorefining - Gowrie	POET Biorefining - Gowrie	Gowrie, IA	18 GWh	Oct 2018	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
POET Biorefining - Hudson	POET Biorefining - Hudson	Hudson, SD	18 GWh	Apr 2019	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
POET Biorefining - Jewell	POET Biorefining - Jewell	Jewell, IA	21 GWh	Feb 2019	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
POET Biorefining - North Manchester, LLC	POET Biorefining - North Manchester, LLC	North Manchester, IN	19 GWh	May 2017	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
POET Biorefining Caro, LLC	POET Biorefining Caro, LLC	Caro, MI	16 GWh	May 2018	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
POET Biorefining Lake Crystal	POET Biorefining Lake Crystal	Lake Crystal, MN	7 GWh	Mar 2005	Sep 2024	Natural Gas : 85.2% Distillate Fuel Oil : 14.8%
POET Biorefining LLC - Corning	POET Biorefining LLC - Corning	Corning, IA	15 GWh	Sep 2018	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
POET Biorefining - Chancellor	POET Biorefining- Chancellor	Chancellor, SD	23 GWh	Jul 2018	Dec 2023	Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 69.0% Natural Gas : 28.8% Landfill Gas : 2.2%
POET Biorefining-Hanlontown, LLC	POET Biorefining-Hanlontown, LLC	Hanlontown, IA	16 GWh	Dec 2018	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Point Beach Solar	Point Beach Solar	Two Creeks, WI	204 GWh	Aug 2021	Sep 2024	Solar
Prairie Mist Solar	Prairie Mist Solar Project, LLC	Montrose, AR	5 GWh	-	Sep 2024	Solar
Pearl Station	Prairie Power, Inc	Pearl, IL	64 MWh	May 1973	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Alsey	Prairie Power, Inc	Alsey, IL	20 GWh	May 1999	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 99.9%
Prairie State Generating Station	Prairie State Generating Co LLC	Marissa, IL	13 TWh	May 2012	Sep 2024	Bituminous Coal : 99.8%
Prairie State Solar Project	Prairie State Solar, LLC	Swanwick Township, IL	233 GWh	Jun 2021	Sep 2024	Solar
Prawer Project CSG	Prawer Community Solar LLC	Clear Lake, MN	2 GWh	Dec 2019	Dec 2023	Solar
Prescott Wind Farm	Prescott Wind Energy LLC	Prescott, IA	10 GWh	-	Sep 2024	Wind
Preston (MN)	Preston Public Utilities Comm	Preston, MN	130 MWh	Dec 1948	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 83.1% Distillate Fuel Oil : 16.9%
Portside Energy	Primary Energy Recycling Holdings, LLC	Portage, IN	232 GWh	Aug 1997	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Primient Decatur Plant Cogen	Primary Products Ingredients Americas, LLC	Decatur, IL	301 GWh	Dec 1988	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Primient	Primary Products Ingredients Americas, LLC d/b/a Primient	Lafayette, IN	389 GWh	May 2021	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Princeton (MN)	Princeton Public Utils Comm	Princeton, MN	179 MWh	Aug 1953	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Syncarpha Prinsburg CSG (Ledeboer)	Prinsburg CSG I, LLC	Prinsburg, MN	2 GWh	Nov 2018	Dec 2023	Solar
Purdue University	Purdue University	West Lafayette, IN	132 GWh	Dec 1968	Sep 2024	Natural Gas : 87.9% Bituminous Coal : 12.1%
Quilt Block Wind Farm LLC	Quilt Block Wind Farm LLC	Darlington, WI	388 GWh	Aug 2017	Sep 2024	Wind
Rafterville Solar	Rafterville Solar, LLC	Atwater, MN	940 MWh	Jun 2023	Dec 2023	Solar
Rail Splitter Wind Farm	Rail Splitter Wind Farm LLC	Hopedale, IL	256 GWh	Jul 2009	Dec 2023	Wind
Lake Charles Plant	Rain CII Carbon LLC	Sulphur, LA	155 GWh	Nov 2012	Jan 2024	Waste Heat
Coal Creek	Rainbow Energy Center	Underwood, ND	8 TWh	May 1979	Sep 2024	Refined Coal : 99.9%
Novel Byron Solar CSG	REA Investments, LLC	Byron, MN	2 GWh	Apr 2020	Dec 2023	Solar
Novel MNDot Solar CSG	REA Investments, LLC	Afton, MN	2 GWh	Oct 2020	Dec 2023	Solar
Novel Wayne Solar LLC CSG	REA Investments, LLC	Mantorville, MN	2 GWh	Dec 2020	Dec 2023	Solar
Novel Haley Solar CSG	REA Investments, LLC	Waseca, MN	2 GWh	May 2020	Dec 2023	Solar
Novel Bartel Solar CSG	REA Investments, LLC	Byron, MN	2 GWh	Mar 2020	Dec 2023	Solar
Novel Kanewischer Solar CSG	REA Investments, LLC	Waseca, MN	2 GWh	Sep 2020	Dec 2023	Solar
Hayfield Solar I LLC CSG	REA Investments, LLC	Hayfield, MN	2 GWh	Jan 2021	Dec 2023	Solar
Novel Jewison Solar CSG	REA Investments, LLC	Janesville, MN	1 GWh	Sep 2020	Dec 2023	Solar
Novel Pederson Solar CSG	REA Investments, LLC	Sauk Rapids, MN	2 GWh	Jul 2020	Dec 2023	Solar
Novel Schmoll Farms Solar CSG	REA Investments, LLC	Dodge Center, MN	2 GWh	Oct 2020	Dec 2023	Solar
Pipestone City Solar LLC CSG	REA Investments, LLC	Pipestone, MN	2 GWh	Jul 2021	Dec 2023	Solar
Hayfield Solar III LLC CSG	REA Investments, LLC	Hayfield, MN	2 GWh	Jan 2021	Dec 2023	Solar
Connexus Solar Stanford 1STF	REA Investments, LLC	St. Francis, MN	13 GWh	Apr 2021	Dec 2022	Solar
Novel Winegar Partnership Solar CSG	REA Investments, LLC	Waseca, MN	2 GWh	Mar 2021	Dec 2023	Solar
Novel Peter Solar CSG	REA Investments, LLC	Waterville, MN	2 GWh	Aug 2021	Dec 2023	Solar
Novel Handeland Solar LLC (CSG)	REA Investments, LLC	Clarkfield, MN	2 GWh	May 2022	Dec 2023	Solar
Novel Stavem Solar LLC CSG	REA Investments, LLC	Glenwood, MN	2 GWh	Aug 2021	Dec 2023	Solar
Novel Sunnyfield Farms Solar LLC CSG	REA Investments, LLC	Mazeppa, MN	2 GWh	May 2022	Dec 2023	Solar
Novel Schroeder Solar LLC CSG	REA Investments, LLC	Renville, MN	2 GWh	Dec 2022	Nov 2023	Solar
Novel Caroline Solar, LLC CSG	REA Investments, LLC	North Branch, MN	1 GWh	Apr 2023	Dec 2023	Solar
Novel David Solar LLC CSG	REA Investments, LLC	Waseca, MN	2 GWh	Feb 2022	Dec 2023	Solar
Novel Huneke Solar LLC CSG	REA Investments, LLC	Zumbrota, MN	2 GWh	Aug 2021	Dec 2023	Solar
Novel Denzer Solar LLC CSG	REA Investments, LLC	Minnesota City, MN	2 GWh	Jun 2022	Dec 2023	Solar
Novel Benedix Solar CSG	REA Investments, LLC	Mantorville, MN	2 GWh	Nov 2020	Dec 2023	Solar
Novel Stein Solar LLC CSG	REA Investments, LLC	Taylors Falls, MN	2 GWh	Aug 2022	Dec 2023	Solar
John A Logan College Solar	REA Investments, LLC	Carterville, IL	3 GWh	Nov 2019	Dec 2023	Solar
Novel Herickhoff Solar CSG	REA Investments, LLC	Osakis, MN	2 GWh	Mar 2020	Oct 2023	Solar
Novel Martens Solar LLC(CSG)	REA Investments, LLC	Lafayette, MN	2 GWh	Feb 2022	Dec 2023	Solar
Novel Brooten Solar CSG	REA Investments, LLC	Brooten, MN	2 GWh	Sep 2019	Dec 2023	Solar
Novel Novak Solar LLC CSG	REA Investments, LLC	Foley, MN	1 GWh	Jul 2021	Dec 2023	Solar
Novel Shelly Solar LLC (CSG)	REA Investments, LLC	Cottonwood, MN	2 GWh	Aug 2022	Dec 2023	Solar
Novel Debra Solar LLC CSG	REA Investments, LLC	Mantorville, MN	2 GWh	Nov 2020	Dec 2023	Solar
Novel Reber Solar CSG	REA Investments, LLC	Albany, MN	2 GWh	Oct 2019	Dec 2023	Solar
Novel Historical Society Solar CSG	REA Investments, LLC	Sacred Heart, MN	2 GWh	Oct 2019	Dec 2023	Solar
Novel DeCook Solar CSG	REA Investments, LLC	Byron, MN	2 GWh	Feb 2020	Dec 2023	Solar
Novel Martin Solar One LLC (McLeod) CSG	REA Investments, LLC	Lester Prairie, MN	2 GWh	Jul 2019	Dec 2023	Solar
Novel Herber Solar CSG	REA Investments, LLC	Rollingstone, MN	2 GWh	Jan 2020	Dec 2023	Solar

Surrounding Balancing Authorities

Rank	Balancing Authority	Annual Net Generation	# Power Plants
#61	Alcoa Power Generating, Inc. - Yadkin Division	903.4 GWh	4
#26	Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc.	22.4 TWh	47
#13	Duke Energy Carolinas	110.9 TWh	556
#51	Duke Energy Progress West	4.1 TWh	10
#24	Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company	33.1 TWh	20
#1	PJM Interconnection, LLC	843.4 TWh	2,305
#21	Public Service Company of Colorado	45.2 TWh	201
#5	Southwest Power Pool	290.4 TWh	762
#52	Southwestern Power Administration	3.6 TWh	31
#9	Tennessee Valley Authority	157.6 TWh	170

Balancing Authorities with Similar Net Generation

Rank	Balancing Authority	Annual Net Generation	# Power Plants
#1	PJM Interconnection, LLC	843.4 TWh	2,305
#2	Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.	632.0 TWh	2,653
#3	Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.	462.2 TWh	1,139
#5	Southwest Power Pool	290.4 TWh	762
#6	Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans	248.1 TWh	393
#7	California Independent System Operator	192.0 TWh	1,943
#9	Tennessee Valley Authority	157.6 TWh	170
#10	Florida Power & Light Co.	147.6 TWh	159
#12	New York Independent System Operator	129.8 TWh	1,100
#13	Duke Energy Carolinas	110.9 TWh	556