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	631.0 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 \| 39.8% Coal \| 26.3% Wind \| 15.6% Nuclear \| 14% Solar \| 2.1% 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
Dickinson Solar Array	Great River Energy	Buffalo, MN	3 GWh	Jul 2016	Dec 2023	Solar
Elk River	Great River Energy	Elk River, MN	47 GWh	Dec 1950	Aug 2024	Natural Gas : 99.8%
St Bonifacius	Great River Energy	St. Bonifacius, MN	1 GWh	May 1978	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Spiritwood Station	Great River Energy	Spiritwood, ND	182 GWh	Oct 2014	Aug 2024	Natural Gas : 76.5% Refined Coal : 23.4%
Cambridge CT Hybrid	Great River Energy	Cambridge, MN	49 GWh	Apr 1978	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 99.4% Distillate Fuel Oil : 0.6%
Rock Lake CT	Great River Energy	Pine City, MN	235 MWh	Mar 1978	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Lakefield Junction	Great River Energy	Trimont, MN	79 GWh	May 2001	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 99.7%
Maple Lake	Great River Energy	Maple Lake, MN	622 MWh	Apr 1978	Oct 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Pleasant Valley (MN)	Great River Energy	Dexter, MN	104 GWh	Apr 2001	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 99.6%
Green Cow Power	Green Cow Power LLC	Goshen, IN	13 GWh	Mar 2015	Dec 2023	Other Biomass Gas
Green Energy Machine	Green Energy Machine, LLC	Anita, IA	6 GWh	May 2016	Dec 2023	Wind
GSSP Schneider LLC	Green Street Power Partners	Waite Park, MN	9 GWh	Sep 2019	Dec 2023	Solar
Gibbon Solar	Green Street Power Partners	Gibbon, MN	6 GWh	May 2019	Dec 2023	Solar
GSPP Imholte CSG	Green Street Power Partners	St. Cloud, MN	2 GWh	Apr 2019	Dec 2023	Solar
GSPP Held LLC CSG	Green Street Power Partners	St. Cloud, MN	5 GWh	May 2019	Dec 2023	Solar
Greenback Energy	Greenback Energy, LLC (Longroad)	Pipestone, MN	4 GWh	Nov 2004	Dec 2023	Wind
Elk Wind Farm	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation	Greeley, IA	95 GWh	Nov 2011	Dec 2023	Wind
Rockville Solar II, LLC	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation	Indianapolis, IN	3 GWh	Jul 2014	Dec 2023	Solar
Rockville Solar I LLC	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation	Indianapolis, IN	4 GWh	Mar 2014	Dec 2023	Solar
Rippey Wind Farm	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation	Grand Junction, IA	151 GWh	Jul 2012	Dec 2023	Wind
Hawkeye Wind Farm	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation	Sumner, IA	97 GWh	Sep 2012	Dec 2023	Wind
Community Wind South	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation	Rushmore, MN	44 GWh	Nov 2012	Dec 2023	Wind
Lemonweir (Oak 1)	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation	Mauston, WI	30 MWh	Nov 2023	Dec 2023	Solar
Webster Creek (Oak 2)	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation	New Lisbon, WI	14 MWh	Nov 2023	Dec 2023	Solar
Georgetown (Polk Burnett)	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation	Balsam Lake, WI	13 MWh	Oct 2023	Dec 2023	Solar
Bluff Prairie (Vernon)	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation	De Soto, WI	17 MWh	Oct 2023	Dec 2023	Solar
Forrest City- Prison Site	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation	Forrest City, AR	2 GWh	Mar 2021	Dec 2023	Solar
Forrest City- Eldridge Road	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation	Forrest City, AR	2 GWh	Mar 2021	Dec 2023	Solar
Strobus	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation	Merrillan, WI	3 GWh	Aug 2021	Dec 2023	Solar
Blue Prairie Solar, LLC	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation	Black River Falls, WI	5 GWh	Jul 2021	Dec 2023	Solar
Hazel	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation	Lanesboro, MN	6 GWh	Oct 2021	Dec 2023	Solar
Fountain	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation	Fountain, MN	4 GWh	Oct 2021	Dec 2023	Solar
Stockton (MN)	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation	Winona, MN	4 GWh	Oct 2021	Dec 2023	Solar
Rushford Village	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation	Rushford Village, MN	2 GWh	Oct 2021	Dec 2023	Solar
Shamrock Solar LLC	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation	Black River Falls, WI	6 GWh	Nov 2021	Dec 2023	Solar
Stromland Solar	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation	Cochrane, WI	6 GWh	Nov 2021	Dec 2023	Solar
Ameresco Danville Solar, LLC	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation	Tilton, IL	4 GWh	Nov 2021	Dec 2023	Solar
Greenfield Wind	Greenfield Wind Power, LLC	Greenfield, IA	5 GWh	Jul 2012	Dec 2023	Wind
Greenstone Solar, LLC	Greenstone Solar, LLC	Coldwater, MI	807 MWh	Sep 2023	Dec 2023	Solar
Grimm Community Solar	Grimm CSG LLC	Buffalo Lake, MN	2 GWh	Apr 2018	Dec 2023	Solar
Grundy Center City Light Plant	Grundy Center Mun Light & Power	Grundy Center, IA	388 MWh	Oct 1963	Dec 2022	Distillate Fuel Oil
Onalaska Campus Landfill Biogas	Gundersen Lutheran Biogas I LLC	Onalaska, WI	4 GWh	Feb 2012	Dec 2023	Landfill Gas
Merom	Hallador Power Company, LLC	Sullivan, IN	3 TWh	Jan 1982	Aug 2024	Bituminous Coal : 99.8%
Story City Wind Project	Hamilton Wind Energy LLC	Story City, IA	3 GWh	Sep 2010	Dec 2023	Wind
Hammer Community (CSG)	Hammer Community Solar LLC	Clear Lake, MN	2 GWh	Jul 2020	Dec 2023	Solar
Maywood Photovoltaic Project	Hanwha Q CELLS USA	Indianapolis, IN	10 GWh	Feb 2014	Dec 2023	Solar
Hardy Hills Solar Energy LLC	Hardy Hills Solar LLC	Frankfort, IN	192 GWh	-	Aug 2024	Solar
Harlan	Harlan Municipal Utilities - (IA)	Harlan, IA	6 MWh	Jun 2001	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Hartmann Project CSG	Hartmann Community Solar LLC	Saint Cloud, MN	1 GWh	Nov 2019	Dec 2023	Solar
Harvest Gold Solar	Harvest Gold Solar Power, LLC	Indianola, MS	26 GWh	-	Aug 2024	Solar
Harvest 2	Harvest II Windfarm, LLC	Elkton, MI	180 GWh	Oct 2012	Dec 2023	Wind
Harvest Ridge Wind Farm	Harvest Ridge Wind Farm	Newman, IL	735 GWh	Jun 2020	Aug 2024	Wind
Harvest	Harvest Windfarm, LLC	Elkton, MI	102 GWh	Dec 2007	Dec 2023	Wind
Hastings City Hydroelectric	Hastings Lock & Dam	Hastings, MN	22 GWh	Dec 1991	Dec 2023	Water
Hawkeye Power Partners LLC	Hawkeye Power Partners LLC	Garner, IA	166 GWh	Mar 1999	Dec 2023	Wind
Hazel Solar, LLC	Hazel Solar, LLC	Howard City, MI	4 GWh	Jan 2021	Dec 2023	Solar
Heartland Community College	Heartland Community College	Normal, IL	943 MWh	May 2012	Dec 2023	Wind
Heartland Divide II	Heartland Divide II	Audubon, IA	795 GWh	Feb 2022	Aug 2024	Wind
Heartland Divide Wind Project, LLC	Heartland Divide Wind Project, LLC	Melville, IA	427 GWh	Nov 2018	Aug 2024	Wind
Hendershot Solar, LLC	Hendershot Solar, LLC	Tecumseh, MI	4 GWh	Dec 2020	Dec 2023	Solar
Hendricks Regional Health	Hendricks Regional Health	Danville, IN	26 MWh	Aug 1992	Aug 2024	Distillate Fuel Oil
Green Lake Solar	Heritage Sustainable Energy. LLC	Interlochen, MI	1 GWh	Sep 2018	Dec 2023	Solar
TCLP Solar Phase 1	Heritage Sustainable Energy. LLC	Traverse City, MI	1 GWh	Sep 2017	Dec 2023	Solar
Pickford Solar	Heritage Sustainable Energy. LLC	Pickford, MI	9 GWh	Jan 2021	Dec 2023	Solar
M72 West Solar	Heritage Sustainable Energy. LLC	Traverse City, MI	2 GWh	Nov 2019	Dec 2023	Solar
Herrema Dairy	Herrema Dairy, LLC	Fair Oaks, IN	7 GWh	Mar 2022	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Hertzberg Community (CSG)	Hertzberg Community Solar	Paynesville, MN	2 GWh	Mar 2020	Dec 2023	Solar
Heyer CSG	Heyer CSG LLC	Morristown, MN	2 GWh	May 2018	Dec 2023	Solar
Hibbing	Hibbing Public Utilities Comm	Hibbing, MN	68 GWh	Mar 1965	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 63.6% Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 35.0% Subbituminous Coal : 1.4%
Hidden View Dairy, LLC	Hidden View Dairy, LLC	Rensselaer, IN	6 GWh	Jan 2007	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Prairie Star Wind Farm	High Prairie Wind Farm II LLC	Grand Meadow, MN	259 GWh	Nov 2007	Dec 2023	Wind
Hillsdale	Hillsdale Board of Public Wks	Hillsdale, MI	309 MWh	Feb 1947	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 87.4% Distillate Fuel Oil : 12.6%
Hilltop Power	Hilltop Power, LLC	Edgerton, MN	4 GWh	Nov 2008	Dec 2023	Wind
Hometown Bio Energy LLC	Hometown Bio Energy LLC	Le Sueur, MN	20 GWh	Nov 2013	Dec 2023	Other Biomass Gas
St Francisville Mill	Hood Container of Louisiana, LLC	St. Francisville, LA	116 GWh	Feb 1966	Dec 2023	Black Liquor : 56.5% Natural Gas : 43.5%
Hoopeston Wind LLC	Hoopeston Wind LLC	Rossville, IL	334 GWh	Feb 2015	Dec 2023	Wind
Worthington Generation LLC	Hoosier Energy R E C, Inc	Worthington, IN	59 GWh	May 2000	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Henryville Solar RES	Hoosier Energy R E C, Inc	Underwood, IN	2 GWh	Aug 2016	Dec 2023	Solar
Johnson Co. Solar RES	Hoosier Energy R E C, Inc	Trafalgar, IN	2 GWh	Sep 2016	Dec 2023	Solar
Ellettsville Solar RES	Hoosier Energy R E C, Inc	Ellettsville, IN	2 GWh	Sep 2016	Dec 2023	Solar
Jackson Co. Solar RES	Hoosier Energy R E C, Inc	Columbus, IN	2 GWh	Aug 2017	Dec 2023	Solar
Spring Mill Solar RES	Hoosier Energy R E C, Inc	Mitchell, IN	1 GWh	Aug 2017	Dec 2023	Solar
New Haven Solar RES	Hoosier Energy R E C, Inc	Dale, IN	2 GWh	Aug 2016	Dec 2023	Solar
Decatur Co. Solar RES (IN)	Hoosier Energy R E C, Inc	Greensburg, IN	2 GWh	Aug 2017	Dec 2023	Solar
New Castle Solar RES	Hoosier Energy R E C, Inc	New Castle, IN	1 GWh	Oct 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
Lawrence County Station	Hoosier Energy R E C, Inc	Mitchell, IN	43 GWh	Apr 2005	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Lanesville Solar RES	Hoosier Energy R E C, Inc	Lanesville, IN	2 GWh	Nov 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
Scotland Solar RES	Hoosier Energy R E C, Inc	Newberry, IN	2 GWh	Oct 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
Elizabeth Solar Plant	Horus Louisiana 1, LLC	Pitkin, LA	29 GWh	-	Aug 2024	Solar
HQC Rock River Solar Power Gen Station	HQC Rock River Solar Power Generation Station LLC	Beloit, WI	3 GWh	Jun 2016	Dec 2023	Solar
Tatanka Wi	HQC Tatanka Wi Solar Power Generation LLC	Buffalo, MN	10 GWh	Nov 2017	Dec 2023	Solar
Huneke I CSG	Huneke I CSG LLC	Zumbrota, MN	2 GWh	Apr 2018	Dec 2023	Solar
Hutchinson Plant #2	Hutchinson Utilities Comm	Hutchinson, MN	25 GWh	Oct 1994	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Hutchinson Plant #1	Hutchinson Utilities Comm	Hutchinson, MN	31 GWh	Dec 1957	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Hwy 14 Holdco Solar CSG	Hwy 14 Holdco, LLC	Byron, MN	7 GWh	Jun 2017	Dec 2023	Solar
IGS Stockton DG CSG	IGS Stockton DG, LLC	Stockton, IL	3 GWh	Oct 2020	Dec 2023	Solar
IKEA Oak Creek Rooftop PV System	IKEA Property Inc	Oak Creek, WI	1 GWh	May 2018	Dec 2023	Solar
IKEA Canton Rooftop PV System	IKEA Property Inc	Canton, MI	84 MWh	Oct 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
IKEA St. Louis 410	IKEA Property Inc	St. Louis, MO	211 MWh	Aug 2015	Aug 2024	Solar
IL Sidney Project1	IL Sidney Project1, LLC	Sidney, IL	4 GWh	Mar 2021	Dec 2023	Solar

Surrounding Balancing Authorities

Rank	Balancing Authority	Annual Net Generation	# Power Plants
#61	Alcoa Power Generating, Inc. - Yadkin Division	894.0 GWh	4
#26	Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc.	22.7 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	33.2 TWh	20
#1	PJM Interconnection, LLC	843.8 TWh	2,305
#21	Public Service Company of Colorado	45.1 TWh	201
#5	Southwest Power Pool	290.4 TWh	762
#53	Southwestern Power Administration	3.5 TWh	31
#9	Tennessee Valley Authority	157.5 TWh	170

Balancing Authorities with Similar Net Generation

Rank	Balancing Authority	Annual Net Generation	# Power Plants
#1	PJM Interconnection, LLC	843.8 TWh	2,305
#2	Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.	631.0 TWh	2,653
#3	Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.	461.0 TWh	1,139
#5	Southwest Power Pool	290.4 TWh	762
#6	Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans	247.9 TWh	393
#7	California Independent System Operator	191.5 TWh	1,943
#9	Tennessee Valley Authority	157.5 TWh	170
#10	Florida Power & Light Co.	147.7 TWh	159
#12	New York Independent System Operator	130.0 TWh	1,100
#13	Duke Energy Carolinas	110.9 TWh	556