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
Kahoka	City of Kahoka	Kahoka, MO	17 MWh	Dec 1940	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Kalamazoo River Generating Station	CMS Generation MI Power LLC	Comstock, MI	189 GWh	May 1999	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Kalkaska CT #1	Michigan Public Power Agency	Kalkaska, MI	55 GWh	Nov 2002	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Kankakee 2	Kankakee Solar 2 LLC	Bourbonnais, IL	221 MWh	Jul 2022	Dec 2022	Solar
Kankakee Solar 4 LLC	Kankakee Solar 4 LLC	Kankakee, IL	4 GWh	Nov 2020	Dec 2023	Solar
Kas Brothers Windfarm	Kas Brothers Windfarm LLC	Woodstock, MN	3 GWh	Nov 2001	Dec 2023	Wind
Kaukauna City Hydro	City of Kaukauna	Kaukauna, WI	28 GWh	Nov 1940	Dec 2023	Water
Kaukauna Gas Turbine	City of Kaukauna	Kaukauna, WI	741 MWh	Apr 1969	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Kaukauna Paper Mill	Thilmany LLC	Kaukauna, WI	123 GWh	Dec 1950	Aug 2024	Black Liquor : 57.9% Natural Gas : 42.1%
Kaus Community Solar	National Grid Renewables	Claremont, MN	2 GWh	Dec 2018	Dec 2023	Solar
Kent County Waste to Energy Facility	Kent County	Grand Rapids, MI	97 GWh	Sep 1989	Aug 2024	Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste : 54.9% Biogenic Municipal Solid Waste : 44.9%
Kent School Road Solar 1	Kent School Road Solar 1	Kent, IL	4 GWh	Nov 2020	Dec 2023	Solar
Kentucky Mills	Domtar Paper Company LLC	Hawesville, KY	328 GWh	May 2001	Dec 2023	Black Liquor : 69.5% Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 30.4%
Kenyon Municipal	Kenyon Municipal Utilities	Kenyon, MN	19 MWh	Jul 1997	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Keokuk	Union Electric Co - (MO)	Keokuk, IA	835 GWh	Jul 1913	Dec 2023	Water
Kern A Community Solar, LLC CSG	Kern A Community Solar, LLC	West Frankfort, IL	4 GWh	Jun 2021	Dec 2023	Solar
Kerria Solar, LLC	National Grid Renewables	Renville, MN	2 GWh	Sep 2020	Dec 2023	Solar
Kilbourn	Wisconsin Power & Light Co	Wisconsin Dells, WI	54 GWh	Jun 1926	Dec 2023	Water
Kimberly Mill	City of Kaukauna	Appleton, WI	12 GWh	Dec 1925	Dec 2023	Water
Kindred School	Kindred Public School	Kindred, ND	46 MWh	Sep 2001	Aug 2024	Distillate Fuel Oil
Kingsford	Wisconsin Electric Power Co	Kingsford, MI	25 GWh	Apr 1924	Dec 2023	Water
Kinmundy	Union Electric Co - (MO)	Patoka, IL	3 GWh	Mar 2001	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 97.3% Distillate Fuel Oil : 2.7%
Kirkwood Wind Turbine	Kirkwood Community College	Cedar Rapids, IA	223 MWh	Jan 2012	Dec 2023	Wind
Kleber	Tower Kleber Ltd Partnership	Onaway, MI	5 GWh	Dec 1924	Dec 2023	Water
Knife Falls	ALLETE, Inc.	Cloquet, MN	9 GWh	Dec 1921	Dec 2023	Water
Knoxville Industrial	MidAmerican Energy Co	Knoxville, IA	57 MWh	Mar 2000	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Koda Biomass Plant	Koda Energy LLC	Shakopee, MN	43 GWh	Apr 2009	Dec 2023	Agricultural By-Products : 62.8% Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 27.0% Natural Gas : 10.1%
Kohler Solar	Wisconsin Power & Light Co	Kohler, WI	3 GWh	May 2022	Dec 2023	Solar
Kokomo Solar 1, LLC	NJR Clean Energy Ventures Corporation	Kokomo, IN	6 GWh	Nov 2016	Dec 2023	Solar
Koppelman Sun CSG	National Grid Renewables	Eagle Lake, MN	8 GWh	Oct 2017	Aug 2023	Solar
Kossuth	Wisconsin Power & Light Co	Lu Verne, IA	531 GWh	Sep 2020	Aug 2024	Wind
Kossuth County Wind	Kossuth County Wind, LLC	Lu Verne, IA	292 GWh	Nov 2022	Aug 2024	Wind
Kramer Solar CSG	National Grid Renewables	Hector, MN	6 GWh	Nov 2017	Dec 2023	Solar
Krause CSG	Krause CSG LLC	Renville, MN	2 GWh	Apr 2018	Dec 2023	Solar
L L Wilkins	Clarksdale Public Utilities	Clarksdale, MS	90 MWh	Sep 1961	Sep 2023	Natural Gas
La Farge	La Farge Municipal Electric Co	La Farge, WI	14 MWh	Sep 1990	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
La Porte	La Porte City Utilities	La Porte City, IA	98 MWh	Nov 2000	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
LA3 West Baton Rouge Solar Facility	Sol Systems	West Baton Rouge, LA	114 GWh	Aug 2020	Aug 2024	Solar
Labadie	Union Electric Co - (MO)	Labadie, MO	16 TWh	May 1970	Aug 2024	Subbituminous Coal : 99.9%
LAC Courte Oreilles Hydroelect	Renewable World Energies LLC	Winter, WI	8 GWh	Nov 1986	Dec 2023	Water
Lady Slipper Solar Array CSG	AEP Onsite Partners, LLC	Red Wing, MN	7 GWh	Sep 2019	Dec 2023	Solar
Ladysmith Dam	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota	Ladysmith, WI	10 GWh	Dec 1939	Dec 2023	Water
Lafayette DPC Solar	SoCore Energy LLC	Chippewa Falls, WI	2 GWh	May 2017	Dec 2023	Solar
Lahr 1, LLC	SoCore Energy LLC	Wakefield Township, MN	9 GWh	Dec 2017	Dec 2023	Solar
Lake Benton I	ALLETE Clean Energy	Lake Benton, MN	223 GWh	Jan 1998	Dec 2023	Wind
Lake Benton II	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota	Ruthton, MN	431 GWh	May 1999	Dec 2023	Wind
Lake Catherine	Entergy Arkansas LLC	Jones Mill, AR	174 GWh	Mar 1970	Aug 2023	Natural Gas
Lake Charles Plant	Rain CII Carbon LLC	Sulphur, LA	155 GWh	Nov 2012	Jan 2024	Waste Heat
Lake Charles Polymers	Equistar Chemicals LP	Westlake, LA	193 GWh	Aug 2011	Aug 2024	Natural Gas
Lake Charles Power	Entergy Louisiana LLC	West Lake, LA	6 TWh	Feb 2020	Aug 2024	Natural Gas
Lake Crystal	City of Lake Crystal - (MN)	Lake Crystal, MN	9 MWh	Apr 1952	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Lake Emily Solar	Enel Green Power NA, Inc.	St. Peter, MN	9 GWh	Nov 2016	Dec 2023	Solar
Lake Mills	City of Lake Mills	Lake Mills, IA	32 MWh	Dec 1955	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Lake Mills Gas Recovery	WM Renewable Energy LLC	Lake Mills, IA	19 GWh	Feb 2006	Dec 2023	Landfill Gas
Lake Park	City of Lake Park - (IA)	Lake Park, IA	46 MWh	Mar 2005	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Lake Preston	Otter Tail Power Co	Lake Preston, SD	76 MWh	May 1978	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Lake Pulaski Solar	Enel Green Power NA, Inc.	Buffalo, MN	14 GWh	Nov 2016	Dec 2023	Solar
Lake Region Community Hybrid, LLC	Lake Region Community Hybrid, LLC	Rothsay, MN	7 GWh	Nov 2018	Dec 2023	Wind
Lake Waconia Community Solar Garden	Lake Waconia Solar LLC	Waconia, MN	785 MWh	Jan 2018	Dec 2023	Solar
Lake Waconia IV Community Solar Garden	Lake Waconia Solar IV LLC	Waconia, MN	785 MWh	Jan 2018	Dec 2023	Solar
Lake Winds Energy Park	Consumers Energy Co - (MI)	Ludington, MI	242 GWh	Oct 2012	Dec 2023	Wind
Lakefield Junction	Great River Energy	Trimont, MN	79 GWh	May 2001	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 99.7%
Lakefield Utilities	City of Lakefield - (MN)	Lakefield, MN	13 MWh	Jan 1985	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Lakefield Wind Project LLC	EDF Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc.	Lakefield, MN	367 GWh	Sep 2011	Aug 2024	Wind
Lakeswind Power Partners	Lakeswind Power Partners	Pelican Rapids, MN	155 GWh	Feb 2014	Dec 2023	Wind
Lakota Ridge LLC	Lakota Ridge, LLC (Longroad)	Hendricks, MN	13 GWh	Mar 1999	Dec 2023	Wind
Lamoni Municipal Utilities	City of Lamoni - (IA)	Lamoni, IA	135 MWh	Feb 1940	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Lanesboro	Lanesboro Public Utility Comm	Lanesboro, MN	3 MWh	Dec 1922	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil : 66.7% Water : 33.3%
Lanesville Solar RES	Hoosier Energy R E C, Inc	Lanesville, IN	2 GWh	Nov 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
Langdon Renewables, LLC	FPL Energy Langdon Wind LLC	Langdon, ND	456 GWh	Nov 2007	Dec 2023	Wind
Langdon Wind Energy Center	Otter Tail Power Co	Langdon, ND	105 GWh	Nov 2007	Dec 2023	Wind
Langdon Wind II LLC	FPL Energy Langdon Wind LLC	Osnabrock, ND	160 GWh	Aug 2008	Dec 2023	Wind
Lange Solar	Arcadia Solar, LLC	Byron, MN	1 GWh	Aug 2019	Dec 2023	Solar
Lannon Stone	Wisconsin Electric Power Co	Pewaukee, WI	3 GWh	Nov 2021	Dec 2023	Solar
Lansing	Interstate Power and Light Co	Lansing, IA	632 GWh	Dec 1969	May 2023	Subbituminous Coal : 99.7%
Lansing BWL REO Town Plant	Lansing Board of Water and Light	Lansing, MI	539 GWh	Jun 2013	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Lantana Solar, LLC	National Grid Renewables	Glenwood, MN	2 GWh	Dec 2020	Dec 2023	Solar
LaO Energy Systems	Dow Chemical Co	Plaquemine, LA	2 TWh	May 1958	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 85.8% Other Gas : 14.2%
Laskin Solar	ALLETE, Inc.	Hoyt Lakes, MN	8 GWh	Nov 2022	Dec 2023	Solar
Laurel Village (CSG)	Laurel Village Community Solar LLC	Cokato, MN	2 GWh	Mar 2020	Dec 2023	Solar
Laurel Wind Farm	MidAmerican Energy Co	Laurel, IA	431 GWh	Nov 2011	Dec 2023	Wind
Lawrence County Station	Hoosier Energy R E C, Inc	Mitchell, IN	43 GWh	Apr 2005	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Lawrence Creek Solar	Enel Green Power NA, Inc.	Shafer, MN	6 GWh	Nov 2016	Dec 2023	Solar
Ledyard Windpower, LLC	Duke Energy Renewables Services	Lakota, IA	790 GWh	Nov 2022	Aug 2024	Wind
Lemond Solar	Adapture Renewables, Inc.	Owatonna, MN	9 GWh	May 2017	Dec 2023	Solar
Lemonweir (Oak 1)	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation	Mauston, WI	30 MWh	Nov 2023	Dec 2023	Solar
Lenape II	Lenape Solar II, LLC	Indianapolis, IN	4 GWh	Oct 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
Lennon Generating	North American Natural Res	Lennon, MI	27 GWh	Jan 2001	Dec 2023	Landfill Gas
Lenox	City of Lenox - (IA)	Lenox, IA	12 MWh	Aug 1948	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Leo Community Solar	National Grid Renewables	Hadley, MN	2 GWh	Nov 2018	Dec 2023	Solar
Leonardo Wind 1 LLC	Leonardo Wind 1 LLC	Alden, IA	11 GWh	Nov 2016	Dec 2023	Wind
LEPA Unit No. 1	Louisiana Energy & Power Authority	Morgan City, LA	183 GWh	May 2016	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
LeSun CSG, LLC	Cypress Creek Renewables	Waterville, MN	8 GWh	Dec 2017	Dec 2023	Solar
Letts Creek Solar, LLC	AES Distributed Energy	Grass Lake, MI	27 GWh	Nov 2022	Dec 2023	Solar
Leven Garden Solar	Leven Garden LLC	Villard, MN	2 GWh	Apr 2020	Dec 2023	Solar
Lewis & Clark	Montana-Dakota Utilities Co	Richland, MT	17 GWh	Sep 1958	Aug 2024	Natural Gas
Lewis Creek	Entergy Texas Inc.	Willis, TX	2 TWh	Nov 1970	Aug 2024	Natural Gas
Liberty I & II LFGTE	Wabash Valley Power Assn, Inc	Monticello, IN	27 GWh	Jul 2005	Dec 2023	Landfill Gas
Liberty Pole DPC Solar	SoCore Energy LLC	Viroqua, WI	2 GWh	Apr 2017	Aug 2024	Solar
Libra Community Solar	National Grid Renewables	Glenwood, MN	2 GWh	Oct 2018	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