Southwest Power Pool

Balancing Authority Summary Information

Southwest Power Pool is ranked #5 out of 65 balancing authorities in terms of total annual electricity generation.

Balancing Authority	Southwest Power Pool
States	Arkansas Colorado Iowa Kansas Louisiana Minnesota Missouri Montana Nebraska New Mexico North Dakota Oklahoma South Dakota Texas
Last Update	Mar 2025
Annual Generation	296.1 TWh
Power Plants	762
Utilities	424
Ranked #5 out of 65 in terms of net annual generation
Ranked #3 out of 34 in terms of annual generation from wind
Power Plant Types	Wind \| 37.3% Natural Gas \| 27.6% Coal \| 26.2% Nuclear \| 5.2% Water \| 3% Solar \| 0.5% Other Fuel \| 0.1%

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Daily Net Generation for Southwest Power Pool for the past 3 Years

Plant Name	Utility	Location	Annual Generation	Plant Date	Last Update	Fuel Types
International Paper Texarkana Mill	Graphic Packaging International - Texarkana	Queen City, TX	378 GWh	Dec 1971	Dec 2023	Black Liquor : 49.9% Natural Gas : 28.0% Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 22.1%
International Paper Valliant OK	International Paper - Valliant	Valliant, OK	449 GWh	Sep 1971	Jan 2025	Black Liquor : 54.2% Natural Gas : 30.1% Other Biomass Solids : 15.8%
Ashdown	Domtar Industries Inc	Ashdown, AR	570 GWh	Dec 1967	Jan 2025	Black Liquor : 66.9% Natural Gas : 15.1% Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 11.0% Bituminous Coal : 5.7% Tire-derived Fuels : 1.3%
Borger Plant	Sid Richardson Carbon Ltd	Borger, TX	46 GWh	Jan 1985	Dec 2023	Blast Furnace Gas : 77.0% Natural Gas : 23.0%
Wisner	City of Wisner	Wisner, NE	58 MWh	Apr 1969	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
St John	City of St. John - (KS)	St. John, KS	17 MWh	Aug 1965	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Wakefield	City of Wakefield - (NE)	Wakefield, NE	14 MWh	Dec 1914	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Wayne IC	City of Wayne	Wayne, NE	45 MWh	Dec 1946	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Osawatomie City of	City of Osawatomie - (KS)	Osawatomie, KS	10 MWh	Sep 1950	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Oberlin (KS)	City of Oberlin - (KS)	Oberlin, KS	4 MWh	Dec 1953	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Laurel	City of Laurel - (NE)	Laurel, NE	3 MWh	Dec 1955	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Wilber	City of Wilber	Wilber, NE	33 MWh	Dec 1959	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Red Cloud	City of Red Cloud - (NE)	Red Cloud, NE	37 MWh	Dec 1949	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
La Plata	City of La Plata - (MO)	La Plata, MO	19 MWh	Feb 2013	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
La Crosse	City of La Crosse - (KS)	La Crosse, KS	24 MWh	Oct 1962	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Quindaro	City of Kansas City - (KS)	Kansas, KS	6 GWh	Apr 1965	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Jetmore	City of Jetmore	Jetmore, KS	61 MWh	Dec 1950	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Pawhuska	City of Pawhuska - (OK)	Pawhuska, OK	375 MWh	Aug 1949	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Spirit Mound	Basin Electric Power Coop	Vermillion, SD	5 GWh	May 1978	Oct 2024	Distillate Fuel Oil
Malden	City of Malden - (MO)	Malden, MO	75 MWh	Jul 1957	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Hill City	City of Hill City	Hill City, KS	37 MWh	Apr 1952	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Mobile	Nebraska Public Power District	York, NE	59 MWh	Dec 1979	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Luverne	City of Luverne - (MN)	Luverne, MN	68 MWh	Apr 1967	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Jackson Square	City of Independence - (MO)	Independence, MO	2 GWh	May 1969	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Hebron	Nebraska Public Power District	Hebron, NE	5 GWh	May 1973	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Butler Municipal Power Plant	City of Butler - (MO)	Butler, MO	37 MWh	May 1946	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Quay County	Southwestern Public Service Co	Tucumcari, NM	858 MWh	Sep 2013	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
McCook	Nebraska Public Power District	McCook, NE	2 GWh	May 1973	Nov 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Nevada	Evergy Missouri West	Nevada, MO	1 GWh	May 1974	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Northeast (MO)	Evergy Metro	Kansas City, MO	26 GWh	Apr 1972	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Osawatomie Power Plant South Sub	City of Osawatomie - (KS)	Osawatomie, KS	6 MWh	Feb 2017	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Sidney (NE)	City of Sidney - (NE)	Sidney, NE	2 MWh	Dec 1930	Dec 2022	Distillate Fuel Oil
Adrian	Adrian Public Utilities Comm	Adrian, MN	7 MWh	Apr 2005	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Thunderbird Generator (Tbird)	4 Rivers Electric Cooperative, Inc.	Emporia, KS	106 MWh	Apr 2019	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Jones Street	Omaha Public Power District	Omaha, NE	11 GWh	May 1973	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Station I	City of Independence - (MO)	Independence, MO	3 GWh	May 1972	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Pender	City of Pender - (NE)	Pender, NE	46 MWh	Dec 1952	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Garnett Municipal	City of Garnett - (KS)	Garnett, KS	9 MWh	Dec 1929	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Sargent	City of Sargent - (NE)	Sargent, NE	3 MWh	Dec 1953	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Burwell	City of Burwell - (NE)	Burwell, NE	35 MWh	Feb 1955	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Kimball	City of Kimball - (NE)	Kimball, NE	61 MWh	Dec 1943	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Mulvane 2	City of Mulvane - (KS)	Mulvane, KS	20 MWh	Aug 2003	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Rock Rapids	Rock Rapids Municipal Utility	Rock Rapids, IA	13 MWh	Mar 1968	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Chappell	City of Chappell - (NE)	Chappell, NE	72 MWh	Dec 1939	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Milford	City of Milford - (IA)	Milford, IA	616 MWh	Dec 1948	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Laurens	City of Laurens - (IA)	Laurens, IA	955 MWh	Jun 1951	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Estherville	City of Estherville - (IA)	Estherville, IA	783 MWh	Nov 1946	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Alta Municipal Utilities	City of Alta - (IA)	Alta, IA	372 MWh	Jul 1947	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Sharpe	Kansas Electric Power Coop Inc	Waverly, KS	1 GWh	Jun 2002	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Trenton North	Trenton Municipal Utilities - (MO)	Trenton, MO	54 MWh	May 1974	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Cambridge	City of Cambridge - (NE)	Cambridge, NE	12 MWh	May 2005	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Waste Water Plant Generator	City of Winfield - (KS)	Winfield, KS	3 MWh	Feb 1993	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Ft. Pierre	City of Fort Pierre - (SD)	Fort Pierre, SD	53 MWh	Sep 2004	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Laverne Diesel Generating Plant	Town of Laverne - (OK)	Laverne, OK	283 MWh	Dec 2005	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Osawatomie Power Plant North Sub	City of Osawatomie - (KS)	Osawatomie, KS	5 MWh	Apr 2018	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Fredonia	City of Fredonia - (KS)	Fredonia, KS	15 MWh	May 2023	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Baldwin City Plant No 1	City of Baldwin City- (KS)	Baldwin City, KS	19 MWh	Apr 1956	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Erie	City of Erie - (KS)	Erie, KS	7 MWh	Oct 1958	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Johnson	City of Johnson - (KS)	Johnson, KS	35 MWh	Feb 1950	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Hugoton 2	City of Hugoton - (KS)	Hugoton, KS	19 MWh	Dec 1963	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Watertown Power Plant	Missouri Basin Muni Power Agny	Watertown, SD	5 GWh	Dec 1977	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Oxford (KS)	City of Oxford - (KS)	Oxford, KS	6 MWh	Jun 1999	Dec 2022	Distillate Fuel Oil
Burlington (KS)	City of Burlington - (KS)	Burlington, KS	117 MWh	Jun 1955	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Madison Utilities	City of Madison - (NE)	Madison, NE	26 MWh	Mar 1953	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
City Light & Water	City of Blue Hill - (NE)	Blue Hill, NE	6 MWh	Dec 1986	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Erie Energy Center	City of Erie - (KS)	Erie, KS	2 GWh	Jun 1999	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Ashland	City of Ashland - (KS)	Ashland, KS	27 MWh	Aug 1953	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Wolf Creek Generator	4 Rivers Electric Cooperative, Inc.	Burlington, KS	106 MWh	Mar 2014	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Coon Rapids II	City of Coon Rapids	Coon Rapids, IA	451 MWh	Sep 2001	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
West Receiving	City of Denison - (IA)	Denison, IA	12 MWh	Mar 1998	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Trenton South	Trenton Municipal Utilities - (MO)	Trenton, MO	59 MWh	Jun 2000	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Sterling	City of Sterling - (KS)	Sterling, KS	157 MWh	Jul 1950	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil : 51.1% Natural Gas : 48.9%
Spalding	Village of Spalding - (NE)	Spalding, NE	5 MWh	Jun 1919	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil : 60.0% Water : 40.0%
Osborne	City of Osborne - (KS)	Osborne, KS	8 MWh	May 1957	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil : 60.7% Natural Gas : 39.3%
Scribner Diesel Generation Facility	City of Scribner	Scribner, NE	34 MWh	Aug 2020	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil : 68.1% Other Biomass Liquids : 31.9%
Chillicothe	Chillicothe Municipal Utils	Chillicothe, MO	9 GWh	May 1986	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil : 69.9% Natural Gas : 30.1%
West Point Municipal	City of West Point - (NE)	West Point, NE	139 MWh	Apr 1947	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil : 80.3% Natural Gas : 19.7%
David City	City of David City	David City, NE	8 MWh	Dec 1948	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil : 84.3% Natural Gas : 15.7%
Algona	City of Algona - (IA)	Algona, IA	1 GWh	Nov 1965	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil : 86.8% Natural Gas : 13.2%
Ansley	City of Ansley - (NE)	Ansley, NE	14 MWh	May 1969	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil : 90.2% Natural Gas : 9.8%
New Hampton	City of New Hampton - (IA)	New Hampton, IA	2 GWh	Mar 1967	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil : 93.1% Natural Gas : 6.9%
Kingfisher	City of Kingfisher - (OK)	Kingfisher, OK	210 MWh	Dec 1953	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil : 94.9% Natural Gas : 5.1%
Broken Bow	City of Broken Bow - (NE)	Broken Bow, NE	82 MWh	Nov 1936	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil : 95.2% Natural Gas : 4.8%
Hallam	Nebraska Public Power District	Hallam, NE	2 GWh	May 1973	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil : 95.9% Natural Gas : 4.1%
Ord	City of Ord - (NE)	Ord, NE	59 MWh	Dec 1962	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil : 97.4% Natural Gas : 2.6%
Tulsa LFG LLC	Tulsa LFG LLC	Sand Springs, OK	17 GWh	Apr 2011	Dec 2023	Landfill Gas
Noble Hill Landfill	City Utilities of Springfield - (MO)	Willard, MO	2 GWh	Apr 2006	Dec 2023	Landfill Gas
Waste Management Rolling Meadows LFGTE	WM Renewable Energy LLC	Topeka, KS	45 GWh	Dec 2009	Dec 2023	Landfill Gas
Elk City Station	Omaha Public Power District	Bennington, NE	49 GWh	Mar 2002	Dec 2023	Landfill Gas
Oak Grove Power Producers	Cube District Energy, LLC	Arcadia, KS	20 GWh	Feb 2010	Dec 2023	Landfill Gas
St Joseph Landfill Generating Station	Evergy Missouri West	St Joseph, MO	3 GWh	Nov 2011	Dec 2023	Landfill Gas
Antelope Valley	Basin Electric Power Coop	Beulah, ND	5 TWh	Jun 1984	Jan 2025	Lignite Coal : 99.3% Natural Gas : 0.7%
Leland Olds	Basin Electric Power Coop	Stanton, ND	3 TWh	Dec 1965	Jan 2025	Lignite Coal : 99.5%
Pirkey	Southwestern Electric Power Co	Hallsville, TX	3 TWh	Dec 1984	Mar 2023	Lignite Coal : 99.8%
Elk Station	Golden Spread Electric Cooperative, Inc	Abernathy, TX	934 GWh	May 2015	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Waynoka Gas Processing Plant	Targa Pipeline Mid-Continent West OK LLC	Alva, OK	18 GWh	Jun 2006	Jan 2025	Natural Gas
Riverton	Empire District Electric Co	Riverton, KS	1 TWh	May 1950	Jan 2025	Natural Gas
Russell Energy Center	City of Russell - (KS)	Russell, KS	2 GWh	Jan 2002	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
McCartney	City Utilities of Springfield - (MO)	Strafford, MO	96 GWh	Jun 2002	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
West Gardner	Evergy Metro	Johnson, KS	263 GWh	May 2003	Dec 2023	Natural Gas

Surrounding Balancing Authorities

Rank	Balancing Authority	Annual Net Generation	# Power Plants
#26	Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc.	22.7 TWh	47
#47	El Paso Electric Company	6.6 TWh	31
#3	Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.	471.7 TWh	1,139
#2	Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.	645.3 TWh	2,653
#20	Public Service Company of Colorado	48.5 TWh	201
#35	Public Service Company of New Mexico	15.4 TWh	108
#52	Southwestern Power Administration	3.9 TWh	31
#9	Tennessee Valley Authority	159.1 TWh	170
#23	Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region	35.5 TWh	170
#64	Western Area Power Administration - Upper Great Plains West	478.5 GWh	24

Balancing Authorities with Similar Net Generation

Rank	Balancing Authority	Annual Net Generation	# Power Plants
#2	Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.	645.3 TWh	2,653
#3	Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.	471.7 TWh	1,139
#5	Southwest Power Pool	296.1 TWh	762
#6	Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans	252.0 TWh	393
#7	California Independent System Operator	188.6 TWh	1,943
#9	Tennessee Valley Authority	159.1 TWh	170
#10	Florida Power & Light Co.	147.6 TWh	159
#12	New York Independent System Operator	131.3 TWh	1,100
#13	Duke Energy Carolinas	111.4 TWh	556
#15	ISO New England	103.7 TWh	1,487