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	Nov 2024
Annual Generation	290.4 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 \| 28.7% Coal \| 24.4% Nuclear \| 5.2% Water \| 3.1% Solar \| 0.4% 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
Sidney (NE)	City of Sidney - (NE)	Sidney, NE	2 MWh	Dec 1930	Dec 2022	Distillate Fuel Oil
Laurel	City of Laurel - (NE)	Laurel, NE	3 MWh	Dec 1955	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Waste Water Plant Generator	City of Winfield - (KS)	Winfield, KS	3 MWh	Feb 1993	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Sargent	City of Sargent - (NE)	Sargent, NE	3 MWh	Dec 1953	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Oberlin (KS)	City of Oberlin - (KS)	Oberlin, KS	4 MWh	Dec 1953	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Spalding	Village of Spalding - (NE)	Spalding, NE	5 MWh	Jun 1919	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil : 60.0% Water : 40.0%
Osawatomie Power Plant North Sub	City of Osawatomie - (KS)	Osawatomie, KS	5 MWh	Apr 2018	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Oxford (KS)	City of Oxford - (KS)	Oxford, KS	6 MWh	Jun 1999	Dec 2022	Distillate Fuel Oil
City Light & Water	City of Blue Hill - (NE)	Blue Hill, NE	6 MWh	Dec 1986	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
Stuart (NE)	City of Stuart - (NE)	Stuart, NE	6 MWh	Dec 1951	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 54.7% Distillate Fuel Oil : 45.3%
Emerson	City of Emerson - (NE)	Emerson, NE	7 MWh	Dec 1946	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 54.9% Distillate Fuel Oil : 45.1%
Erie	City of Erie - (KS)	Erie, KS	7 MWh	Oct 1958	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Adrian	Adrian Public Utilities Comm	Adrian, MN	7 MWh	Apr 2005	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Osborne	City of Osborne - (KS)	Osborne, KS	8 MWh	May 1957	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil : 60.7% Natural Gas : 39.3%
David City	City of David City	David City, NE	8 MWh	Dec 1948	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil : 84.3% Natural Gas : 15.7%
Garnett Municipal	City of Garnett - (KS)	Garnett, KS	9 MWh	Dec 1929	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Osawatomie City of	City of Osawatomie - (KS)	Osawatomie, KS	10 MWh	Sep 1950	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
West Receiving	City of Denison - (IA)	Denison, IA	12 MWh	Mar 1998	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Cambridge	City of Cambridge - (NE)	Cambridge, NE	12 MWh	May 2005	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Rock Rapids	Rock Rapids Municipal Utility	Rock Rapids, IA	13 MWh	Mar 1968	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Wakefield	City of Wakefield - (NE)	Wakefield, NE	14 MWh	Dec 1914	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Ansley	City of Ansley - (NE)	Ansley, NE	14 MWh	May 1969	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil : 90.2% Natural Gas : 9.8%
Fredonia	City of Fredonia - (KS)	Fredonia, KS	15 MWh	May 2023	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Lincoln	City of Lincoln Center - (KS)	Lincoln, KS	16 MWh	Dec 1957	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 68.4% Distillate Fuel Oil : 31.6%
Curtis	City of Curtis - (NE)	Curtis, NE	17 MWh	Dec 1954	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 76.3% Distillate Fuel Oil : 23.7%
St John	City of St. John - (KS)	St. John, KS	17 MWh	Aug 1965	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Hugoton 2	City of Hugoton - (KS)	Hugoton, KS	19 MWh	Dec 1963	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
La Plata	City of La Plata - (MO)	La Plata, MO	19 MWh	Feb 2013	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Sharon Spring	City of Sharon Springs - (KS)	Sharon Springs, KS	20 MWh	Jul 1951	Dec 2022	Natural Gas : 89.1% Distillate Fuel Oil : 10.9%
Mulvane 2	City of Mulvane - (KS)	Mulvane, KS	20 MWh	Aug 2003	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
La Crosse	City of La Crosse - (KS)	La Crosse, KS	24 MWh	Oct 1962	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Madison Utilities	City of Madison - (NE)	Madison, NE	26 MWh	Mar 1953	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Ashland	City of Ashland - (KS)	Ashland, KS	27 MWh	Aug 1953	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Oxford (NE)	Village of Oxford - (NE)	Oxford, NE	27 MWh	Jul 1953	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 91.0% Distillate Fuel Oil : 9.0%
Franklin (NE)	City of Franklin - (NE)	Franklin, NE	32 MWh	Dec 1954	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 91.1% Distillate Fuel Oil : 8.9%
Wilber	City of Wilber	Wilber, NE	33 MWh	Dec 1959	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Texico Wind Ranch LP	Texico Wind LP	Texico, NM	34 MWh	Nov 1999	Dec 2022	Wind
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%
Johnson	City of Johnson - (KS)	Johnson, KS	35 MWh	Feb 1950	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Washington	City of Washington - (KS)	Washington, KS	35 MWh	Oct 1953	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 88.8% Distillate Fuel Oil : 11.2%
Burwell	City of Burwell - (NE)	Burwell, NE	35 MWh	Feb 1955	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Hill City	City of Hill City	Hill City, KS	37 MWh	Apr 1952	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Butler Municipal Power Plant	City of Butler - (MO)	Butler, MO	37 MWh	May 1946	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Red Cloud	City of Red Cloud - (NE)	Red Cloud, NE	37 MWh	Dec 1949	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Gardner Energy Center	City of Gardner - (KS)	Gardner, KS	40 MWh	Apr 1990	Dec 2022	Natural Gas
Anthony	City of Anthony - (KS)	Anthony, KS	41 MWh	Jul 1972	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 88.1% Distillate Fuel Oil : 11.9%
Wayne IC	City of Wayne	Wayne, NE	45 MWh	Dec 1946	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Pender	City of Pender - (NE)	Pender, NE	46 MWh	Dec 1952	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Burlingame	City of Burlingame - (KS)	Burlingame, KS	46 MWh	Jul 1963	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 51.5% Distillate Fuel Oil : 48.5%
Ellinwood	City of Ellinwood - (KS)	Ellinwood, KS	48 MWh	May 1948	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 80.3% Distillate Fuel Oil : 19.7%
Ft. Pierre	City of Fort Pierre - (SD)	Fort Pierre, SD	53 MWh	Sep 2004	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Trenton North	Trenton Municipal Utilities - (MO)	Trenton, MO	54 MWh	May 1974	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Wisner	City of Wisner	Wisner, NE	58 MWh	Apr 1969	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Wahoo	City of Wahoo - (NE)	Wahoo, NE	58 MWh	Jul 1936	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 81.9% Distillate Fuel Oil : 18.1%
Mobile	Nebraska Public Power District	York, NE	59 MWh	Dec 1979	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Trenton South	Trenton Municipal Utilities - (MO)	Trenton, MO	59 MWh	Jun 2000	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Ord	City of Ord - (NE)	Ord, NE	59 MWh	Dec 1962	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil : 97.4% Natural Gas : 2.6%
Kimball	City of Kimball - (NE)	Kimball, NE	61 MWh	Dec 1943	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Jetmore	City of Jetmore	Jetmore, KS	61 MWh	Dec 1950	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Hoisington	City of Hoisington - (KS)	Hoisington, KS	62 MWh	Jul 1961	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 65.4% Distillate Fuel Oil : 34.6%
Wichita Plant	Occidental Chemical Corporation	Wichita, KS	66 MWh	Jul 1982	Dec 2022	Natural Gas
Luverne	City of Luverne - (MN)	Luverne, MN	68 MWh	Apr 1967	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Chappell	City of Chappell - (NE)	Chappell, NE	72 MWh	Dec 1939	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Malden	City of Malden - (MO)	Malden, MO	75 MWh	Jul 1957	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Russell Downtown	City of Russell - (KS)	Russell, KS	78 MWh	Jan 1971	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 82.5% Distillate Fuel Oil : 17.5%
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%
Crete	City of Crete	Crete, NE	83 MWh	May 1973	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 62.3% Distillate Fuel Oil : 37.7%
Minneapolis City of	City of Minneapolis - (KS)	Minneapolis, KS	84 MWh	Mar 1955	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 88.9% Distillate Fuel Oil : 11.1%
Chamberlain Wind Project	Basin Electric Power Coop	Chamberlain, SD	98 MWh	Oct 2001	Dec 2022	Wind
Meade	City of Meade - (KS)	Meade, KS	105 MWh	Dec 1950	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 85.2% Distillate Fuel Oil : 14.8%
Thunderbird Generator (Tbird)	4 Rivers Electric Cooperative, Inc.	Emporia, KS	106 MWh	Apr 2019	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Wolf Creek Generator	4 Rivers Electric Cooperative, Inc.	Burlington, KS	106 MWh	Mar 2014	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Beloit	City of Beloit - (KS)	Beloit, KS	114 MWh	Apr 1950	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 87.4% Distillate Fuel Oil : 12.6%
Burlington (KS)	City of Burlington - (KS)	Burlington, KS	117 MWh	Jun 1955	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
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%
Baldwin City Plant No 2	City of Baldwin City- (KS)	Baldwin City, KS	145 MWh	Jul 2004	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 80.0% Distillate Fuel Oil : 20.0%
Auburn	Auburn Board of Public Works	Auburn, NE	155 MWh	May 1949	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 72.6% Distillate Fuel Oil : 27.4%
Sterling	City of Sterling - (KS)	Sterling, KS	157 MWh	Jul 1950	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil : 51.1% Natural Gas : 48.9%
Falls City	City of Falls City - (NE)	Falls City, NE	161 MWh	Jul 1930	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 65.4% Distillate Fuel Oil : 34.6%
Belleville	City of Belleville - (KS)	Belleville, KS	178 MWh	Dec 1954	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 63.2% Distillate Fuel Oil : 36.8%
Girard	City of Girard - (KS)	Girard, KS	185 MWh	Aug 1955	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 56.0% Distillate Fuel Oil : 44.0%
Clay Center	City of Clay Center - (KS)	Clay Center, KS	193 MWh	Dec 1947	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 87.1% Distillate Fuel Oil : 12.9%
Kingfisher	City of Kingfisher - (OK)	Kingfisher, OK	210 MWh	Dec 1953	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil : 94.9% Natural Gas : 5.1%
FreeState Stull Solar I	Evergy Kansas Central, Inc	LeCompton, KS	215 MWh	Nov 2023	Dec 2023	Solar
Pratt 2	City of Pratt- (KS)	Pratt, KS	226 MWh	May 1994	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 84.5% Distillate Fuel Oil : 15.5%
Laverne Diesel Generating Plant	Town of Laverne - (OK)	Laverne, OK	283 MWh	Dec 2005	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Alta Municipal Utilities	City of Alta - (IA)	Alta, IA	372 MWh	Jul 1947	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Pawhuska	City of Pawhuska - (OK)	Pawhuska, OK	375 MWh	Aug 1949	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Ottawa	City of Ottawa - (KS)	Ottawa, KS	377 MWh	Nov 1958	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 78.7% Distillate Fuel Oil : 21.3%
Coon Rapids II	City of Coon Rapids	Coon Rapids, IA	451 MWh	Sep 2001	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Kearney	Nebraska Public Power District	Kearney, NE	517 MWh	Dec 1920	Sep 2023	Water
Cushing	City of Cushing - (OK)	Cushing, OK	575 MWh	May 1936	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 92.9% Distillate Fuel Oil : 7.1%
Poplar Bluff Generating Station	City of Poplar Bluff - (MO)	Poplar Bluff, MO	579 MWh	Apr 1976	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 91.2% Distillate Fuel Oil : 8.8%
Milford	City of Milford - (IA)	Milford, IA	616 MWh	Dec 1948	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Chanute 3	City of Chanute	Chanute, KS	694 MWh	Sep 1985	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 83.8% Distillate Fuel Oil : 16.2%
Estherville	City of Estherville - (IA)	Estherville, IA	783 MWh	Nov 1946	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Quay County	Southwestern Public Service Co	Tucumcari, NM	858 MWh	Sep 2013	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Iola	City of Iola - (KS)	Iola, KS	909 MWh	Apr 1969	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 93.7% Distillate Fuel Oil : 6.3%

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	6.4 TWh	31
#3	Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.	461.0 TWh	1,139
#2	Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.	631.0 TWh	2,653
#21	Public Service Company of Colorado	45.1 TWh	201
#34	Public Service Company of New Mexico	15.5 TWh	108
#53	Southwestern Power Administration	3.5 TWh	31
#9	Tennessee Valley Authority	157.5 TWh	170
#23	Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region	36.4 TWh	170
#64	Western Area Power Administration - Upper Great Plains West	468.8 GWh	24

Balancing Authorities with Similar Net Generation

Rank	Balancing Authority	Annual Net Generation	# Power Plants
#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
#15	ISO New England	102.8 TWh	1,487