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
Oxford (KS)	City of Oxford - (KS)	Oxford, KS	6 MWh	Jun 1999	Dec 2022	Distillate Fuel Oil
Wichita Plant	Occidental Chemical Corporation	Wichita, KS	66 MWh	Jul 1982	Dec 2022	Natural Gas
Gardner Energy Center	City of Gardner - (KS)	Gardner, KS	40 MWh	Apr 1990	Dec 2022	Natural Gas
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%
Texico Wind Ranch LP	Texico Wind LP	Texico, NM	34 MWh	Nov 1999	Dec 2022	Wind
Chamberlain Wind Project	Basin Electric Power Coop	Chamberlain, SD	98 MWh	Oct 2001	Dec 2022	Wind
Sidney (NE)	City of Sidney - (NE)	Sidney, NE	2 MWh	Dec 1930	Dec 2022	Distillate Fuel Oil
Arkalon Ethanol LLC	Arkalon Ethanol LLC	Liberal, KS	3 GWh	Nov 2008	Dec 2022	Natural Gas
Carthage	City of Carthage - (MO)	Carthage, MO	2 GWh	Jun 1946	Dec 2022	Natural Gas : 71.9% Distillate Fuel Oil : 28.1%
Sunray Wind I	Diamond Shamrock Refining Company LP	Sunray, TX	268 GWh	Aug 2009	Jan 2023	Wind
Pirkey	Southwestern Electric Power Co	Hallsville, TX	3 TWh	Dec 1984	Mar 2023	Lignite Coal : 99.8%
Kearney	Nebraska Public Power District	Kearney, NE	517 MWh	Dec 1920	Sep 2023	Water
J Street	Lincoln Electric System	Lincoln, NE	5 GWh	Jan 1972	Sep 2023	Natural Gas : 99.0% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.0%
Mesalands Comm College Wind Turbine	Mesalands Community College	Tucumcari, NM	2 GWh	Nov 2008	Sep 2023	Wind
J Robert Massengale	City of Lubbock - (TX)	Lubock, TX	48 GWh	Aug 1952	Sep 2023	Natural Gas
Higginsville	City of Higginsville - (MO)	Higginsville, MO	3 GWh	Dec 1944	Oct 2023	Natural Gas : 93.2% Distillate Fuel Oil : 6.8%
McCook	Nebraska Public Power District	McCook, NE	2 GWh	May 1973	Nov 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Cimarron River	Sunflower Electric Power Corp	Liberal, KS	26 GWh	Sep 1963	Nov 2023	Natural Gas
South Harper	Evergy Missouri West	Kansas City, MO	198 GWh	Jul 2005	Nov 2023	Natural Gas
McPherson 3	City of McPherson - (KS)	McPherson, KS	16 GWh	Sep 1998	Nov 2023	Natural Gas : 97.6% Distillate Fuel Oil : 2.4%
Clifton	Sunflower Electric Power Corp	Clifton, KS	11 GWh	Jul 1974	Nov 2023	Natural Gas
Arsenal Hill	Southwestern Electric Power Co	Shreveport, LA	189 GWh	Feb 1960	Nov 2023	Natural Gas
Lieberman	Southwestern Electric Power Co	Mooringsport, LA	156 GWh	Jun 1947	Nov 2023	Natural Gas
Harry D Mattison Gas Plant	Southwestern Electric Power Co	Tontitown, AR	180 GWh	Jun 2007	Nov 2023	Natural Gas
Aberdeen CT	NorthWestern Energy - (SD)	Aberdeen, SD	44 GWh	Apr 1978	Nov 2023	Natural Gas : 99.4% Distillate Fuel Oil : 0.6%
Columbus	Loup River Public Power Dist	Columbus, NE	124 GWh	Dec 1935	Dec 2023	Water
Narrows (AR)	USCE -Vickburg District	Murfreesboro, AR	47 GWh	Apr 1950	Dec 2023	Water
Thomas Fitzhugh	Arkansas Electric Coop Corp	Ozark, AR	405 GWh	Apr 1963	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Trenton North	Trenton Municipal Utilities - (MO)	Trenton, MO	54 MWh	May 1974	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Algona	City of Algona - (IA)	Algona, IA	1 GWh	Nov 1965	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil : 86.8% Natural Gas : 13.2%
Alta Municipal Utilities	City of Alta - (IA)	Alta, IA	372 MWh	Jul 1947	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Estherville	City of Estherville - (IA)	Estherville, IA	783 MWh	Nov 1946	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Laurens	City of Laurens - (IA)	Laurens, IA	955 MWh	Jun 1951	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Milford	City of Milford - (IA)	Milford, IA	616 MWh	Dec 1948	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
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%
Earl F Wisdom	Corn Belt Power Coop	Spencer, IA	6 GWh	Mar 1960	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 99.1% Distillate Fuel Oil : 0.9%
Laurel	City of Laurel - (NE)	Laurel, NE	3 MWh	Dec 1955	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Great Bend - Sunflower	Sunflower Electric Power Corp	Great Bend, KS	32 GWh	May 1963	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
North Denver	City of Hastings - (NE)	Hastings, NE	5 GWh	Nov 1957	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Hebron	Nebraska Public Power District	Hebron, NE	5 GWh	May 1973	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Hallam	Nebraska Public Power District	Hallam, NE	2 GWh	May 1973	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil : 95.9% Natural Gas : 4.1%
Hutchinson Energy Center	Evergy Kansas Central, Inc	Hutchinson, KS	25 GWh	Apr 1965	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 83.9% Distillate Fuel Oil : 16.1%
Don Henry	City of Hastings - (NE)	Hastings, NE	1 GWh	May 1972	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Anthony	City of Anthony - (KS)	Anthony, KS	41 MWh	Jul 1972	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 88.1% Distillate Fuel Oil : 11.9%
Ashland	City of Ashland - (KS)	Ashland, KS	27 MWh	Aug 1953	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
Belleville	City of Belleville - (KS)	Belleville, KS	178 MWh	Dec 1954	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 63.2% Distillate Fuel Oil : 36.8%
Beloit	City of Beloit - (KS)	Beloit, KS	114 MWh	Apr 1950	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 87.4% Distillate Fuel Oil : 12.6%
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%
Coffeyville	City of Coffeyville - (KS)	Coffeyville, KS	11 GWh	Jul 1956	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 99.9%
Ellinwood	City of Ellinwood - (KS)	Ellinwood, KS	48 MWh	May 1948	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 80.3% Distillate Fuel Oil : 19.7%
BESSP1, LLC.	BESSP1, LLC.	Shallowater, TX	1 GWh	Oct 2023	Dec 2023	Solar
Girard	City of Girard - (KS)	Girard, KS	185 MWh	Aug 1955	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 56.0% Distillate Fuel Oil : 44.0%
Hill City	City of Hill City	Hill City, KS	37 MWh	Apr 1952	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%
Holton	City of Holton - (KS)	City of Holton, KS	1 GWh	Jan 1958	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 92.7% Distillate Fuel Oil : 7.3%
Iola	City of Iola - (KS)	Iola, KS	909 MWh	Apr 1969	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 93.7% Distillate Fuel Oil : 6.3%
Jetmore	City of Jetmore	Jetmore, KS	61 MWh	Dec 1950	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Quindaro	City of Kansas City - (KS)	Kansas, KS	6 GWh	Apr 1965	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
La Crosse	City of La Crosse - (KS)	La Crosse, KS	24 MWh	Oct 1962	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%
McPherson 2	City of McPherson - (KS)	McPherson, KS	38 GWh	May 1973	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 78.7% Distillate Fuel Oil : 21.3%
Meade	City of Meade - (KS)	Meade, KS	105 MWh	Dec 1950	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 85.2% Distillate Fuel Oil : 14.8%
Minneapolis City of	City of Minneapolis - (KS)	Minneapolis, KS	84 MWh	Mar 1955	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 88.9% Distillate Fuel Oil : 11.1%
Oberlin (KS)	City of Oberlin - (KS)	Oberlin, KS	4 MWh	Dec 1953	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Osawatomie City of	City of Osawatomie - (KS)	Osawatomie, KS	10 MWh	Sep 1950	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%
Ottawa	City of Ottawa - (KS)	Ottawa, KS	377 MWh	Nov 1958	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 78.7% Distillate Fuel Oil : 21.3%
Pratt	City of Pratt- (KS)	Pratt, KS	3 GWh	Dec 1957	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 99.9%
Russell Downtown	City of Russell - (KS)	Russell, KS	78 MWh	Jan 1971	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 82.5% Distillate Fuel Oil : 17.5%
St John	City of St. John - (KS)	St. John, KS	17 MWh	Aug 1965	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%
Washington	City of Washington - (KS)	Washington, KS	35 MWh	Oct 1953	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 88.8% Distillate Fuel Oil : 11.2%
Wellington 1	City of Wellington - (KS)	Wellington, KS	3 GWh	Jul 1972	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 99.9%
West 14th Street	City of Winfield - (KS)	Winfield, KS	1 GWh	Jul 1962	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Kimball	City of Kimball - (NE)	Kimball, NE	61 MWh	Dec 1943	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Ralph Green	Evergy Missouri West	Pleasant Hill, MO	38 GWh	May 1981	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Chillicothe	Chillicothe Municipal Utils	Chillicothe, MO	9 GWh	May 1986	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil : 69.9% Natural Gas : 30.1%
Jackson Square	City of Independence - (MO)	Independence, MO	2 GWh	May 1969	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Station H	City of Independence - (MO)	Independence, MO	5 GWh	May 1972	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 99.9%
Station I	City of Independence - (MO)	Independence, MO	3 GWh	May 1972	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Kennett	City of Kennett - (MO)	Kennett, MO	2 GWh	Jul 1942	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 97.8% Distillate Fuel Oil : 2.2%
La Plata	City of La Plata - (MO)	La Plata, MO	19 MWh	Feb 2013	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Malden	City of Malden - (MO)	Malden, MO	75 MWh	Jul 1957	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Marshall (MO)	City of Marshall - (MO)	Marshall, MO	2 GWh	May 1948	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 96.3% Distillate Fuel Oil : 3.7%
Ansley	City of Ansley - (NE)	Ansley, NE	14 MWh	May 1969	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil : 90.2% Natural Gas : 9.8%
Auburn	Auburn Board of Public Works	Auburn, NE	155 MWh	May 1949	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 72.6% Distillate Fuel Oil : 27.4%
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%
Burwell	City of Burwell - (NE)	Burwell, NE	35 MWh	Feb 1955	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Cambridge	City of Cambridge - (NE)	Cambridge, NE	12 MWh	May 2005	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Canaday	Nebraska Public Power District	Lexington, NE	24 GWh	Dec 1957	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Jeffrey	Central Nebraska Pub P&I Dist	Brady, NE	81 GWh	Dec 1940	Dec 2023	Water
Johnson 1	Central Nebraska Pub P&I Dist	Elwood, NE	52 GWh	Mar 1941	Dec 2023	Water
Johnson 2	Central Nebraska Pub P&I Dist	Lexington, NE	65 GWh	Mar 1941	Dec 2023	Water
Chappell	City of Chappell - (NE)	Chappell, NE	72 MWh	Dec 1939	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Crete	City of Crete	Crete, NE	83 MWh	May 1973	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 62.3% Distillate Fuel Oil : 37.7%
Curtis	City of Curtis - (NE)	Curtis, NE	17 MWh	Dec 1954	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 76.3% Distillate Fuel Oil : 23.7%
David City	City of David City	David City, NE	8 MWh	Dec 1948	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil : 84.3% Natural Gas : 15.7%
Emerson	City of Emerson - (NE)	Emerson, NE	7 MWh	Dec 1946	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 54.9% Distillate Fuel Oil : 45.1%
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%

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