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 \| 37.4% Natural Gas \| 28.8% Coal \| 24.3% Nuclear \| 5% 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
Ribeye Wind (11) LLC	UPC Power Solutions	Dumas, TX	4 GWh	Apr 2008	Dec 2023	Wind
Flat Ridge Wind Farm	Evergy Kansas Central, Inc	Nashville, KS	45 GWh	Jan 2009	Dec 2023	Wind
Central Plains Wind Farm	Evergy Kansas Central, Inc	Marienthal, KS	130 GWh	Feb 2009	Dec 2023	Wind
Red Hills Wind Project LLC	Acciona Wind Energy USA LLC	Hammon, OK	152 GWh	Nov 2008	Dec 2023	Wind
Dempsey Ridge Wind Farm	Acciona Wind Energy USA LLC	Cheyenne, OK	188 GWh	Apr 2012	Dec 2023	Wind
Majestic 1 Wind Farm	NextEra Energy Majestic Wind	Panhandle, TX	345 GWh	Dec 2008	Dec 2023	Wind
Sleeping Bear LLC	NRG Energy Gas & Wind Holdings Inc	Woodward, OK	75 GWh	Sep 2007	Dec 2023	Wind
Deer Creek Station	Basin Electric Power Coop	White, SD	1 TWh	Jul 2012	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Prairie Winds SD1	Basin Electric Power Coop	Crow Lake, SD	344 GWh	Jan 2011	Dec 2023	Wind
Prairie Winds ND1	Basin Electric Power Coop	Minot, ND	328 GWh	Nov 2009	Dec 2023	Wind
Culbertson Generation Station	Basin Electric Power Coop	Culbertson, MT	317 GWh	Nov 2010	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Tenderloin Wind (6) LLC	UPC Power Solutions	Texhoma, TX	3 GWh	Dec 2006	Dec 2023	Wind
Filet Wind (5) LLC	UPC Power Solutions	Stratford, TX	2 GWh	Oct 2006	Dec 2023	Wind
Porterhouse Wind (4) LLC	UPC Power Solutions	Gruver, TX	10 GWh	Dec 2007	Dec 2023	Wind
Goodman Energy Center	Midwest Energy Inc - (KS)	Hays, KS	112 GWh	May 2008	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Elkins Generating Center	Arkansas Electric Coop Corp	Elkins, AR	25 GWh	Apr 2010	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Smoky Hills Wind Project Phase I	Smoky Hills Wind Farm I LLC	Lincoln, KS	272 GWh	Dec 2007	Dec 2023	Wind
MJMEUC Generating Station #1	Missouri Jnt Muni.Pwr Elec. Ut. Comm.	Laddonia, MO	110 GWh	Sep 2007	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Wildorado Wind LLC	Wildorado Wind, LLC	Vega, TX	643 GWh	Mar 2007	Dec 2023	Wind
Noble Hill Landfill	City Utilities of Springfield - (MO)	Willard, MO	2 GWh	Apr 2006	Dec 2023	Landfill Gas
Centennial Wind Farm	Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co	Fort Supply, OK	164 GWh	Nov 2006	Dec 2023	Wind
Spearville	Evergy Metro	Ford, KS	209 GWh	Aug 2006	Dec 2023	Wind
Laverne Diesel Generating Plant	Town of Laverne - (OK)	Laverne, OK	283 MWh	Dec 2005	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Blue Canyon Windpower II	Blue Canyon Windpower II LLC	Carnegie, OK	568 GWh	Nov 2005	Dec 2023	Wind
Mustang Station Unit 4	Golden Spread Electric Cooperative, Inc	Denver City, TX	854 GWh	Mar 2006	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Elk River Wind	Avangrid Renewables LLC	Beaumont, KS	288 GWh	Nov 2005	Dec 2023	Wind
Caprock Wind Farm	Leeward Asset Management, LLC	San Jon, NM	251 GWh	Nov 2004	Dec 2023	Wind
Weatherford Wind Energy Center	FPL Energy Weatherford, LLC	Weatherford, OK	572 GWh	Mar 2005	Dec 2023	Wind
Groton Generation Station	Basin Electric Power Coop	Groton, SD	202 GWh	Jun 2006	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Ainsworth Wind	Nebraska Public Power District	Ainsworth, NE	85 GWh	Sep 2005	Dec 2023	Wind
Ft. Pierre	City of Fort Pierre - (SD)	Fort Pierre, SD	53 MWh	Sep 2004	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Oklahoma Wind Energy Center	FPL Energy Oklahoma Wind LLC	Woodward, OK	153 GWh	Sep 2003	Dec 2023	Wind
Blue Canyon Windpower	Blue Canyon Windpower LLC	Carnegie, OK	64 GWh	Nov 2003	Dec 2023	Wind
Waste Water Plant Generator	City of Winfield - (KS)	Winfield, KS	3 MWh	Feb 1993	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Exira	Western Minnesota Mun Pwr Agny	Brayton, IA	230 GWh	Mar 2004	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 99.0% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.0%
Minot Wind Project	Basin Electric Power Coop	Minot, ND	15 GWh	Dec 2002	Dec 2023	Wind
Cass County	Omaha Public Power District	Plattsmouth, NE	210 GWh	Apr 2003	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Gray County Wind Energy	Gray County Wind Energy LLC	Montezuma, KS	304 GWh	Oct 2001	Dec 2023	Wind
WFEC GenCo LLC	Western Farmers Elec Coop, Inc	Anadarko, OK	115 GWh	Apr 2001	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Spring Creek Energy Center	Evergy Kansas Central, Inc	Edmond, OK	185 GWh	Apr 2001	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Llano Estacado Wind Ranch	Llano Estacado Wind Ranch	White Deer, TX	102 GWh	Nov 2001	Dec 2023	Wind
American Crystal Sugar Moorhead	American Crystal Sugar Co	Moorhead, MN	40 GWh	Aug 1948	Dec 2023	Subbituminous Coal
Wahoo	City of Wahoo - (NE)	Wahoo, NE	58 MWh	Jul 1936	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 81.9% Distillate Fuel Oil : 18.1%
Chanute 2	City of Chanute	Chanute, KS	79 GWh	Jul 1965	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Butler Municipal Power Plant	City of Butler - (MO)	Butler, MO	37 MWh	May 1946	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
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%
Chillicothe	Chillicothe Municipal Utils	Chillicothe, MO	9 GWh	May 1986	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil : 69.9% Natural Gas : 30.1%
Coffeyville	City of Coffeyville - (KS)	Coffeyville, KS	11 GWh	Jul 1956	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 99.9%
Ty Cooke	City of Lubbock - (TX)	Lubbock, TX	4 GWh	May 1965	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Plant X	Southwestern Public Service Co	Earth, TX	660 GWh	Dec 1951	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 99.0% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.0%
Jackson Square	City of Independence - (MO)	Independence, MO	2 GWh	May 1969	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Wilkes	Southwestern Electric Power Co	Avinger, TX	1 TWh	Apr 1964	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Knox Lee	Southwestern Electric Power Co	Longview, TX	477 GWh	Nov 1950	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Station H	City of Independence - (MO)	Independence, MO	5 GWh	May 1972	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 99.9%
Big Bend Dam	USACE-Omaha	Chamberlain, SD	771 GWh	Aug 1964	Dec 2023	Water
Fort Randall	USACE-Omaha	Pickstown, SD	1 TWh	Feb 1954	Dec 2023	Water
Oahe	USACE-Omaha	Pierre, SD	2 TWh	Mar 1962	Dec 2023	Water
Mooreland	Western Farmers Elec Coop, Inc	Mooreland, OK	87 GWh	Feb 1964	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Station I	City of Independence - (MO)	Independence, MO	3 GWh	May 1972	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Pawhuska	City of Pawhuska - (OK)	Pawhuska, OK	375 MWh	Aug 1949	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
Kingfisher	City of Kingfisher - (OK)	Kingfisher, OK	210 MWh	Dec 1953	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil : 94.9% Natural Gas : 5.1%
Ellinwood	City of Ellinwood - (KS)	Ellinwood, KS	48 MWh	May 1948	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 80.3% Distillate Fuel Oil : 19.7%
Keystone Dam	USCE-Tulsa District	Sand Springs, OK	93 GWh	Apr 1968	Dec 2023	Water
Pensacola	Grand River Dam Authority	Langley, OK	228 GWh	Jul 1940	Dec 2023	Water
Markham	Grand River Dam Authority	Locust Grove, OK	123 GWh	Apr 1964	Dec 2023	Water
Cushing	City of Cushing - (OK)	Cushing, OK	575 MWh	May 1936	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 92.9% Distillate Fuel Oil : 7.1%
Weleetka	Public Service Co of Oklahoma	Weleetka, OK	7 GWh	Sep 1963	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 99.9%
Erie	City of Erie - (KS)	Erie, KS	7 MWh	Oct 1958	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Tulsa	Public Service Co of Oklahoma	Tulsa, OK	214 GWh	Oct 1956	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Southwestern	Public Service Co of Oklahoma	Anadarko, OK	1 TWh	Jun 1952	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Garnett Municipal	City of Garnett - (KS)	Garnett, KS	9 MWh	Dec 1929	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Girard	City of Girard - (KS)	Girard, KS	185 MWh	Aug 1955	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 56.0% Distillate Fuel Oil : 44.0%
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%
Horseshoe Lake	Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co	Harrah, OK	865 GWh	Mar 1958	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Ansley	City of Ansley - (NE)	Ansley, NE	14 MWh	May 1969	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil : 90.2% Natural Gas : 9.8%
Osawatomie City of	City of Osawatomie - (KS)	Osawatomie, KS	10 MWh	Sep 1950	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Garrison	USACE-Omaha	Riverside, ND	2 TWh	Dec 1955	Dec 2023	Water
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%
Wisner	City of Wisner	Wisner, NE	58 MWh	Apr 1969	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Wilber	City of Wilber	Wilber, NE	33 MWh	Dec 1959	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%
Wayne IC	City of Wayne	Wayne, NE	45 MWh	Dec 1946	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Wakefield	City of Wakefield - (NE)	Wakefield, NE	14 MWh	Dec 1914	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
C W Burdick	City of Grand Island - (NE)	Grand Island, NE	5 GWh	Sep 1957	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 62.7% Distillate Fuel Oil : 37.3%
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%
Franklin (NE)	City of Franklin - (NE)	Franklin, NE	32 MWh	Dec 1954	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 91.1% Distillate Fuel Oil : 8.9%
Cambridge	City of Cambridge - (NE)	Cambridge, NE	12 MWh	May 2005	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
McPherson 2	City of McPherson - (KS)	McPherson, KS	38 GWh	May 1973	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 78.7% Distillate Fuel Oil : 21.3%
Lon Wright	City of Fremont - (NE)	Fremont, NE	522 GWh	Jul 1957	Dec 2023	Subbituminous Coal : 92.8% Natural Gas : 6.4% Solar : 0.8%
Kimball	City of Kimball - (NE)	Kimball, NE	61 MWh	Dec 1943	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Laurel	City of Laurel - (NE)	Laurel, NE	3 MWh	Dec 1955	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Burwell	City of Burwell - (NE)	Burwell, NE	35 MWh	Feb 1955	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Emerson	City of Emerson - (NE)	Emerson, NE	7 MWh	Dec 1946	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 54.9% Distillate Fuel Oil : 45.1%
North Denver	City of Hastings - (NE)	Hastings, NE	5 GWh	Nov 1957	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Don Henry	City of Hastings - (NE)	Hastings, NE	1 GWh	May 1972	Dec 2023	Natural Gas

Surrounding Balancing Authorities

Rank	Balancing Authority	Annual Net Generation	# Power Plants
#26	Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc.	22.4 TWh	47
#47	El Paso Electric Company	6.4 TWh	31
#3	Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.	462.2 TWh	1,139
#2	Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.	632.0 TWh	2,653
#21	Public Service Company of Colorado	45.2 TWh	201
#34	Public Service Company of New Mexico	15.4 TWh	108
#52	Southwestern Power Administration	3.6 TWh	31
#9	Tennessee Valley Authority	157.6 TWh	170
#23	Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region	36.2 TWh	170
#64	Western Area Power Administration - Upper Great Plains West	469.5 GWh	24

Balancing Authorities with Similar Net Generation

Rank	Balancing Authority	Annual Net Generation	# Power Plants
#2	Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.	632.0 TWh	2,653
#3	Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.	462.2 TWh	1,139
#5	Southwest Power Pool	290.4 TWh	762
#6	Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans	248.1 TWh	393
#7	California Independent System Operator	192.0 TWh	1,943
#9	Tennessee Valley Authority	157.6 TWh	170
#10	Florida Power & Light Co.	147.6 TWh	159
#12	New York Independent System Operator	129.8 TWh	1,100
#13	Duke Energy Carolinas	110.9 TWh	556
#15	ISO New England	103.1 TWh	1,487