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 AuthoritySouthwest Power Pool
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Last Update Nov 2024
Annual Generation 290.4 TWh
Power Plants762
Utilities424
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

List of All Southwest Power Pool Power Plants

Displaying Results 1 to 100 of 616
Plant NameUtilityLocationAnnual GenerationPlant DateLast UpdateFuel Types
Aberdeen CTNorthWestern Energy - (SD)Aberdeen, SD44 GWhApr 1978Nov 2023 Natural Gas : 99.4% Distillate Fuel Oil : 0.6%
Antelope StationGolden Spread Electric Cooperative, IncAbernathy, TX256 GWhMay 2011Dec 2023 Natural Gas
Elk StationGolden Spread Electric Cooperative, IncAbernathy, TX934 GWhMay 2015Dec 2023 Natural Gas
AdrianAdrian Public Utilities CommAdrian, MN7 MWhApr 2005Dec 2023 Distillate Fuel Oil
Ainsworth WindNebraska Public Power DistrictAinsworth, NE85 GWhSep 2005Dec 2023 Wind
Alexander Wind Farm LLCSRIV Partnership LLCAlexander, KS188 GWhNov 2015Dec 2023 Wind
Lonesome Creek StationBasin Electric Power CoopAlexander, ND1 TWhOct 2013Dec 2023 Natural Gas
AlgonaCity of Algona - (IA)Algona, IA1 GWhNov 1965Dec 2023 Distillate Fuel Oil : 86.8% Natural Gas : 13.2%
Iowa Distributed Wind Generation ProjectCity of Algona - (IA)Algona, IA4 GWhMay 2000Dec 2023 Wind
Alta Municipal UtilitiesCity of Alta - (IA)Alta, IA372 MWhJul 1947Dec 2023 Distillate Fuel Oil
Sundance Wind Project, LLCPublic Service Co of OklahomaAlva, OK644 GWhMar 2021Aug 2024 Wind
Waynoka Gas Processing PlantTarga Pipeline Mid-Continent West OK LLCAlva, OK17 GWhJun 2006Aug 2024 Natural Gas
HarringtonSouthwestern Public Service CoAmarillo, TX2 TWhDec 1975Aug 2024 Subbituminous Coal : 98.2% Natural Gas : 1.8%
PantexPantex (NNSA)Amarillo, TX19 GWhMay 2014Aug 2024 Wind
NicholsSouthwestern Public Service CoAmarillo, TX1 TWhDec 1959Dec 2023 Natural Gas
White Rock West Wind ProjectWhite Rock Wind West, LLCAnadarko, OK262 GWhNov 2023Aug 2024 Wind
White Rock East Wind ProjectWhite Rock Wind East, LLCAnadarko, OK260 GWh-Aug 2024 Wind
WFEC GenCo LLCWestern Farmers Elec Coop, IncAnadarko, OK115 GWhApr 2001Dec 2023 Natural Gas
Anadarko PlantWestern Farmers Elec Coop, IncAnadarko, OK2 TWhJul 1953Aug 2024 Natural Gas
SouthwesternPublic Service Co of OklahomaAnadarko, OK1 TWhJun 1952Dec 2023 Natural Gas
Prairie Sky Solar FarmKansas Electric Power Coop IncAndover, KS2 GWhJan 2017Dec 2023 Solar
Pratt Wind, LLCPratt Wind, LLCAndover, KS938 GWhNov 2018Aug 2024 Wind
AnsleyCity of Ansley - (NE)Ansley, NE14 MWhMay 1969Dec 2023 Distillate Fuel Oil : 90.2% Natural Gas : 9.8%
AnthonyCity of Anthony - (KS)Anthony, KS41 MWhJul 1972Dec 2023 Natural Gas : 88.1% Distillate Fuel Oil : 11.9%
Pine RidgeWestern Farmers Elec Coop, IncApache, OK3 GWhFeb 2017Aug 2024 Solar
Caddo WindALLETE Clean EnergyApache, OK543 GWhDec 2021Aug 2024 Wind
Oak Grove Power ProducersCube District Energy, LLCArcadia, KS20 GWhFeb 2010Dec 2023 Landfill Gas
Great Western Wind Energy, LLCEDF Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc.Arnett, OK937 GWhNov 2016Aug 2024 Wind
AshdownDomtar Industries IncAshdown, AR561 GWhDec 1967Aug 2024 Black Liquor : 67.8% Natural Gas : 15.5% Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 10.0% Bituminous Coal : 5.4% Tire-derived Fuels : 1.4%
AshlandCity of Ashland - (KS)Ashland, KS27 MWhAug 1953Dec 2023 Distillate Fuel Oil
Platteview Solar LLCAES Distributed EnergyAshland, NE67 GWh-Aug 2024 Solar
AuburnAuburn Board of Public WorksAuburn, NE155 MWhMay 1949Dec 2023 Natural Gas : 72.6% Distillate Fuel Oil : 27.4%
Augusta Electric Plant No 2City of Augusta - (KS)Augusta, KS1 GWhJun 1968Dec 2023 Natural Gas : 92.8% Distillate Fuel Oil : 7.2%
WilkesSouthwestern Electric Power CoAvinger, TX1 TWhApr 1964Dec 2023 Natural Gas
Baldwin City Plant No 1City of Baldwin City- (KS)Baldwin City, KS19 MWhApr 1956Dec 2023 Distillate Fuel Oil
Baldwin City Plant No 2City of Baldwin City- (KS)Baldwin City, KS145 MWhJul 2004Dec 2023 Natural Gas : 80.0% Distillate Fuel Oil : 20.0%
Balko Wind LLCBalko Wind LLCBalko, OK954 GWhJul 2015Aug 2024 Wind
BeatriceNebraska Public Power DistrictBeatrice, NE580 GWhDec 2004Dec 2023 Natural Gas
Elk River WindAvangrid Renewables LLCBeaumont, KS288 GWhNov 2005Dec 2023 Wind
BluestemBluestem Wind Energy, LLCBeaver, OK781 GWhNov 2016Aug 2024 Wind
Ponderosa Wind Energy CenterPonderosa Wind, LLCBeaver, OK940 GWhOct 2020Aug 2024 Wind
BellevilleCity of Belleville - (KS)Belleville, KS178 MWhDec 1954Dec 2023 Natural Gas : 63.2% Distillate Fuel Oil : 36.8%
Sarpy CountyOmaha Public Power DistrictBellevue, NE162 GWhMay 1972Dec 2023 Natural Gas : 95.7% Distillate Fuel Oil : 4.3%
Papillion Creek WastewaterCity of OmahaBellevue, NE7 GWhApr 1987Aug 2024 Natural Gas : 58.2% Other Biomass Gas : 41.8%
Beloit Solar LLCPPM Solar LLCBeloit, KS5 GWhMay 2022Dec 2023 Solar
BeloitCity of Beloit - (KS)Beloit, KS114 MWhApr 1950Dec 2023 Natural Gas : 87.4% Distillate Fuel Oil : 12.6%
Elk City StationOmaha Public Power DistrictBennington, NE49 GWhMar 2002Dec 2023 Landfill Gas
Antelope ValleyBasin Electric Power CoopBeulah, ND5 TWhJun 1984Aug 2024 Lignite Coal : 99.3% Natural Gas : 0.7%
NextEra-Blackwell Wind, LLCBlackwell Wind, LLCBlackwell, OK89 GWhNov 2012Dec 2023 Wind
Frontier Windpower IIDuke Energy Renewables ServicesBlackwell, OK621 GWhJan 2021Aug 2024 Wind
Crofton Bluffs Wind LLCCrofton Bluffs Wind, LLCBloomfield, NE119 GWhOct 2012Dec 2023 Wind
Elkhorn Ridge Wind LLCElkhorn Ridge Wind, LLCBloomfield, NE157 GWhFeb 2009Dec 2023 Wind
City Light & WaterCity of Blue Hill - (NE)Blue Hill, NE6 MWhDec 1986Dec 2023 Distillate Fuel Oil
Little Blue Wind Project, LLCLittle Blue Wind Project, LLCBlue Hill, NE960 GWhNov 2021Aug 2024 Wind
Cottonwood Wind Energy CenterCottonwood Wind ProjectBlue Hill, NE411 GWhOct 2017Aug 2024 Wind
Thunderhead Wind Energy LLCInvenergy Services LLCBoone, NE1 TWhOct 2022Aug 2024 Wind
Borger PlantSid Richardson Carbon LtdBorger, TX46 GWhJan 1985Dec 2023 Blast Furnace Gas : 77.0% Natural Gas : 23.0%
Black Hawk StationBorger Energy Associates LPBorger, TX1 TWhMay 1999Aug 2024 Natural Gas : 86.9% Other Gas : 13.1%
Engineered Carbons Borger CogenOrion Engineered CarbonsBorger, TX40 GWhSep 1982Dec 2023 Other Gas : 99.5%
Burke Wind, LLCBurke Wind LLCBowbells, ND795 GWhNov 2020Aug 2024 Wind
JeffreyCentral Nebraska Pub P&I DistBrady, NE81 GWhDec 1940Dec 2023 Water
Rock Falls Wind Farm LLCPublic Service Co of OklahomaBraman, OK545 GWhNov 2017Aug 2024 Wind
Branch Solar FarmOklahoma Gas & Electric CoBranch, AR10 GWhSep 2021Dec 2023 Solar
ExiraWestern Minnesota Mun Pwr AgnyBrayton, IA230 GWhMar 2004Dec 2023 Natural Gas : 99.0% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.0%
Oneta Energy CenterOneta Power LLCBroken Arrow, OK6 TWhJun 2002Aug 2024 Natural Gas
Broken Bow Wind LLCBroken Bow Wind LLCBroken Bow, NE224 GWhNov 2012Dec 2023 Wind
Broken BowCity of Broken Bow - (NE)Broken Bow, NE82 MWhNov 1936Dec 2023 Distillate Fuel Oil : 95.2% Natural Gas : 4.8%
Broken Bow Wind II, LLCConsolidated Edison Development Inc.Broken Bow, NE270 GWhSep 2014Dec 2023 Wind
Broken Bow DamUSCE-Tulsa DistrictBroken Bow, OK171 GWhDec 1969Dec 2023 Water
Cooper Nuclear StationNebraska Public Power DistrictBrownville, NE7 TWhFeb 1974Aug 2024 Nuclear
Cedar Bluff Wind, LLCCedar Bluff Wind, LLCBrownwell, KS802 GWhNov 2015Dec 2023 Wind
BurlingameCity of Burlingame - (KS)Burlingame, KS46 MWhJul 1963Dec 2023 Natural Gas : 51.5% Distillate Fuel Oil : 48.5%
Burlington (KS)City of Burlington - (KS)Burlington, KS117 MWhJun 1955Dec 2023 Distillate Fuel Oil
Wolf Creek Generator4 Rivers Electric Cooperative, Inc.Burlington, KS106 MWhMar 2014Dec 2023 Distillate Fuel Oil
Wolf Creek Generating StationWolf Creek Nuclear Optg CorpBurlington, KS9 TWhAug 1985Aug 2024 Nuclear
DeGraff Butler ElectricToday's Power, Inc.Burns, KS2 GWhApr 2021Dec 2023 Solar
BurwellCity of Burwell - (NE)Burwell, NE35 MWhFeb 1955Dec 2023 Distillate Fuel Oil
Butler Solar Power ProjectMissouri Jnt Muni.Pwr Elec. Ut. Comm.Butler, MO4 GWhFeb 2014Aug 2024 Solar
Butler Municipal Power PlantCity of Butler - (MO)Butler, MO37 MWhMay 1946Dec 2023 Distillate Fuel Oil
Choctaw Nation Solar FarmOklahoma Gas & Electric CoCalera, OK10 GWhJun 2020Dec 2023 Solar
CambridgeCity of Cambridge - (NE)Cambridge, NE12 MWhMay 2005Dec 2023 Distillate Fuel Oil
Crossroads Wind FarmOklahoma Gas & Electric CoCanton, OK360 GWhDec 2011Aug 2024 Wind
UL Advanced Wind Turbine Test FacilityWest Texas A&M UniversityCanyon, TX8 GWhDec 2015Dec 2023 Wind
SPS5 HopiSunE SPS5, LLCCarlsbad, NM20 GWhNov 2011Dec 2023 Solar
Blue Canyon Windpower V LLCBlue Canyon Windpower V LLCCarnegie, OK272 GWhSep 2009Dec 2023 Wind
Blue Canyon WindpowerBlue Canyon Windpower LLCCarnegie, OK64 GWhNov 2003Dec 2023 Wind
Blue Canyon Windpower VI LLCBlue Canyon Windpower VI LLCCarnegie, OK295 GWhNov 2011Dec 2023 Wind
Blue Canyon Windpower IIBlue Canyon Windpower II LLCCarnegie, OK568 GWhNov 2005Dec 2023 Wind
Skeleton Creek Energy Center HybridSkeleton Creek Energy CenterCarrier, OK983 GWhNov 2020Aug 2024 Wind
Haystack Wind Project, LLCHaystack Wind Project, LLCCarroll, NE828 GWhFeb 2022Aug 2024 Wind
CarthageCity of Carthage - (MO)Carthage, MO2 GWhJun 1946Dec 2022 Natural Gas : 71.9% Distillate Fuel Oil : 28.1%
Big Bend DamUSACE-OmahaChamberlain, SD771 GWhAug 1964Dec 2023 Water
Chamberlain Wind ProjectBasin Electric Power CoopChamberlain, SD98 MWhOct 2001Dec 2022 Wind
Chanute 3City of ChanuteChanute, KS694 MWhSep 1985Dec 2023 Natural Gas : 83.8% Distillate Fuel Oil : 16.2%
Chanute 2City of ChanuteChanute, KS79 GWhJul 1965Dec 2023 Natural Gas
ChappellCity of Chappell - (NE)Chappell, NE72 MWhDec 1939Dec 2023 Distillate Fuel Oil
Cheney SolarToday's Power, Inc.Cheney, KS2 GWhMar 2021Dec 2023 Solar
Dempsey Ridge Wind FarmAcciona Wind Energy USA LLCCheyenne, OK188 GWhApr 2012Dec 2023 Wind
ChillicotheChillicothe Municipal UtilsChillicothe, MO9 GWhMay 1986Dec 2023 Distillate Fuel Oil : 69.9% Natural Gas : 30.1%
Chillicothe Solar FarmMissouri Jnt Muni.Pwr Elec. Ut. Comm.Chillicothe, MO4 GWhJun 2017Dec 2023 Solar

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#5Southwest Power Pool290.4 TWh762
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