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
Nearman Creek	City of Kansas City - (KS)	Kansas, KS	636 GWh	May 1981	Sep 2024	Subbituminous Coal : 82.9% Natural Gas : 15.0% Distillate Fuel Oil : 2.1%
Quindaro	City of Kansas City - (KS)	Kansas, KS	6 GWh	Apr 1965	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Kearney	Nebraska Public Power District	Kearney, NE	517 MWh	Dec 1920	Sep 2023	Water
Kearney NPPD Solar Project	SoCore Energy LLC	Kearney, NE	12 GWh	Nov 2017	Dec 2023	Solar
Kennett	City of Kennett - (MO)	Kennett, MO	2 GWh	Jul 1942	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 97.8% Distillate Fuel Oil : 2.2%
Kimball	City of Kimball - (NE)	Kimball, NE	61 MWh	Dec 1943	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Brule County Wind	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.	Kimball, SD	65 GWh	Sep 2018	Dec 2023	Wind
Kingfisher	City of Kingfisher - (OK)	Kingfisher, OK	210 MWh	Dec 1953	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil : 94.9% Natural Gas : 5.1%
Kingfisher Wind LLC	Kingfisher Wind LLC	Kingfisher, OK	905 GWh	Feb 2016	Sep 2024	Wind
Seminole	Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co	Konowa, OK	3 TWh	Feb 1971	Sep 2024	Natural Gas
La Crosse	City of La Crosse - (KS)	La Crosse, KS	24 MWh	Oct 1962	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
La Cygne	Evergy Metro	La Cygne, KS	6 TWh	May 1973	Sep 2024	Subbituminous Coal : 98.8% Bituminous Coal : 0.7% Distillate Fuel Oil : 0.5%
La Plata	City of La Plata - (MO)	La Plata, MO	19 MWh	Feb 2013	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
MJMEUC Generating Station #1	Missouri Jnt Muni.Pwr Elec. Ut. Comm.	Laddonia, MO	110 GWh	Sep 2007	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Lakota Wind Wind Farm	Iowa Lakes Electric Coop	Lakota, IA	32 GWh	Feb 2009	Dec 2023	Wind
Pensacola	Grand River Dam Authority	Langley, OK	228 GWh	Jul 1940	Dec 2023	Water
Laurel	City of Laurel - (NE)	Laurel, NE	3 MWh	Dec 1955	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Laurens	City of Laurens - (IA)	Laurens, IA	955 MWh	Jun 1951	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Laverne Diesel Generating Plant	Town of Laverne - (OK)	Laverne, OK	283 MWh	Dec 2005	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Lawrence Energy Center	Evergy Kansas Central, Inc	Lawrence, KS	1 TWh	Dec 1954	Sep 2024	Subbituminous Coal : 66.1% Natural Gas : 33.9%
Kansas River Project	Bowersock Mills & Power Co	Lawrence, KS	19 GWh	Dec 1919	Sep 2024	Water
Comanche (OK)	Public Service Co of Oklahoma	Lawton, OK	512 GWh	Apr 1962	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Lebanon Solar Farm (MO)	Missouri Jnt Muni.Pwr Elec. Ut. Comm.	Lebanon, MO	4 GWh	Aug 2017	Dec 2023	Solar
FreeState Stull Solar I	Evergy Kansas Central, Inc	LeCompton, KS	215 MWh	Nov 2023	Dec 2023	Solar
Prevailing Wind Park	AES Distributed Energy	Lesterville, SD	874 GWh	Feb 2020	Sep 2024	Wind
City of Lexington	IGS ORIX Solar I, LLC	Lexington, NE	7 GWh	Apr 2017	Dec 2023	Solar
Johnson 2	Central Nebraska Pub P&I Dist	Lexington, NE	65 GWh	Mar 1941	Dec 2023	Water
Canaday	Nebraska Public Power District	Lexington, NE	24 GWh	Dec 1957	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Airport 009239 SCS Lexington, LLC	Sol Systems	Lexington, NE	2 GWh	Apr 2021	Dec 2023	Solar
Arkalon Ethanol LLC	Arkalon Ethanol LLC	Liberal, KS	3 GWh	Nov 2008	Dec 2022	Natural Gas
Cimarron River	Sunflower Electric Power Corp	Liberal, KS	26 GWh	Sep 1963	Nov 2023	Natural Gas
Smoky Hills Wind Project Phase II	Smoky Hills Wind Project II LLC	Lincoln, KS	438 GWh	Oct 2008	Dec 2023	Wind
Lincoln	City of Lincoln Center - (KS)	Lincoln, KS	16 MWh	Dec 1957	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 68.4% Distillate Fuel Oil : 31.6%
Smoky Hills Wind Project Phase I	Smoky Hills Wind Farm I LLC	Lincoln, KS	272 GWh	Dec 2007	Dec 2023	Wind
Archer Daniels Midland Lincoln	Archer Daniels Midland Co	Lincoln, NE	9 GWh	Jun 1988	Dec 2023	Subbituminous Coal
Rokeby	Lincoln Electric System	Lincoln, NE	80 GWh	Jun 1975	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 97.6% Distillate Fuel Oil : 2.4%
J Street	Lincoln Electric System	Lincoln, NE	5 GWh	Jan 1972	Sep 2023	Natural Gas : 99.0% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.0%
Salt Valley Wind Plant	Lincoln Electric System	Lincoln, NE	2 GWh	Nov 1998	Dec 2023	Wind
Terry Bundy Generating Station	Lincoln Electric System	Lincoln, NE	139 GWh	Jul 2003	Sep 2024	Natural Gas : 82.5% Landfill Gas : 15.6% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.8%
Holdrege Solar Center	Adapture Renewables, Inc.	Lincoln, NE	6 GWh	May 2016	Sep 2024	Solar
Markham	Grand River Dam Authority	Locust Grove, OK	123 GWh	Apr 1964	Dec 2023	Water
Eastman Cogeneration Facility	Eastman Cogeneration LP	Longview, TX	3 TWh	Mar 2001	Sep 2024	Natural Gas
Knox Lee	Southwestern Electric Power Co	Longview, TX	477 GWh	Nov 1950	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Pleasant Hill Wind Energy Project	Pleasant Hill Wind Energy LLC	Lorenzo, TX	32 GWh	Sep 2015	Dec 2023	Wind
Lorenzo Wind	Lorenzo Wind, LLC	Lorenzo, TX	353 GWh	Nov 2018	Sep 2024	Wind
Middle Daisy	Onyx Asset Services Group	Lovington, NM	7 GWh	Oct 2017	Dec 2023	Solar
Wildcat Wind	Wildcat Wind, LLC	Lovington, NM	56 GWh	Jun 2012	Dec 2023	Wind
LCEC Generation LLVC	Western Farmers Elec Coop, Inc	Lovington, NM	44 GWh	Jan 2012	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Ty Cooke	City of Lubbock - (TX)	Lubbock, TX	4 GWh	May 1965	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Jones	Southwestern Public Service Co	Lubbock, TX	2 TWh	Dec 1970	Sep 2024	Natural Gas : 99.8%
Brandon Station	City of Lubbock - (TX)	Lubbock, TX	22 GWh	Jun 1990	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
GE-Lubbock	GE Wind Energy LLC	Lubbock, TX	24 GWh	Mar 2014	Dec 2023	Wind
J Robert Massengale	City of Lubbock - (TX)	Lubock, TX	48 GWh	Aug 1952	Sep 2023	Natural Gas
Redbud Power Plant	Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co	Luther, OK	5 TWh	Apr 2004	Sep 2024	Natural Gas
Luverne	City of Luverne - (MN)	Luverne, MN	68 MWh	Apr 1967	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Kansas Ethanol, LLC	Kansas Ethanol, LLC	Lyons, KS	113 GWh	May 2020	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Macon Solar Power Project	Missouri Jnt Muni.Pwr Elec. Ut. Comm.	Macon, MO	4 GWh	May 2015	Sep 2024	Solar
Madison Utilities	City of Madison - (NE)	Madison, NE	26 MWh	Mar 1953	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Hayhurst New Mexico Solar	Hayhurst New Mexico Solar	Malaga, NM	6 GWh	Jul 2023	Dec 2023	Solar
Malden	City of Malden - (MO)	Malden, MO	75 MWh	Jul 1957	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Tesoro Mandan Cogeneration Plant	Tesoro Refining and Marketing Co LLC	Mandan, ND	37 GWh	Sep 1954	Sep 2024	Other Gas : 68.5% Natural Gas : 31.5%
Central Plains Wind Farm	Evergy Kansas Central, Inc	Marienthal, KS	130 GWh	Feb 2009	Dec 2023	Wind
Marietta	Western Farmers Elec Coop, Inc	Marietta, OK	3 GWh	Mar 2017	Sep 2024	Solar
Thunder Ranch Wind Project	Thunder Ranch Wind Project, LLC	Marland, OK	996 GWh	Nov 2017	Sep 2024	Wind
Rush Springs Wind	Rush Springs Wind Project	Marlow, OK	944 GWh	Nov 2016	Sep 2024	Wind
Marshall (MO)	City of Marshall - (MO)	Marshall, MO	2 GWh	May 1948	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 96.3% Distillate Fuel Oil : 3.7%
Marshall Solar Farm (MO)	Missouri Jnt Muni.Pwr Elec. Ut. Comm.	Marshall, MO	4 GWh	Nov 2016	Dec 2023	Solar
Snider Industries	Snider Industries Inc	Marshall, TX	11 GWh	Jul 1983	Dec 2023	Wood/Wood Waste Solids
Harrison County Power Project	Northeast Texas Elec Coop, Inc	Marshall, TX	3 TWh	May 2003	Sep 2024	Natural Gas
McCook	Nebraska Public Power District	McCook, NE	2 GWh	May 1973	Nov 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%
McPherson 3	City of McPherson - (KS)	McPherson, KS	16 GWh	Sep 1998	Nov 2023	Natural Gas : 97.6% Distillate Fuel Oil : 2.4%
Meade	City of Meade - (KS)	Meade, KS	105 MWh	Dec 1950	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 85.2% Distillate Fuel Oil : 14.8%
Grant Plains Wind, LLC	Southern Power Co	Medford, OK	537 GWh	Nov 2016	Sep 2024	Wind
Grant Wind, LLC	Southern Power Co	Medford, OK	539 GWh	Mar 2016	Dec 2023	Wind
Maverick Wind Project, LLC	Public Service Co of Oklahoma	Meno, OK	910 GWh	Aug 2021	Sep 2024	Wind
Osawatomie	Evergy Metro	Miami, KS	44 GWh	May 2003	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Milford	City of Milford - (IA)	Milford, IA	616 MWh	Dec 1948	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Rolling Thunder Wind Farm Hybrid	AE Power Services LLC	Miller, SD	80 GWh	Oct 2009	Dec 2023	Wind
Minco Wind II, LLC	FPLE Wind, LLC	Minco, OK	296 GWh	Oct 2011	Dec 2023	Wind
Minco Wind III, LLC	FPLE Wind, LLC	Minco, OK	422 GWh	Nov 2012	Dec 2023	Wind
Minco Wind I, LLC	FPLE Wind, LLC	Minco, OK	344 GWh	Nov 2010	Dec 2023	Wind
North Fork Ridge Wind Energy Center	Empire District Electric Co	Mindenmines, MO	545 GWh	Nov 2020	Sep 2024	Wind
Minneapolis City of	City of Minneapolis - (KS)	Minneapolis, KS	84 MWh	Mar 1955	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 88.9% Distillate Fuel Oil : 11.1%
Cimarron Bend Wind Project II, LLC	Cimarron Bend Wind Project II, LLC	Minneola, KS	818 GWh	Feb 2017	Sep 2024	Wind
Cimarron Bend Wind Project I, LLC	Cimarron Bend Wind Project I, LLC	Minneola, KS	853 GWh	Nov 2016	Sep 2024	Wind
Cimarron Bend III	Enel Kansas, LLC	Minneola, KS	552 GWh	Nov 2020	Sep 2024	Wind
Bloom Wind	CP Bloom Wind LLC	Minneola, KS	665 GWh	May 2017	Sep 2024	Wind
Minot Wind Project	Basin Electric Power Coop	Minot, ND	15 GWh	Dec 2002	Dec 2023	Wind
Prairie Winds ND1	Basin Electric Power Coop	Minot, ND	328 GWh	Nov 2009	Dec 2023	Wind
POET Bioprocessing- Mitchell	POET Bioprocessing- Mitchell	Mitchell, SD	18 GWh	Sep 2021	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Monroe (NE)	Loup River Public Power Dist	Monroe, NE	27 GWh	Dec 1935	Dec 2023	Water
Gray County Wind Energy	Gray County Wind Energy LLC	Montezuma, KS	304 GWh	Oct 2001	Dec 2023	Wind
Ensign Wind LLC	NextEra Energy Resources Ensign Wind	Montezuma, KS	483 GWh	Oct 2012	Dec 2023	Wind
SPS4 Monument	SunE SPS4, LLC	Monument, NM	22 GWh	Nov 2011	Dec 2023	Solar
Mooreland	Western Farmers Elec Coop, Inc	Mooreland, OK	87 GWh	Feb 1964	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
American Crystal Sugar Moorhead	American Crystal Sugar Co	Moorhead, MN	40 GWh	Aug 1948	Dec 2023	Subbituminous Coal
Lieberman	Southwestern Electric Power Co	Mooringsport, LA	156 GWh	Jun 1947	Nov 2023	Natural Gas
Prairie Queen Wind Farm	Prairie Queen Wind Farm LLC	Moran, KS	639 GWh	Apr 2019	Sep 2024	Wind
Wildcat Ranch Wind Project	Wildcat Ranch Wind Project, LLC	Morton, TX	669 GWh	Nov 2018	Sep 2024	Wind

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