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
Tolk	Southwestern Public Service Co	Muleshoe, TX	2 TWh	Dec 1981	Sep 2024	Subbituminous Coal : 85.2% Natural Gas : 14.8%
Shooting Star	Shooting Star Power Partners, LLC	Mullinville, KS	192 GWh	Aug 2012	Dec 2023	Wind
Mulvane 2	City of Mulvane - (KS)	Mulvane, KS	20 MWh	Aug 2003	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Narrows (AR)	USCE -Vickburg District	Murfreesboro, AR	47 GWh	Apr 1950	Dec 2023	Water
Georgia-Pacific Muskogee	Georgia-Pacific Muskogee LLC	Muskogee, OK	374 GWh	Feb 1978	Sep 2024	Natural Gas : 90.3% Subbituminous Coal : 9.4%
Flat Ridge Wind Farm	Evergy Kansas Central, Inc	Nashville, KS	45 GWh	Jan 2009	Dec 2023	Wind
Nebraska City	Omaha Public Power District	Nebraska City, NE	6 TWh	Mar 1979	Sep 2024	Subbituminous Coal : 99.6%
Upstream Wind Energy LLC	Invenergy Services LLC	Neligh, NE	813 GWh	Nov 2018	Sep 2024	Wind
Nevada	Evergy Missouri West	Nevada, MO	1 GWh	May 1974	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%
McClain Energy Facility	Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co	Newcastle, OK	2 TWh	May 2001	Sep 2024	Natural Gas
Willow Creek Wind Power LLC	Willow Creek Wind Power LLC	Newell, SD	373 GWh	Aug 2020	Sep 2024	Wind
Nixa Solar, LLC	Missouri Jnt Muni.Pwr Elec. Ut. Comm.	Nixa, MO	15 GWh	Oct 2017	Dec 2023	Solar
Norman Solar	DG Central 1, LLC	Norman, OK	4 GWh	Dec 2020	Dec 2023	Solar
North Platte	Nebraska Public Power District	North Platte, NE	48 GWh	Dec 1934	Dec 2023	Water
Grande Prairie Wind Farm	BHE Renewables, LLC	O'Neill, NE	1 TWh	Nov 2016	Sep 2024	Wind
Western Plains Wind	Western Plains Wind, LLC	Oakley, KS	11 GWh	Sep 2021	Dec 2023	Wind
Mammoth Plains	Mammoth Plains Wind Project	Oakwood, OK	740 GWh	Nov 2014	Dec 2023	Wind
Oberlin (KS)	City of Oberlin - (KS)	Oberlin, KS	4 MWh	Dec 1953	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Kingsley	Central Nebraska Pub P&I Dist	Ogallala, NE	30 GWh	Oct 1984	Dec 2023	Water
Frontier	Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co	Oklahoma City, OK	713 GWh	Aug 1989	Sep 2024	Natural Gas
Tinker	Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co	Oklahoma City, OK	22 GWh	May 1971	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Mustang	Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co	Oklahoma City, OK	571 GWh	Apr 1950	Sep 2024	Natural Gas : 99.2% Solar : 0.8%
Jones Street	Omaha Public Power District	Omaha, NE	11 GWh	May 1973	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
North Omaha	Omaha Public Power District	Omaha, NE	1 TWh	Jun 1954	Sep 2024	Subbituminous Coal : 86.0% Natural Gas : 14.0%
Missouri River Wastewater Treatment	City of Omaha	Omaha, NE	13 GWh	Mar 1985	Sep 2024	Other Biomass Gas : 87.5% Natural Gas : 12.5%
Northeastern	Public Service Co of Oklahoma	Oologah, OK	4 TWh	Mar 1961	Sep 2024	Natural Gas : 67.9% Subbituminous Coal : 32.1%
Ord	City of Ord - (NE)	Ord, NE	59 MWh	Dec 1962	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil : 97.4% Natural Gas : 2.6%
Hecate Energy Upshur Rural LLC	Hecate Energy Upshur Rural LLC	Ore City, TX	5 GWh	Jun 2022	Dec 2023	Solar
Osawatomie Power Plant South Sub	City of Osawatomie - (KS)	Osawatomie, KS	6 MWh	Feb 2017	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Osawatomie City of	City of Osawatomie - (KS)	Osawatomie, KS	10 MWh	Sep 1950	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Osawatomie Power Plant North Sub	City of Osawatomie - (KS)	Osawatomie, KS	5 MWh	Apr 2018	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%
Polk County Renewables, LLC	Polk County Renewables, LLC	Osceola, NE	8 GWh	Nov 2018	Dec 2023	Wind
Ottawa	City of Ottawa - (KS)	Ottawa, KS	377 MWh	Nov 1958	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 78.7% Distillate Fuel Oil : 21.3%
Oxford (KS)	City of Oxford - (KS)	Oxford, KS	6 MWh	Jun 1999	Dec 2022	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%
Thomas Fitzhugh	Arkansas Electric Coop Corp	Ozark, AR	405 GWh	Apr 1963	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
River Valley	Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co	Panama, OK	537 GWh	Aug 1990	Sep 2024	Subbituminous Coal : 82.7% Natural Gas : 12.4% Tire-derived Fuels : 4.3% Bituminous Coal : 0.6%
Majestic 1 Wind Farm	NextEra Energy Majestic Wind	Panhandle, TX	345 GWh	Dec 2008	Dec 2023	Wind
Majestic II Wind	NextEra Energy Majestic Wind	Panhandle, TX	181 GWh	Jul 2012	Dec 2023	Wind
City of Paris Solar	Today's Power, Inc.	Paris, AR	3 GWh	May 2020	Dec 2023	Solar
Pawhuska	City of Pawhuska - (OK)	Pawhuska, OK	375 MWh	Aug 1949	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Sunflower Energy Center, LLC	Sunflower Energy Center, LLC	Peabody, KS	809 GWh	Sep 2023	Sep 2024	Wind
Pender	City of Pender - (NE)	Pender, NE	46 MWh	Dec 1952	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Palo Duro Wind	Palo Duro Wind	Perryton, TX	1 TWh	Nov 2014	Sep 2024	Wind
TPW Petersburg	TPW Petersburg LLC	Petersburg, NE	151 GWh	Oct 2011	Dec 2023	Wind
Laredo Ridge Wind LLC	Laredo Ridge Wind LLC	Petersburg, NE	240 GWh	Jan 2011	Dec 2023	Wind
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
Welsh	Southwestern Electric Power Co	Pittsburg, TX	4 TWh	Feb 1977	Sep 2024	Subbituminous Coal : 99.8%
Hale Community Wind Farm	Southwestern Public Service Co	Plainview, TX	2 TWh	May 2019	Sep 2024	Wind
Cass County	Omaha Public Power District	Plattsmouth, NE	210 GWh	Apr 2003	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Dogwood Energy Facility	Dogwood Power Management, LLC	Pleasant Hill, MO	2 TWh	May 2001	Sep 2024	Natural Gas
Ralph Green	Evergy Missouri West	Pleasant Hill, MO	38 GWh	May 1981	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Campbell County Wind Farm	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.	Pollock, SD	319 GWh	Nov 2015	Dec 2023	Wind
Kaw Hydro	Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority	Ponca City, OK	9 GWh	Jul 1989	Dec 2023	Water
Ponca City	Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority	Ponca City, OK	31 GWh	Sep 1966	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Charles D. Lamb Energy Center	Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority	Ponca City, OK	215 GWh	Mar 2015	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
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%
Roosevelt County	Boralex US Operations LLC	Portales, NM	1 TWh	Nov 2015	Sep 2024	Wind
Milo Wind Project LLC	Boralex US Operations LLC	Portales, NM	201 GWh	Dec 2015	Dec 2023	Wind
Pratt	City of Pratt- (KS)	Pratt, KS	3 GWh	Dec 1957	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 99.9%
Pratt 2	City of Pratt- (KS)	Pratt, KS	226 MWh	May 1994	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 84.5% Distillate Fuel Oil : 15.5%
City of Pratt Solar	Kenyon Energy KS Solar 1 LLC	Pratt, KS	10 GWh	Feb 2019	Dec 2023	Solar
Taloga Wind LLC	Taloga Wind LLC	Putnam, OK	206 GWh	Jun 2011	Dec 2023	Wind
International Paper Texarkana Mill	Graphic Packaging International - Texarkana	Queen City, TX	378 GWh	Dec 1971	Dec 2023	Black Liquor : 49.9% Natural Gas : 28.0% Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 22.1%
Ralls Wind Farm	Ralls Wind Farm LLC	Ralls, TX	11 GWh	Jun 2011	Dec 2023	Wind
Sholes Wind Energy Center	Sholes Wind Energy Center, LLC	Randolph, NE	722 GWh	Oct 2019	Sep 2024	Wind
Reading Wind Project	Southern Power Co	Reading, KS	680 GWh	Apr 2020	Sep 2024	Wind
Red Cloud	City of Red Cloud - (NE)	Red Cloud, NE	37 MWh	Dec 1949	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Sooner	Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co	Red Rock, OK	2 TWh	Oct 1979	Sep 2024	Subbituminous Coal : 98.9% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.1%
Garrison	USACE-Omaha	Riverside, ND	2 TWh	Dec 1955	Dec 2023	Water
Riverton	Empire District Electric Co	Riverton, KS	1 TWh	May 1950	Sep 2024	Natural Gas
Rock Rapids	Rock Rapids Municipal Utility	Rock Rapids, IA	13 MWh	Mar 1968	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Sagamore Wind	Southwestern Public Service Co	Rogers, NM	2 TWh	Nov 2020	Sep 2024	Wind
Rolla Solar Farm (MO)	Missouri Jnt Muni.Pwr Elec. Ut. Comm.	Rolla, MO	4 GWh	Apr 2016	Dec 2023	Solar
Chaves County Solar II	Chaves County Solar II, LLC	Roswell, NM	69 GWh	Mar 2023	Sep 2024	Solar
Roswell Solar, LLC	Roswell Solar, LLC	Roswell, NM	148 GWh	Jul 2016	Sep 2024	Solar
Chaves Solar, LLC	Chaves Solar LLC	Roswell, NM	134 GWh	Sep 2016	Sep 2024	Solar
SEV NM Phase 2	Altus Power America Management, LLC	Roswell, NM	4 GWh	May 2013	Dec 2023	Solar
Drift Sand Wind Project LLC	Enel Green Power NA, Inc.	Rush Springs, OK	392 GWh	Nov 2016	Sep 2024	Wind
Russell Energy Center	City of Russell - (KS)	Russell, KS	2 GWh	Jan 2002	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Russell Downtown	City of Russell - (KS)	Russell, KS	78 MWh	Jan 1971	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 82.5% Distillate Fuel Oil : 17.5%
Crosswind Energy Project	Junction Hilltop Management LLC	Ruthven, IA	58 GWh	May 2007	Dec 2023	Wind
Caprock Wind Farm	Leeward Asset Management, LLC	San Jon, NM	251 GWh	Nov 2004	Dec 2023	Wind
Caprock Solar 1 LLC	Duke Energy Renewables Services	San Jon, NM	68 GWh	Nov 2016	Sep 2024	Solar
Tulsa LFG LLC	Tulsa LFG LLC	Sand Springs, OK	17 GWh	Apr 2011	Dec 2023	Landfill Gas
Keystone Dam	USCE-Tulsa District	Sand Springs, OK	93 GWh	Apr 1968	Dec 2023	Water
Empire Energy Center	Empire District Electric Co	Sarcoxie, MO	239 GWh	Feb 1978	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 96.3% Jet Fuel : 3.7%
Sargent	City of Sargent - (NE)	Sargent, NE	3 MWh	Dec 1953	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Buffalo Dunes Wind Project	Buffalo Dunes Wind Project LLC	Satanta, KS	861 GWh	Nov 2013	Sep 2024	Wind
Western Sugar Coop - Scottsbluff	Western Sugar Cooperative	Scottsbluff, NE	15 GWh	Aug 1987	Sep 2024	Natural Gas
Western Meadowlark Solar SCS NE 1, LLC	Sol Systems	Scottsbluff, NE	5 GWh	Jan 2020	Dec 2023	Solar
Dodge County Solar Hybrid	BCSB, LLC	Scribner, NE	1 GWh	May 2021	Dec 2023	Solar
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%
Seiling Wind I	NextEra Energy Seiling Wind	Seiling, OK	720 GWh	Nov 2014	Dec 2023	Wind
Seiling Wind II	NextEra Energy Seiling Wind	Seiling, OK	353 GWh	Nov 2014	Dec 2023	Wind
Seward Wind Farm	Seward Wind LLC	Seward, NE	7 GWh	Nov 2017	Dec 2023	Wind
BESSP1, LLC.	BESSP1, LLC.	Shallowater, TX	1 GWh	Oct 2023	Dec 2023	Solar

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