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	Apr 2025
Annual Generation	296.4 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 \| 27.4% Coal \| 26.2% Nuclear \| 5.5% Water \| 3.1% Solar \| 0.5% 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	1 TWh	May 1981	Feb 2025	Subbituminous Coal : 85.8% Natural Gas : 12.7% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.5%
Whelan Energy Center	City of Hastings - (NE)	Hastings, NE	1 TWh	Jun 1981	Feb 2025	Subbituminous Coal : 99.7%
Tolk	Southwestern Public Service Co	Muleshoe, TX	2 TWh	Dec 1981	Feb 2025	Subbituminous Coal : 84.0% Natural Gas : 16.0%
Hugo	Western Farmers Elec Coop, Inc	Fort Towson, OK	1 TWh	Mar 1982	Feb 2025	Subbituminous Coal : 99.6%
Wichita Plant	Occidental Chemical Corporation	Wichita, KS	66 MWh	Jul 1982	Dec 2022	Natural Gas
Engineered Carbons Borger Cogen	Orion Engineered Carbons	Borger, TX	40 GWh	Sep 1982	Dec 2023	Other Gas : 99.5%
Platte	City of Grand Island - (NE)	Grand Island, NE	362 GWh	Nov 1982	Dec 2023	Subbituminous Coal : 99.7%
Holcomb	Sunflower Electric Power Corp	Holcomb, KS	1 TWh	Jul 1983	Feb 2025	Subbituminous Coal : 99.1% Natural Gas : 0.9%
Snider Industries	Snider Industries Inc	Marshall, TX	11 GWh	Jul 1983	Dec 2023	Wood/Wood Waste Solids
Antelope Valley	Basin Electric Power Coop	Beulah, ND	5 TWh	Jun 1984	Feb 2025	Lignite Coal : 99.3% Natural Gas : 0.7%
Kingsley	Central Nebraska Pub P&I Dist	Ogallala, NE	30 GWh	Oct 1984	Dec 2023	Water
Pirkey	Southwestern Electric Power Co	Hallsville, TX	3 TWh	Dec 1984	Mar 2023	Lignite Coal : 99.8%
Borger Plant	Sid Richardson Carbon Ltd	Borger, TX	46 GWh	Jan 1985	Dec 2023	Blast Furnace Gas : 77.0% Natural Gas : 23.0%
Missouri River Wastewater Treatment	City of Omaha	Omaha, NE	13 GWh	Mar 1985	Feb 2025	Other Biomass Gas : 95.8% Natural Gas : 4.2%
Wolf Creek Generating Station	Wolf Creek Nuclear Optg Corp	Burlington, KS	9 TWh	Aug 1985	Feb 2025	Nuclear
Chanute 3	City of Chanute	Chanute, KS	694 MWh	Sep 1985	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 83.8% Distillate Fuel Oil : 16.2%
Chillicothe	Chillicothe Municipal Utils	Chillicothe, MO	9 GWh	May 1986	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil : 69.9% Natural Gas : 30.1%
City Light & Water	City of Blue Hill - (NE)	Blue Hill, NE	6 MWh	Dec 1986	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Papillion Creek Wastewater	City of Omaha	Bellevue, NE	6 GWh	Apr 1987	Jan 2025	Natural Gas : 95.6% Other Biomass Gas : 4.4%
Western Sugar Coop - Scottsbluff	Western Sugar Cooperative	Scottsbluff, NE	15 GWh	Aug 1987	Feb 2025	Natural Gas
Wasson CO2 Removal Plant	Occidental Permian Ltd	Denver City, TX	137 GWh	Jan 1988	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Archer Daniels Midland Lincoln	Archer Daniels Midland Co	Lincoln, NE	9 GWh	Jun 1988	Dec 2023	Subbituminous Coal
Ellis Hydro	Arkansas Electric Coop Corp	Van Buren, AR	124 GWh	Nov 1988	Dec 2023	Water
Wellington 2	City of Wellington - (KS)	Wellington, KS	3 GWh	Dec 1988	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Kaw Hydro	Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority	Ponca City, OK	9 GWh	Jul 1989	Dec 2023	Water
Frontier	Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co	Oklahoma City, OK	737 GWh	Aug 1989	Feb 2025	Natural Gas
Gardner Energy Center	City of Gardner - (KS)	Gardner, KS	40 MWh	Apr 1990	Dec 2022	Natural Gas
Brandon Station	City of Lubbock - (TX)	Lubbock, TX	22 GWh	Jun 1990	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
River Valley	Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co	Panama, OK	618 GWh	Aug 1990	Feb 2025	Subbituminous Coal : 84.5% Natural Gas : 10.8% Tire-derived Fuels : 3.9% Bituminous Coal : 0.7%
Grand Ave Plant	Veolia Energy Kansas City	Kansas City, MO	39 GWh	Jun 1991	Feb 2025	Natural Gas
Waste Water Plant Generator	City of Winfield - (KS)	Winfield, KS	3 MWh	Feb 1993	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Pratt 2	City of Pratt- (KS)	Pratt, KS	226 MWh	May 1994	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 84.5% Distillate Fuel Oil : 15.5%
State Line Combined Cycle	Empire District Electric Co	Joplin, MO	2 TWh	Apr 1995	Feb 2025	Natural Gas : 99.9%
El Dorado Refinery	Frontier El Dorado Refinery LLC	El Dorado, KS	219 GWh	Dec 1995	Feb 2025	Natural Gas
West Receiving	City of Denison - (IA)	Denison, IA	12 MWh	Mar 1998	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
McPherson 3	City of McPherson - (KS)	McPherson, KS	16 GWh	Sep 1998	Nov 2023	Natural Gas : 97.6% Distillate Fuel Oil : 2.4%
Salt Valley Wind Plant	Lincoln Electric System	Lincoln, NE	2 GWh	Nov 1998	Dec 2023	Wind
Mustang Station	Golden Spread Electric Cooperative, Inc	Denver City, TX	3 TWh	May 1999	Feb 2025	Natural Gas
Black Hawk Station	Borger Energy Associates LP	Borger, TX	1 TWh	May 1999	Feb 2025	Natural Gas : 87.9% Other Gas : 12.1%
Oxford (KS)	City of Oxford - (KS)	Oxford, KS	6 MWh	Jun 1999	Dec 2022	Distillate Fuel Oil
Erie Energy Center	City of Erie - (KS)	Erie, KS	2 GWh	Jun 1999	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Texico Wind Ranch LP	Texico Wind LP	Texico, NM	34 MWh	Nov 1999	Dec 2022	Wind
City of West Plains Power Station	City of West Plains - (MO)	West Plains, MO	4 GWh	Apr 2000	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 81.4% Distillate Fuel Oil : 18.6%
Iowa Distributed Wind Generation Project	City of Algona - (IA)	Algona, IA	4 GWh	May 2000	Dec 2023	Wind
Trenton South	Trenton Municipal Utilities - (MO)	Trenton, MO	59 MWh	Jun 2000	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Eastman Cogeneration Facility	Eastman Cogeneration LP	Longview, TX	3 TWh	Mar 2001	Feb 2025	Natural Gas
Spring Creek Energy Center	Evergy Kansas Central, Inc	Edmond, OK	185 GWh	Apr 2001	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
WFEC GenCo LLC	Western Farmers Elec Coop, Inc	Anadarko, OK	115 GWh	Apr 2001	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Fulton (AR)	Arkansas Electric Coop Corp	Fulton, AR	149 GWh	Apr 2001	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Dogwood Energy Facility	Dogwood Power Management, LLC	Pleasant Hill, MO	2 TWh	May 2001	Feb 2025	Natural Gas
McClain Energy Facility	Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co	Newcastle, OK	2 TWh	May 2001	Feb 2025	Natural Gas
Coon Rapids II	City of Coon Rapids	Coon Rapids, IA	451 MWh	Sep 2001	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Gray County Wind Energy	Gray County Wind Energy LLC	Montezuma, KS	304 GWh	Oct 2001	Dec 2023	Wind
Chamberlain Wind Project	Basin Electric Power Coop	Chamberlain, SD	98 MWh	Oct 2001	Dec 2022	Wind
Llano Estacado Wind Ranch	Llano Estacado Wind Ranch	White Deer, TX	102 GWh	Nov 2001	Dec 2023	Wind
Green Country Energy LLC	Green Country OP Services LLC	Jenks, OK	4 TWh	Jan 2002	Feb 2025	Natural Gas
Russell Energy Center	City of Russell - (KS)	Russell, KS	2 GWh	Jan 2002	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Elk City Station	Omaha Public Power District	Bennington, NE	49 GWh	Mar 2002	Dec 2023	Landfill Gas
McCartney	City Utilities of Springfield - (MO)	Strafford, MO	96 GWh	Jun 2002	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Oneta Energy Center	Oneta Power LLC	Broken Arrow, OK	6 TWh	Jun 2002	Feb 2025	Natural Gas
Sharpe	Kansas Electric Power Coop Inc	Waverly, KS	1 GWh	Jun 2002	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
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
West Gardner	Evergy Metro	Johnson, KS	263 GWh	May 2003	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Osawatomie	Evergy Metro	Miami, KS	44 GWh	May 2003	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Harrison County Power Project	Northeast Texas Elec Coop, Inc	Marshall, TX	3 TWh	May 2003	Feb 2025	Natural Gas
Terry Bundy Generating Station	Lincoln Electric System	Lincoln, NE	162 GWh	Jul 2003	Feb 2025	Natural Gas : 83.8% Landfill Gas : 15.2% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.0%
Mulvane 2	City of Mulvane - (KS)	Mulvane, KS	20 MWh	Aug 2003	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
Exira	Western Minnesota Mun Pwr Agny	Brayton, IA	230 GWh	Mar 2004	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 99.0% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.0%
Redbud Power Plant	Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co	Luther, OK	5 TWh	Apr 2004	Feb 2025	Natural Gas
Baldwin City Plant No 2	City of Baldwin City- (KS)	Baldwin City, KS	145 MWh	Jul 2004	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 80.0% Distillate Fuel Oil : 20.0%
Ft. Pierre	City of Fort Pierre - (SD)	Fort Pierre, SD	53 MWh	Sep 2004	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Caprock Wind Farm	Leeward Asset Management, LLC	San Jon, NM	251 GWh	Nov 2004	Dec 2023	Wind
Beatrice	Nebraska Public Power District	Beatrice, NE	580 GWh	Dec 2004	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Weatherford Wind Energy Center	FPL Energy Weatherford, LLC	Weatherford, OK	572 GWh	Mar 2005	Dec 2023	Wind
Adrian	Adrian Public Utilities Comm	Adrian, MN	7 MWh	Apr 2005	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Cambridge	City of Cambridge - (NE)	Cambridge, NE	12 MWh	May 2005	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
East Kansas Agri-Energy, LLC	East Kansas Agri-Energy, LLC	Garnett, KS	5 GWh	May 2005	Feb 2025	Waste Heat
South Harper	Evergy Missouri West	Kansas City, MO	198 GWh	Jul 2005	Nov 2023	Natural Gas
Ainsworth Wind	Nebraska Public Power District	Ainsworth, NE	85 GWh	Sep 2005	Dec 2023	Wind
Blue Canyon Windpower II	Blue Canyon Windpower II LLC	Carnegie, OK	568 GWh	Nov 2005	Dec 2023	Wind
Elk River Wind	Avangrid Renewables LLC	Beaumont, KS	288 GWh	Nov 2005	Dec 2023	Wind
San Juan Mesa Wind Project LLC	NRG Energy Gas & Wind Holdings Inc	Elida, NM	213 GWh	Nov 2005	Feb 2025	Wind
Laverne Diesel Generating Plant	Town of Laverne - (OK)	Laverne, OK	283 MWh	Dec 2005	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Mustang Station Unit 4	Golden Spread Electric Cooperative, Inc	Denver City, TX	854 GWh	Mar 2006	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Noble Hill Landfill	City Utilities of Springfield - (MO)	Willard, MO	2 GWh	Apr 2006	Dec 2023	Landfill Gas
OREG 1 Inc	Ormat Nevada Inc	Culbertson, MT	146 GWh	Jun 2006	Feb 2025	Waste Heat
Groton Generation Station	Basin Electric Power Coop	Groton, SD	202 GWh	Jun 2006	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Waynoka Gas Processing Plant	Targa Pipeline Mid-Continent West OK LLC	Alva, OK	18 GWh	Jun 2006	Feb 2025	Natural Gas
Spearville	Evergy Metro	Ford, KS	209 GWh	Aug 2006	Dec 2023	Wind
Filet Wind (5) LLC	UPC Power Solutions	Stratford, TX	2 GWh	Oct 2006	Dec 2023	Wind
Centennial Wind Farm	Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co	Fort Supply, OK	164 GWh	Nov 2006	Dec 2023	Wind
Tenderloin Wind (6) LLC	UPC Power Solutions	Texhoma, TX	3 GWh	Dec 2006	Dec 2023	Wind
Wildorado Wind LLC	Wildorado Wind, LLC	Vega, TX	643 GWh	Mar 2007	Dec 2023	Wind
Crosswind Energy Project	Junction Hilltop Management LLC	Ruthven, IA	58 GWh	May 2007	Dec 2023	Wind
Harry D Mattison Gas Plant	Southwestern Electric Power Co	Tontitown, AR	180 GWh	Jun 2007	Nov 2023	Natural Gas
MJMEUC Generating Station #1	Missouri Jnt Muni.Pwr Elec. Ut. Comm.	Laddonia, MO	110 GWh	Sep 2007	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Sleeping Bear LLC	NRG Energy Gas & Wind Holdings Inc	Woodward, OK	75 GWh	Sep 2007	Dec 2023	Wind

Surrounding Balancing Authorities

Rank	Balancing Authority	Annual Net Generation	# Power Plants
#26	Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc.	23.0 TWh	47
#47	El Paso Electric Company	6.6 TWh	31
#3	Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.	474.6 TWh	1,139
#2	Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.	646.1 TWh	2,653
#20	Public Service Company of Colorado	48.5 TWh	201
#35	Public Service Company of New Mexico	15.3 TWh	108
#52	Southwestern Power Administration	4.1 TWh	31
#8	Tennessee Valley Authority	158.9 TWh	170
#23	Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region	35.5 TWh	170
#64	Western Area Power Administration - Upper Great Plains West	473.1 GWh	24

Balancing Authorities with Similar Net Generation

Rank	Balancing Authority	Annual Net Generation	# Power Plants
#2	Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.	646.1 TWh	2,653
#3	Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.	474.6 TWh	1,139
#5	Southwest Power Pool	296.4 TWh	762
#6	Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans	252.8 TWh	393
#7	California Independent System Operator	189.5 TWh	1,943
#8	Tennessee Valley Authority	158.9 TWh	170
#10	Florida Power & Light Co.	148.5 TWh	159
#12	New York Independent System Operator	131.1 TWh	1,100
#13	Duke Energy Carolinas	111.3 TWh	556
#15	ISO New England	103.6 TWh	1,487