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 \| 37.3% 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

Plant Name	Utility	Location	Annual Generation	Plant Date	Last Update	Fuel Types
Snider Industries	Snider Industries Inc	Marshall, TX	11 GWh	Jul 1983	Dec 2023	Wood/Wood Waste Solids
Blue Canyon Windpower	Blue Canyon Windpower LLC	Carnegie, OK	64 GWh	Nov 2003	Dec 2023	Wind
Smoky Hills Wind Project Phase I	Smoky Hills Wind Farm I LLC	Lincoln, KS	272 GWh	Dec 2007	Dec 2023	Wind
Wildorado Wind LLC	Wildorado Wind, LLC	Vega, TX	643 GWh	Mar 2007	Dec 2023	Wind
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
Blue Canyon Windpower II	Blue Canyon Windpower II LLC	Carnegie, OK	568 GWh	Nov 2005	Dec 2023	Wind
San Juan Mesa Wind Project LLC	NRG Energy Gas & Wind Holdings Inc	Elida, NM	176 GWh	Nov 2005	Aug 2024	Wind
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
Ainsworth Wind	Nebraska Public Power District	Ainsworth, NE	85 GWh	Sep 2005	Dec 2023	Wind
Oklahoma Wind Energy Center	FPL Energy Oklahoma Wind LLC	Woodward, OK	153 GWh	Sep 2003	Dec 2023	Wind
Filet Wind (5) LLC	UPC Power Solutions	Stratford, TX	2 GWh	Oct 2006	Dec 2023	Wind
Minot Wind Project	Basin Electric Power Coop	Minot, ND	15 GWh	Dec 2002	Dec 2023	Wind
Gray County Wind Energy	Gray County Wind Energy LLC	Montezuma, KS	304 GWh	Oct 2001	Dec 2023	Wind
Llano Estacado Wind Ranch	Llano Estacado Wind Ranch	White Deer, TX	102 GWh	Nov 2001	Dec 2023	Wind
Cloud County Wind Farm	Cloud County Windfarm, LLC	Concordia, KS	334 GWh	Nov 2008	Aug 2024	Wind
Sunray Wind I	Diamond Shamrock Refining Company LP	Sunray, TX	268 GWh	Aug 2009	Jan 2023	Wind
Crossroads Wind Farm	Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co	Canton, OK	360 GWh	Dec 2011	Aug 2024	Wind
Elk City LLC	Elk City LLC	Sweetwater, OK	524 GWh	Nov 2009	Aug 2024	Wind
Keenan II Renewable Energy Co LLC	CPV Keenan II Renewable Energy Co LLC	Woodward, OK	253 GWh	Nov 2010	Dec 2023	Wind
Ralls Wind Farm	Ralls Wind Farm LLC	Ralls, TX	11 GWh	Jun 2011	Dec 2023	Wind
Minco Wind I, LLC	FPLE Wind, LLC	Minco, OK	344 GWh	Nov 2010	Dec 2023	Wind
Broken Bow Wind LLC	Broken Bow Wind LLC	Broken Bow, NE	224 GWh	Nov 2012	Dec 2023	Wind
Waverly Wind Farm LLC	Waverly Wind Farm LLC	Waverly, KS	712 GWh	Dec 2015	Dec 2023	Wind
Salt Valley Wind Plant	Lincoln Electric System	Lincoln, NE	2 GWh	Nov 1998	Dec 2023	Wind
Elkhorn Ridge Wind LLC	Elkhorn Ridge Wind, LLC	Bloomfield, NE	157 GWh	Feb 2009	Dec 2023	Wind
Laredo Ridge Wind LLC	Laredo Ridge Wind LLC	Petersburg, NE	240 GWh	Jan 2011	Dec 2023	Wind
Crofton Bluffs Wind LLC	Crofton Bluffs Wind, LLC	Bloomfield, NE	119 GWh	Oct 2012	Dec 2023	Wind
Flat Water Wind Farm LLC	Flat Water Wind Farm LLC	Du Bois, NE	201 GWh	Nov 2010	Dec 2023	Wind
Taloga Wind LLC	Taloga Wind LLC	Putnam, OK	206 GWh	Jun 2011	Dec 2023	Wind
Day County Wind LLC	Day County Wind LLC	Conde, SD	417 GWh	Mar 2010	Aug 2024	Wind
Greensburg	Greensburg Wind Farm, LLC	Greensburg, KS	13 GWh	Jan 2010	Dec 2023	Wind
Blue Canyon Windpower V LLC	Blue Canyon Windpower V LLC	Carnegie, OK	272 GWh	Sep 2009	Dec 2023	Wind
Mesalands Comm College Wind Turbine	Mesalands Community College	Tucumcari, NM	2 GWh	Nov 2008	Sep 2023	Wind
Rolling Thunder Wind Farm Hybrid	AE Power Services LLC	Miller, SD	80 GWh	Oct 2009	Dec 2023	Wind
Smoky Hills Wind Project Phase II	Smoky Hills Wind Project II LLC	Lincoln, KS	438 GWh	Oct 2008	Dec 2023	Wind
Lakota Wind Wind Farm	Iowa Lakes Electric Coop	Lakota, IA	32 GWh	Feb 2009	Dec 2023	Wind
Porterhouse Wind (4) LLC	UPC Power Solutions	Gruver, TX	10 GWh	Dec 2007	Dec 2023	Wind
Iowa Distributed Wind Generation Project	City of Algona - (IA)	Algona, IA	4 GWh	May 2000	Dec 2023	Wind
Dempsey Ridge Wind Farm	Acciona Wind Energy USA LLC	Cheyenne, OK	188 GWh	Apr 2012	Dec 2023	Wind
Chamberlain Wind Project	Basin Electric Power Coop	Chamberlain, SD	98 MWh	Oct 2001	Dec 2022	Wind
Wessington Springs	Wessington Wind	Wessington Springs, SD	222 GWh	Jan 2009	Aug 2024	Wind
Majestic 1 Wind Farm	NextEra Energy Majestic Wind	Panhandle, TX	345 GWh	Dec 2008	Dec 2023	Wind
Osceola Windpower LLC	Osceola Windpower LLC	Harris, IA	403 GWh	Jun 2008	Aug 2024	Wind
Sleeping Bear LLC	NRG Energy Gas & Wind Holdings Inc	Woodward, OK	75 GWh	Sep 2007	Dec 2023	Wind
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
Tenderloin Wind (6) LLC	UPC Power Solutions	Texhoma, TX	3 GWh	Dec 2006	Dec 2023	Wind
Blue Canyon Windpower VI LLC	Blue Canyon Windpower VI LLC	Carnegie, OK	295 GWh	Nov 2011	Dec 2023	Wind
Breckinridge Wind Project LLC	NextEra Energy Resources Breckinridge	Enid, OK	365 GWh	Jul 2015	Dec 2023	Wind
Buffalo Dunes Wind Project	Buffalo Dunes Wind Project LLC	Satanta, KS	821 GWh	Nov 2013	Aug 2024	Wind
Steele Flats Wind Project LLC	Steele Flats Wind Project LLC	Diller, NE	243 GWh	Sep 2013	Aug 2024	Wind
Alexander Wind Farm LLC	SRIV Partnership LLC	Alexander, KS	188 GWh	Nov 2015	Dec 2023	Wind
Grande Prairie Wind Farm	BHE Renewables, LLC	O'Neill, NE	1 TWh	Nov 2016	Aug 2024	Wind
Buckeye Wind Energy Center	Invenergy Services LLC	Hays, KS	737 GWh	Jul 2015	Aug 2024	Wind
Roosevelt County	Boralex US Operations LLC	Portales, NM	1 TWh	Nov 2015	Aug 2024	Wind
Balko Wind LLC	Balko Wind LLC	Balko, OK	954 GWh	Jul 2015	Aug 2024	Wind
Kingfisher Wind LLC	Kingfisher Wind LLC	Kingfisher, OK	938 GWh	Feb 2016	Aug 2024	Wind
Origin Wind	Enel Green Power NA, Inc.	Hennepin, OK	520 GWh	Oct 2014	Dec 2023	Wind
Anderson Wind I	Chopin Wind, LLC	Hagerman, NM	18 GWh	Nov 2014	Dec 2023	Wind
Anderson Wind II	Chopin Wind, LLC	Hagerman, NM	35 GWh	Nov 2014	Dec 2023	Wind
Broken Bow Wind II, LLC	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.	Broken Bow, NE	270 GWh	Sep 2014	Dec 2023	Wind
Broadview Energy Prime 2 LLC	Chopin Wind, LLC	Grady, NM	33 GWh	Jan 2014	Dec 2023	Wind
Goodwell Wind Project LLC	Enel Green Power NA, Inc.	Goodwell, OK	719 GWh	Nov 2015	Aug 2024	Wind
Little Elk Wind Project LLC	Enel Green Power NA, Inc.	Cordell, OK	310 GWh	Nov 2015	Dec 2023	Wind
Drift Sand Wind Project LLC	Enel Green Power NA, Inc.	Rush Springs, OK	398 GWh	Nov 2016	Aug 2024	Wind
Beethoven Wind	NorthWestern Energy - (SD)	Tripp, SD	275 GWh	Apr 2015	Dec 2023	Wind
Arbuckle Mountain Wind Farm LLC	Arbuckle Mountain Wind Farm LLC	Davis, OK	355 GWh	Oct 2015	Dec 2023	Wind
Lorenzo Wind	Lorenzo Wind, LLC	Lorenzo, TX	356 GWh	Nov 2018	Aug 2024	Wind
Hale Community Wind Farm	Southwestern Public Service Co	Plainview, TX	2 TWh	May 2019	Aug 2024	Wind
Mammoth Plains	Mammoth Plains Wind Project	Oakwood, OK	740 GWh	Nov 2014	Dec 2023	Wind
Rattlesnake Creek Wind Project	Rattlesnake Creek Wind Project, LLC	Dixon, NE	870 GWh	Nov 2018	Aug 2024	Wind
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
Spearville 3 LLC	EDF Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc.	Spearville, KS	198 GWh	Sep 2012	Dec 2023	Wind
Ironwood Wind	Duke Energy Renewables Services	Spearville, KS	514 GWh	Jul 2012	Dec 2023	Wind
Cimarron Windpower II	Duke Energy Renewables Services	Cimarron, KS	475 GWh	May 2012	Dec 2023	Wind
Post Rock Wind Power Project, LLC	Pattern Operators LP	Ellsworth, KS	420 GWh	Aug 2012	Aug 2024	Wind
TPW Petersburg	TPW Petersburg LLC	Petersburg, NE	151 GWh	Oct 2011	Dec 2023	Wind
Cimarron Wind Energy LLC	Cimarron Wind Energy LLC	Cimmaron, KS	479 GWh	Oct 2012	Aug 2024	Wind
Flat Ridge 2 Wind Energy LLC	AE Power Services LLC	Zenda, KS	1 TWh	Sep 2012	Aug 2024	Wind
Caney River Wind Project	Caney River Wind Project	Howard, KS	709 GWh	Oct 2011	Aug 2024	Wind
Golden Spread Panhandle Wnd Rch	Golden Spread Electric Cooperative, Inc	Wilderado, TX	193 GWh	Aug 2011	Dec 2023	Wind
Wildcat Wind	Wildcat Wind, LLC	Lovington, NM	56 GWh	Jun 2012	Dec 2023	Wind
Minco Wind II, LLC	FPLE Wind, LLC	Minco, OK	296 GWh	Oct 2011	Dec 2023	Wind
Spinning Spur Wind LLC	EDF Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc.	Vegas, TX	346 GWh	Oct 2012	Dec 2023	Wind
OU Spirit Wind Farm	Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co	Woodward, OK	141 GWh	Nov 2009	Dec 2023	Wind
Canadian Hills Wind	Canadian Hills Wind LLC	El Rino, OK	340 GWh	Nov 2012	Aug 2024	Wind
Shooting Star	Shooting Star Power Partners, LLC	Mullinville, KS	192 GWh	Aug 2012	Dec 2023	Wind
Chisholm View Wind Project	Chisholm View Wind Project	Hunter, OK	987 GWh	Nov 2012	Aug 2024	Wind
Rocky Ridge Wind Project	Rocky Ridge Wind Project LLC	Hobart, OK	364 GWh	May 2012	Dec 2023	Wind
Ensign Wind LLC	NextEra Energy Resources Ensign Wind	Montezuma, KS	483 GWh	Oct 2012	Dec 2023	Wind
Minco Wind III, LLC	FPLE Wind, LLC	Minco, OK	422 GWh	Nov 2012	Dec 2023	Wind
NextEra-Blackwell Wind, LLC	Blackwell Wind, LLC	Blackwell, OK	89 GWh	Nov 2012	Dec 2023	Wind
Prairie Breeze	SunEdison LLC	Elgin, NE	766 GWh	Apr 2014	Dec 2023	Wind
Majestic II Wind	NextEra Energy Majestic Wind	Panhandle, TX	181 GWh	Jul 2012	Dec 2023	Wind
Pantex	Pantex (NNSA)	Amarillo, TX	19 GWh	May 2014	Aug 2024	Wind
Broadview Energy Prime LLC	Chopin Wind, LLC	Grady, NM	33 GWh	Jan 2014	Dec 2023	Wind

Surrounding Balancing Authorities

Rank	Balancing Authority	Annual Net Generation	# Power Plants
#26	Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc.	22.7 TWh	47
#47	El Paso Electric Company	6.4 TWh	31
#3	Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.	461.0 TWh	1,139
#2	Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.	631.0 TWh	2,653
#21	Public Service Company of Colorado	45.1 TWh	201
#34	Public Service Company of New Mexico	15.5 TWh	108
#53	Southwestern Power Administration	3.5 TWh	31
#9	Tennessee Valley Authority	157.5 TWh	170
#23	Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region	36.4 TWh	170
#64	Western Area Power Administration - Upper Great Plains West	468.8 GWh	24

Balancing Authorities with Similar Net Generation

Rank	Balancing Authority	Annual Net Generation	# Power Plants
#2	Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.	631.0 TWh	2,653
#3	Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.	461.0 TWh	1,139
#5	Southwest Power Pool	290.4 TWh	762
#6	Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans	247.9 TWh	393
#7	California Independent System Operator	191.5 TWh	1,943
#9	Tennessee Valley Authority	157.5 TWh	170
#10	Florida Power & Light Co.	147.7 TWh	159
#12	New York Independent System Operator	130.0 TWh	1,100
#13	Duke Energy Carolinas	110.9 TWh	556
#15	ISO New England	102.8 TWh	1,487