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	Mar 2025
Annual Generation	296.1 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 \| 27.6% Coal \| 26.2% Nuclear \| 5.2% Water \| 3% 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
Mustang Station Unit 4	Golden Spread Electric Cooperative, Inc	Denver City, TX	854 GWh	Mar 2006	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Burke Wind, LLC	Burke Wind LLC	Bowbells, ND	825 GWh	Nov 2020	Jan 2025	Wind
Kingfisher Wind LLC	Kingfisher Wind LLC	Kingfisher, OK	810 GWh	Feb 2016	Jan 2025	Wind
Kingman Wind	Kingman Wind Energy, LLC	Cunningham, KS	809 GWh	Nov 2016	Jan 2025	Wind
Ninnescah Wind Energy, LLC	Ninnescah Wind Energy LLC	Cunningham, KS	808 GWh	Nov 2016	Jan 2025	Wind
Bluestem	Bluestem Wind Energy, LLC	Beaver, OK	808 GWh	Nov 2016	Jan 2025	Wind
Sunflower Energy Center, LLC	Sunflower Energy Center, LLC	Peabody, KS	807 GWh	Sep 2023	Jan 2025	Wind
Upstream Wind Energy LLC	Invenergy Services LLC	Neligh, NE	803 GWh	Nov 2018	Jan 2025	Wind
Cedar Bluff Wind, LLC	Cedar Bluff Wind, LLC	Brownwell, KS	802 GWh	Nov 2015	Dec 2023	Wind
Cimarron Bend Wind Project II, LLC	Cimarron Bend Wind Project II, LLC	Minneola, KS	789 GWh	Feb 2017	Jan 2025	Wind
North Bend Wind Project, LLC	North Bend Wind Project, LLC	Highmore, SD	785 GWh	Nov 2023	Jan 2025	Wind
Red Dirt Wind Project	Red Dirt Wind Project, LLC	Hennessy, OK	778 GWh	Nov 2017	Jan 2025	Wind
Big Bend Dam	USACE-Omaha	Chamberlain, SD	771 GWh	Aug 1964	Dec 2023	Water
Haystack Wind Project, LLC	Haystack Wind Project, LLC	Carroll, NE	767 GWh	Feb 2022	Jan 2025	Wind
Prairie Breeze	SunEdison LLC	Elgin, NE	766 GWh	Apr 2014	Dec 2023	Wind
Caddo Wind	ALLETE Clean Energy	Apache, OK	753 GWh	Dec 2021	Jan 2025	Wind
King Plains Wind Project	Engie North America	Garber, OK	744 GWh	Oct 2020	Jan 2025	Wind
Mammoth Plains	Mammoth Plains Wind Project	Oakwood, OK	740 GWh	Nov 2014	Dec 2023	Wind
East Fork Wind Project, LLC	Engie North America	Colby, KS	730 GWh	Feb 2020	Jan 2025	Wind
Sholes Wind Energy Center	Sholes Wind Energy Center, LLC	Randolph, NE	728 GWh	Oct 2019	Jan 2025	Wind
Osborn Wind Energy	Osborn Wind Energy LLC	Stewartsville, MO	728 GWh	Nov 2016	Jan 2025	Wind
Frontier	Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co	Oklahoma City, OK	726 GWh	Aug 1989	Jan 2025	Natural Gas
Diamond Spring, LLC	ALLETE Clean Energy	Sulphur, OK	726 GWh	Nov 2020	Jan 2025	Wind
Seiling Wind I	NextEra Energy Seiling Wind	Seiling, OK	720 GWh	Nov 2014	Dec 2023	Wind
Goodwell Wind Project LLC	Enel Green Power NA, Inc.	Goodwell, OK	719 GWh	Nov 2015	Jan 2025	Wind
Gavins Point	USACE-Omaha	Crofton, NE	715 GWh	Aug 1956	Dec 2023	Water
Waverly Wind Farm LLC	Waverly Wind Farm LLC	Waverly, KS	712 GWh	Dec 2015	Dec 2023	Wind
Buckeye Wind Energy Center	Invenergy Services LLC	Hays, KS	711 GWh	Jul 2015	Jan 2025	Wind
Wildcat Ranch Wind Project	Wildcat Ranch Wind Project, LLC	Morton, TX	693 GWh	Nov 2018	Jan 2025	Wind
Reading Wind Project	Southern Power Co	Reading, KS	689 GWh	Apr 2020	Jan 2025	Wind
Bloom Wind	CP Bloom Wind LLC	Minneola, KS	666 GWh	May 2017	Jan 2025	Wind
Brady II Wind Energy Center	Brady Wind II, LLC	Dickinson, ND	661 GWh	Nov 2016	Jan 2025	Wind
Plant X	Southwestern Public Service Co	Earth, TX	660 GWh	Dec 1951	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 99.0% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.0%
Sheldon	Nebraska Public Power District	Hallam, NE	649 GWh	Dec 1960	Jan 2025	Subbituminous Coal : 99.7%
Sundance Wind Project, LLC	Public Service Co of Oklahoma	Alva, OK	646 GWh	Mar 2021	Jan 2025	Wind
Caney River Wind Project	Caney River Wind Project	Howard, KS	644 GWh	Oct 2011	Jan 2025	Wind
Wildorado Wind LLC	Wildorado Wind, LLC	Vega, TX	643 GWh	Mar 2007	Dec 2023	Wind
Jayhawk Wind Energy Center	Invenergy Services LLC	Hepler, KS	627 GWh	Nov 2021	Jan 2025	Wind
Boiling Springs Wind Farm	RWE Renewables Americas, LLC	Woodward, OK	623 GWh	Nov 2020	Jan 2025	Wind
Frontier Windpower II	Duke Energy Renewables Services	Blackwell, OK	617 GWh	Jan 2021	Jan 2025	Wind
Brady Wind Energy Center	Brady Wind, LLC	Dickinson, ND	616 GWh	Oct 2016	Dec 2023	Wind
Maddox	Southwestern Public Service Co	Hobbs, NM	603 GWh	Dec 1962	Jan 2025	Natural Gas
Prairie Queen Wind Farm	Prairie Queen Wind Farm LLC	Moran, KS	601 GWh	Apr 2019	Jan 2025	Wind
River Valley	Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co	Panama, OK	595 GWh	Aug 1990	Jan 2025	Subbituminous Coal : 84.1% Natural Gas : 11.0% Tire-derived Fuels : 4.1% Bituminous Coal : 0.8%
Beatrice	Nebraska Public Power District	Beatrice, NE	580 GWh	Dec 2004	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Kings Point Wind Energy Center	Empire District Electric Co	Golden City, MO	576 GWh	Mar 2021	Jan 2025	Wind
Mustang	Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co	Oklahoma City, OK	575 GWh	Apr 1950	Jan 2025	Natural Gas : 99.2% Solar : 0.8%
Weatherford Wind Energy Center	FPL Energy Weatherford, LLC	Weatherford, OK	572 GWh	Mar 2005	Dec 2023	Wind
Ashdown	Domtar Industries Inc	Ashdown, AR	570 GWh	Dec 1967	Jan 2025	Black Liquor : 66.9% Natural Gas : 15.1% Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 11.0% Bituminous Coal : 5.7% Tire-derived Fuels : 1.3%
Blue Canyon Windpower II	Blue Canyon Windpower II LLC	Carnegie, OK	568 GWh	Nov 2005	Dec 2023	Wind
Horizon Hill Wind Project	Horizon Hill Wind, LLC	Crescent, OK	567 GWh	-	Jan 2025	Wind
Lindahl Wind Project, LLC	Enel Green Power NA, Inc.	Tioga, ND	551 GWh	Feb 2017	Jan 2025	Wind
Grant Wind, LLC	Southern Power Co	Medford, OK	539 GWh	Mar 2016	Dec 2023	Wind
Rock Falls Wind Farm LLC	Public Service Co of Oklahoma	Braman, OK	538 GWh	Nov 2017	Jan 2025	Wind
Cimarron Bend III	Enel Kansas, LLC	Minneola, KS	537 GWh	Nov 2020	Jan 2025	Wind
Grant Plains Wind, LLC	Southern Power Co	Medford, OK	535 GWh	Nov 2016	Jan 2025	Wind
North Fork Ridge Wind Energy Center	Empire District Electric Co	Mindenmines, MO	530 GWh	Nov 2020	Jan 2025	Wind
Rockhaven Wind Project, LLC	Rockhaven Wind Project, LLC	Hennepin, OK	522 GWh	Nov 2021	Jan 2025	Wind
Lon Wright	City of Fremont - (NE)	Fremont, NE	522 GWh	Jul 1957	Dec 2023	Subbituminous Coal : 92.8% Natural Gas : 6.4% Solar : 0.8%
Dakota Range III Wind Project	Engie North America	Summit, SD	521 GWh	Apr 2021	Jan 2025	Wind
Origin Wind	Enel Green Power NA, Inc.	Hennepin, OK	520 GWh	Oct 2014	Dec 2023	Wind
Ironwood Wind	Duke Energy Renewables Services	Spearville, KS	514 GWh	Jul 2012	Dec 2023	Wind
Slate Creek Wind Project LLC	EDF Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc.	Geuda Springs, KS	512 GWh	Nov 2015	Dec 2023	Wind
Comanche (OK)	Public Service Co of Oklahoma	Lawton, OK	512 GWh	Apr 1962	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Flat Ridge 3	Flat Ridge 3 Wind Energy, LLC	Zenda, KS	507 GWh	Nov 2021	Jan 2025	Wind
Elk City LLC	Elk City LLC	Sweetwater, OK	503 GWh	Nov 2009	Jan 2025	Wind
Ensign Wind LLC	NextEra Energy Resources Ensign Wind	Montezuma, KS	483 GWh	Oct 2012	Dec 2023	Wind
Knox Lee	Southwestern Electric Power Co	Longview, TX	477 GWh	Nov 1950	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Cimarron Windpower II	Duke Energy Renewables Services	Cimarron, KS	475 GWh	May 2012	Dec 2023	Wind
White Rock East Wind Project	White Rock Wind East, LLC	Anadarko, OK	467 GWh	-	Jan 2025	Wind
Cimarron Wind Energy LLC	Cimarron Wind Energy LLC	Cimmaron, KS	463 GWh	Oct 2012	Jan 2025	Wind
International Paper Valliant OK	International Paper - Valliant	Valliant, OK	449 GWh	Sep 1971	Jan 2025	Black Liquor : 54.2% Natural Gas : 30.1% Other Biomass Solids : 15.8%
Day County Wind LLC	Day County Wind LLC	Conde, SD	443 GWh	Mar 2010	Jan 2025	Wind
Smoky Hills Wind Project Phase II	Smoky Hills Wind Project II LLC	Lincoln, KS	438 GWh	Oct 2008	Dec 2023	Wind
Glass Sands Wind Facility	Southern Power Co	Sulphur, OK	437 GWh	Oct 2021	Jan 2025	Wind
Minco Wind III, LLC	FPLE Wind, LLC	Minco, OK	422 GWh	Nov 2012	Dec 2023	Wind
Cottonwood Wind Energy Center	Cottonwood Wind Project	Blue Hill, NE	420 GWh	Oct 2017	Jan 2025	Wind
Wildhorse Mountain Wind Facility	Southern Power Co	Clayton, OK	418 GWh	Nov 2019	Jan 2025	Wind
Osceola Windpower LLC	Osceola Windpower LLC	Harris, IA	416 GWh	Jun 2008	Jan 2025	Wind
Thomas Fitzhugh	Arkansas Electric Coop Corp	Ozark, AR	405 GWh	Apr 1963	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Minco Wind IV, LLC	Minco Wind IV, LLC	Hinton, OK	400 GWh	Nov 2018	Jan 2025	Wind
Willow Creek Wind Power LLC	Willow Creek Wind Power LLC	Newell, SD	397 GWh	Aug 2020	Jan 2025	Wind
Drift Sand Wind Project LLC	Enel Green Power NA, Inc.	Rush Springs, OK	394 GWh	Nov 2016	Jan 2025	Wind
Post Rock Wind Power Project, LLC	Pattern Operators LP	Ellsworth, KS	391 GWh	Aug 2012	Jan 2025	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%
Georgia-Pacific Muskogee	Georgia-Pacific Muskogee LLC	Muskogee, OK	378 GWh	Feb 1978	Jan 2025	Natural Gas : 85.0% Subbituminous Coal : 14.7%
Redbed Plains Wind Farm	Redbed Plains Wind Farm LLC	Tuttle, OK	373 GWh	Jun 2017	Jan 2025	Wind
White Rock West Wind Project	White Rock Wind West, LLC	Anadarko, OK	368 GWh	Nov 2023	Jan 2025	Wind
Breckinridge Wind Project LLC	NextEra Energy Resources Breckinridge	Enid, OK	365 GWh	Jul 2015	Dec 2023	Wind
Rocky Ridge Wind Project	Rocky Ridge Wind Project LLC	Hobart, OK	364 GWh	May 2012	Dec 2023	Wind
Platte	City of Grand Island - (NE)	Grand Island, NE	362 GWh	Nov 1982	Dec 2023	Subbituminous Coal : 99.7%
Arbuckle Mountain Wind Farm LLC	Arbuckle Mountain Wind Farm LLC	Davis, OK	355 GWh	Oct 2015	Dec 2023	Wind
Seiling Wind II	NextEra Energy Seiling Wind	Seiling, OK	353 GWh	Nov 2014	Dec 2023	Wind
Lorenzo Wind	Lorenzo Wind, LLC	Lorenzo, TX	353 GWh	Nov 2018	Jan 2025	Wind
Spinning Spur Wind LLC	EDF Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc.	Vegas, TX	346 GWh	Oct 2012	Dec 2023	Wind
Majestic 1 Wind Farm	NextEra Energy Majestic Wind	Panhandle, TX	345 GWh	Dec 2008	Dec 2023	Wind
Gordon Evans Energy Center	Evergy Kansas South, Inc	Colwich, KS	344 GWh	May 1961	Jan 2025	Natural Gas : 99.7%
Minco Wind I, LLC	FPLE Wind, LLC	Minco, OK	344 GWh	Nov 2010	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

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	6.6 TWh	31
#3	Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.	471.7 TWh	1,139
#2	Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.	645.3 TWh	2,653
#20	Public Service Company of Colorado	48.5 TWh	201
#35	Public Service Company of New Mexico	15.4 TWh	108
#52	Southwestern Power Administration	3.9 TWh	31
#9	Tennessee Valley Authority	159.1 TWh	170
#23	Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region	35.5 TWh	170
#64	Western Area Power Administration - Upper Great Plains West	478.5 GWh	24

Balancing Authorities with Similar Net Generation

Rank	Balancing Authority	Annual Net Generation	# Power Plants
#2	Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.	645.3 TWh	2,653
#3	Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.	471.7 TWh	1,139
#5	Southwest Power Pool	296.1 TWh	762
#6	Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans	252.0 TWh	393
#7	California Independent System Operator	188.6 TWh	1,943
#9	Tennessee Valley Authority	159.1 TWh	170
#10	Florida Power & Light Co.	147.6 TWh	159
#12	New York Independent System Operator	131.3 TWh	1,100
#13	Duke Energy Carolinas	111.4 TWh	556
#15	ISO New England	103.7 TWh	1,487