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
Red Cloud	City of Red Cloud - (NE)	Red Cloud, NE	37 MWh	Dec 1949	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Sargent	City of Sargent - (NE)	Sargent, NE	3 MWh	Dec 1953	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Spalding	Village of Spalding - (NE)	Spalding, NE	5 MWh	Jun 1919	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil : 60.0% Water : 40.0%
Stuart (NE)	City of Stuart - (NE)	Stuart, NE	6 MWh	Dec 1951	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 54.7% Distillate Fuel Oil : 45.3%
Wahoo	City of Wahoo - (NE)	Wahoo, NE	58 MWh	Jul 1936	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 81.9% Distillate Fuel Oil : 18.1%
Wakefield	City of Wakefield - (NE)	Wakefield, NE	14 MWh	Dec 1914	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Wayne IC	City of Wayne	Wayne, NE	45 MWh	Dec 1946	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
West Point Municipal	City of West Point - (NE)	West Point, NE	139 MWh	Apr 1947	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil : 80.3% Natural Gas : 19.7%
Wilber	City of Wilber	Wilber, NE	33 MWh	Dec 1959	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Wisner	City of Wisner	Wisner, NE	58 MWh	Apr 1969	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Garrison	USACE-Omaha	Riverside, ND	2 TWh	Dec 1955	Dec 2023	Water
Horseshoe Lake	Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co	Harrah, OK	865 GWh	Mar 1958	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Southwestern	Public Service Co of Oklahoma	Anadarko, OK	1 TWh	Jun 1952	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Tulsa	Public Service Co of Oklahoma	Tulsa, OK	214 GWh	Oct 1956	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Weleetka	Public Service Co of Oklahoma	Weleetka, OK	7 GWh	Sep 1963	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 99.9%
Cushing	City of Cushing - (OK)	Cushing, OK	575 MWh	May 1936	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 92.9% Distillate Fuel Oil : 7.1%
Markham	Grand River Dam Authority	Locust Grove, OK	123 GWh	Apr 1964	Dec 2023	Water
Pensacola	Grand River Dam Authority	Langley, OK	228 GWh	Jul 1940	Dec 2023	Water
Keystone Dam	USCE-Tulsa District	Sand Springs, OK	93 GWh	Apr 1968	Dec 2023	Water
Kingfisher	City of Kingfisher - (OK)	Kingfisher, OK	210 MWh	Dec 1953	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil : 94.9% Natural Gas : 5.1%
Pawhuska	City of Pawhuska - (OK)	Pawhuska, OK	375 MWh	Aug 1949	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Mooreland	Western Farmers Elec Coop, Inc	Mooreland, OK	87 GWh	Feb 1964	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Oahe	USACE-Omaha	Pierre, SD	2 TWh	Mar 1962	Dec 2023	Water
Fort Randall	USACE-Omaha	Pickstown, SD	1 TWh	Feb 1954	Dec 2023	Water
Big Bend Dam	USACE-Omaha	Chamberlain, SD	771 GWh	Aug 1964	Dec 2023	Water
Knox Lee	Southwestern Electric Power Co	Longview, TX	477 GWh	Nov 1950	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Wilkes	Southwestern Electric Power Co	Avinger, TX	1 TWh	Apr 1964	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Nichols	Southwestern Public Service Co	Amarillo, TX	1 TWh	Dec 1959	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Plant X	Southwestern Public Service Co	Earth, TX	660 GWh	Dec 1951	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 99.0% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.0%
Ty Cooke	City of Lubbock - (TX)	Lubbock, TX	4 GWh	May 1965	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Empire Energy Center	Empire District Electric Co	Sarcoxie, MO	239 GWh	Feb 1978	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 96.3% Jet Fuel : 3.7%
Mobile	Nebraska Public Power District	York, NE	59 MWh	Dec 1979	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Ozark Beach	Empire District Electric Co	Forsyth, MO	56 GWh	May 1931	Dec 2023	Water
Rokeby	Lincoln Electric System	Lincoln, NE	80 GWh	Jun 1975	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 97.6% Distillate Fuel Oil : 2.4%
Broken Bow Dam	USCE-Tulsa District	Broken Bow, OK	171 GWh	Dec 1969	Dec 2023	Water
Johnson	City of Johnson - (KS)	Johnson, KS	35 MWh	Feb 1950	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Gavins Point	USACE-Omaha	Crofton, NE	715 GWh	Aug 1956	Dec 2023	Water
Augusta Electric Plant No 2	City of Augusta - (KS)	Augusta, KS	1 GWh	Jun 1968	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 92.8% Distillate Fuel Oil : 7.2%
Hugoton 2	City of Hugoton - (KS)	Hugoton, KS	19 MWh	Dec 1963	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
East 12th Street	City of Winfield - (KS)	Winfield, KS	4 GWh	May 1970	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 99.9%
Chanute 3	City of Chanute	Chanute, KS	694 MWh	Sep 1985	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 83.8% Distillate Fuel Oil : 16.2%
Ellis Hydro	Arkansas Electric Coop Corp	Van Buren, AR	124 GWh	Nov 1988	Dec 2023	Water
Brandon Station	City of Lubbock - (TX)	Lubbock, TX	22 GWh	Jun 1990	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Watertown Power Plant	Missouri Basin Muni Power Agny	Watertown, SD	5 GWh	Dec 1977	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Wellington 2	City of Wellington - (KS)	Wellington, KS	3 GWh	Dec 1988	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%
Pratt 2	City of Pratt- (KS)	Pratt, KS	226 MWh	May 1994	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 84.5% Distillate Fuel Oil : 15.5%
Madison Utilities	City of Madison - (NE)	Madison, NE	26 MWh	Mar 1953	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
City Light & Water	City of Blue Hill - (NE)	Blue Hill, NE	6 MWh	Dec 1986	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
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
Erie Energy Center	City of Erie - (KS)	Erie, KS	2 GWh	Jun 1999	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Springview	Bluestem LLC	Springview, NE	7 GWh	May 2011	Dec 2023	Wind
Fulton (AR)	Arkansas Electric Coop Corp	Fulton, AR	149 GWh	Apr 2001	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Coon Rapids II	City of Coon Rapids	Coon Rapids, IA	451 MWh	Sep 2001	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
West Receiving	City of Denison - (IA)	Denison, IA	12 MWh	Mar 1998	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
McCartney	City Utilities of Springfield - (MO)	Strafford, MO	96 GWh	Jun 2002	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Osawatomie	Evergy Metro	Miami, KS	44 GWh	May 2003	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
West Gardner	Evergy Metro	Johnson, KS	263 GWh	May 2003	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Russell Energy Center	City of Russell - (KS)	Russell, KS	2 GWh	Jan 2002	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Trenton South	Trenton Municipal Utilities - (MO)	Trenton, MO	59 MWh	Jun 2000	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Elk City Station	Omaha Public Power District	Bennington, NE	49 GWh	Mar 2002	Dec 2023	Landfill Gas
Salt Valley Wind Plant	Lincoln Electric System	Lincoln, NE	2 GWh	Nov 1998	Dec 2023	Wind
Iowa Distributed Wind Generation Project	City of Algona - (IA)	Algona, IA	4 GWh	May 2000	Dec 2023	Wind
Sharpe	Kansas Electric Power Coop Inc	Waverly, KS	1 GWh	Jun 2002	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Mulvane 2	City of Mulvane - (KS)	Mulvane, KS	20 MWh	Aug 2003	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Beatrice	Nebraska Public Power District	Beatrice, NE	580 GWh	Dec 2004	Dec 2023	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%
Comanche (OK)	Public Service Co of Oklahoma	Lawton, OK	512 GWh	Apr 1962	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Engineered Carbons Borger Cogen	Orion Engineered Carbons	Borger, TX	40 GWh	Sep 1982	Dec 2023	Other Gas : 99.5%
Archer Daniels Midland Lincoln	Archer Daniels Midland Co	Lincoln, NE	9 GWh	Jun 1988	Dec 2023	Subbituminous Coal
Borger Plant	Sid Richardson Carbon Ltd	Borger, TX	46 GWh	Jan 1985	Dec 2023	Blast Furnace Gas : 77.0% Natural Gas : 23.0%
Snider Industries	Snider Industries Inc	Marshall, TX	11 GWh	Jul 1983	Dec 2023	Wood/Wood Waste Solids
Wasson CO2 Removal Plant	Occidental Permian Ltd	Denver City, TX	137 GWh	Jan 1988	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
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%
American Crystal Sugar Moorhead	American Crystal Sugar Co	Moorhead, MN	40 GWh	Aug 1948	Dec 2023	Subbituminous Coal
Llano Estacado Wind Ranch	Llano Estacado Wind Ranch	White Deer, TX	102 GWh	Nov 2001	Dec 2023	Wind
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
Gray County Wind Energy	Gray County Wind Energy LLC	Montezuma, KS	304 GWh	Oct 2001	Dec 2023	Wind
Cass County	Omaha Public Power District	Plattsmouth, NE	210 GWh	Apr 2003	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Minot Wind Project	Basin Electric Power Coop	Minot, ND	15 GWh	Dec 2002	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%
Waste Water Plant Generator	City of Winfield - (KS)	Winfield, KS	3 MWh	Feb 1993	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Blue Canyon Windpower	Blue Canyon Windpower LLC	Carnegie, OK	64 GWh	Nov 2003	Dec 2023	Wind
Oklahoma Wind Energy Center	FPL Energy Oklahoma Wind LLC	Woodward, OK	153 GWh	Sep 2003	Dec 2023	Wind
Ft. Pierre	City of Fort Pierre - (SD)	Fort Pierre, SD	53 MWh	Sep 2004	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Ainsworth Wind	Nebraska Public Power District	Ainsworth, NE	85 GWh	Sep 2005	Dec 2023	Wind
Groton Generation Station	Basin Electric Power Coop	Groton, SD	202 GWh	Jun 2006	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Weatherford Wind Energy Center	FPL Energy Weatherford, LLC	Weatherford, OK	572 GWh	Mar 2005	Dec 2023	Wind
Caprock Wind Farm	Leeward Asset Management, LLC	San Jon, NM	251 GWh	Nov 2004	Dec 2023	Wind
Elk River Wind	Avangrid Renewables LLC	Beaumont, KS	288 GWh	Nov 2005	Dec 2023	Wind
Mustang Station Unit 4	Golden Spread Electric Cooperative, Inc	Denver City, TX	854 GWh	Mar 2006	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Blue Canyon Windpower II	Blue Canyon Windpower II LLC	Carnegie, OK	568 GWh	Nov 2005	Dec 2023	Wind
Laverne Diesel Generating Plant	Town of Laverne - (OK)	Laverne, OK	283 MWh	Dec 2005	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Spearville	Evergy Metro	Ford, KS	209 GWh	Aug 2006	Dec 2023	Wind
Centennial Wind Farm	Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co	Fort Supply, OK	164 GWh	Nov 2006	Dec 2023	Wind
Noble Hill Landfill	City Utilities of Springfield - (MO)	Willard, MO	2 GWh	Apr 2006	Dec 2023	Landfill Gas
Wildorado Wind LLC	Wildorado Wind, LLC	Vega, TX	643 GWh	Mar 2007	Dec 2023	Wind
MJMEUC Generating Station #1	Missouri Jnt Muni.Pwr Elec. Ut. Comm.	Laddonia, MO	110 GWh	Sep 2007	Dec 2023	Natural Gas

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