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
CML&P Generating Facility No. 2	City of Coffeyville - (KS)	Coffeyville, KS	93 GWh	Dec 2016	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Valentine Wind, LLC	Valentine Wind, LLC	Valentine, NE	5 GWh	Aug 2014	Dec 2023	Wind
Airport 1 Solar (DIA)	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation	Denver, CO	2 GWh	Nov 2009	Dec 2023	Solar
Slate Creek Wind Project LLC	EDF Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc.	Geuda Springs, KS	512 GWh	Nov 2015	Dec 2023	Wind
Milo Wind Project LLC	Boralex US Operations LLC	Portales, NM	201 GWh	Dec 2015	Dec 2023	Wind
Grant Wind, LLC	Southern Power Co	Medford, OK	539 GWh	Mar 2016	Dec 2023	Wind
Cedar Bluff Wind, LLC	Cedar Bluff Wind, LLC	Brownwell, KS	802 GWh	Nov 2015	Dec 2023	Wind
Prairie Breeze II	Invenergy Services LLC	Elgin, NE	270 GWh	Sep 2015	Dec 2023	Wind
Prairie Breeze III	Invenergy Services LLC	Elgin, NE	131 GWh	Mar 2016	Dec 2023	Wind
Brady Wind Energy Center	Brady Wind, LLC	Dickinson, ND	616 GWh	Oct 2016	Dec 2023	Wind
UA Central Utility Plant	University Of Arkansas	Fayetteville, AR	37 GWh	Jan 2016	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Nixa Solar, LLC	Missouri Jnt Muni.Pwr Elec. Ut. Comm.	Nixa, MO	15 GWh	Oct 2017	Dec 2023	Solar
Trenton Solar Farm (MO)	Missouri Jnt Muni.Pwr Elec. Ut. Comm.	Trenton, MO	5 GWh	Oct 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
Rolla Solar Farm (MO)	Missouri Jnt Muni.Pwr Elec. Ut. Comm.	Rolla, MO	4 GWh	Apr 2016	Dec 2023	Solar
Waynesville Solar Farm (MO)	Missouri Jnt Muni.Pwr Elec. Ut. Comm.	Waynesville, MO	5 GWh	Jul 2016	Dec 2023	Solar
Marshall Solar Farm (MO)	Missouri Jnt Muni.Pwr Elec. Ut. Comm.	Marshall, MO	4 GWh	Nov 2016	Dec 2023	Solar
Osawatomie Power Plant South Sub	City of Osawatomie - (KS)	Osawatomie, KS	6 MWh	Feb 2017	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
South Sioux City Solar	Tesla Inc.	Dakota, NE	4 GWh	Nov 2016	Dec 2023	Solar
Ozarks Natural Energy Community Solar	Ozarks Electric Coop Corp - (AR)	Springdale, AR	1 GWh	Mar 2016	Dec 2023	Solar
CCC Hastings Wind Turbine	CCC Hastings Renewable Energy, LLC	Hastings, NE	7 GWh	Nov 2016	Dec 2023	Wind
Creston Ridge Wind Farm	Creston Ridge, LLC	Creston, NE	26 GWh	Nov 2015	Dec 2023	Wind
Westar Cities Solar	SoCore Energy LLC	Hutchinson, KS	2 GWh	Jun 2017	Dec 2023	Solar
Seward Wind Farm	Seward Wind LLC	Seward, NE	7 GWh	Nov 2017	Dec 2023	Wind
Lebanon Solar Farm (MO)	Missouri Jnt Muni.Pwr Elec. Ut. Comm.	Lebanon, MO	4 GWh	Aug 2017	Dec 2023	Solar
Chillicothe Solar Farm	Missouri Jnt Muni.Pwr Elec. Ut. Comm.	Chillicothe, MO	4 GWh	Jun 2017	Dec 2023	Solar
BPU Solar Farm	MC Power Companies Inc	Kansas City, KS	2 GWh	Aug 2017	Dec 2023	Solar
Higginsville Solar Farm	Missouri Jnt Muni.Pwr Elec. Ut. Comm.	Higginsville, MO	4 GWh	Oct 2017	Dec 2023	Solar
Farmington Solar Farm	Missouri Jnt Muni.Pwr Elec. Ut. Comm.	Farmington, MO	3 GWh	Aug 2018	Dec 2023	Solar
City of Lexington	IGS ORIX Solar I, LLC	Lexington, NE	7 GWh	Apr 2017	Dec 2023	Solar
Fort Hays State University Wind Farm	Fort Hays State University	Hays, KS	13 GWh	Oct 2013	Dec 2023	Wind
El Dorado Springs Solar Farm	Missouri Jnt Muni.Pwr Elec. Ut. Comm.	El Dorado Springs, MO	4 GWh	May 2018	Dec 2023	Solar
UL Advanced Wind Turbine Test Facility	West Texas A&M University	Canyon, TX	8 GWh	Dec 2015	Dec 2023	Wind
Creston Ridge II, LLC	Creston Ridge II, LLC	Creston, NE	25 GWh	May 2017	Dec 2023	Wind
Perennial Windfarm	Perennial Wind, LLC	Fairmont, NE	33 GWh	Jun 2018	Dec 2023	Wind
Middle Daisy	Onyx Asset Services Group	Lovington, NM	7 GWh	Oct 2017	Dec 2023	Solar
Aurora County Wind	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.	White Lake, SD	71 GWh	Sep 2018	Dec 2023	Wind
Brule County Wind	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.	Kimball, SD	65 GWh	Sep 2018	Dec 2023	Wind
Covington Solar Farm	Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co	Covington, OK	18 GWh	Jan 2018	Dec 2023	Solar
Prairie Sky Solar Farm	Kansas Electric Power Coop Inc	Andover, KS	2 GWh	Jan 2017	Dec 2023	Solar
Kearney NPPD Solar Project	SoCore Energy LLC	Kearney, NE	12 GWh	Nov 2017	Dec 2023	Solar
Polk County Renewables, LLC	Polk County Renewables, LLC	Osceola, NE	8 GWh	Nov 2018	Dec 2023	Wind
Wolf Creek Generator	4 Rivers Electric Cooperative, Inc.	Burlington, KS	106 MWh	Mar 2014	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
GE-Lubbock	GE Wind Energy LLC	Lubbock, TX	24 GWh	Mar 2014	Dec 2023	Wind
Hastings Community Solar Farm	City of Hastings - (NE)	Hastings, NE	4 GWh	Aug 2019	Dec 2023	Solar
City of Pratt Solar	Kenyon Energy KS Solar 1 LLC	Pratt, KS	10 GWh	Feb 2019	Dec 2023	Solar
Cuming County Renewables, LLC	Cuming County Renewables. LLC	Wisner, NE	10 GWh	Nov 2019	Dec 2023	Wind
Choctaw Nation Solar Farm	Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co	Calera, OK	10 GWh	Jun 2020	Dec 2023	Solar
Chickasaw Nation Solar Farm	Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co	Davis, OK	11 GWh	Jun 2020	Dec 2023	Solar
Thunderbird Generator (Tbird)	4 Rivers Electric Cooperative, Inc.	Emporia, KS	106 MWh	Apr 2019	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Scenic Hill Solar IV, LLC	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation	Clarksville, AR	4 GWh	Nov 2019	Dec 2023	Solar
Tinker	Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co	Oklahoma City, OK	22 GWh	May 1971	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Fort Calhoun Community Solar	DG Southwest Solar Portfolio 2019, LLC	Fort Calhoun, NE	10 GWh	Nov 2019	Dec 2023	Solar
Burt County Solar Hybrid	BCSB, LLC	Tekamah, NE	1 GWh	May 2021	Dec 2023	Solar
Dodge County Solar Hybrid	BCSB, LLC	Scribner, NE	1 GWh	May 2021	Dec 2023	Solar
Prosperity Solar Farm CSG	Empire District Electric Co	Joplin, MO	4 GWh	Feb 2021	Dec 2023	Solar
Hot Springs 2020	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation	Hot Springs, AR	2 GWh	Feb 2021	Dec 2023	Solar
Western Meadowlark Solar SCS NE 1, LLC	Sol Systems	Scottsbluff, NE	5 GWh	Jan 2020	Dec 2023	Solar
Branch Solar Farm	Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co	Branch, AR	10 GWh	Sep 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%
City of Paris Solar	Today's Power, Inc.	Paris, AR	3 GWh	May 2020	Dec 2023	Solar
Norman Solar	DG Central 1, LLC	Norman, OK	4 GWh	Dec 2020	Dec 2023	Solar
SoCore Clovis 1	SoCore Clovis 1 LLC	Clovis, NM	5 GWh	Mar 2021	Dec 2023	Solar
Oak Leaf Solar XVIII LLC	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation	Denver, CO	14 GWh	Nov 2021	Dec 2023	Solar
West Plains Solar I	Evergy Kansas Central, Inc	West Plains, MO	15 GWh	Feb 2022	Dec 2023	Solar
Bob Glanzer Generating Station	NorthWestern Energy - (SD)	Huron, SD	96 GWh	Mar 2022	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Hawthorn Solar I	Evergy Metro	Kansas City, MO	17 GWh	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Solar
POET Bioprocessing- Mitchell	POET Bioprocessing- Mitchell	Mitchell, SD	18 GWh	Sep 2021	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Fredonia	City of Fredonia - (KS)	Fredonia, KS	15 MWh	May 2023	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Beloit Solar LLC	PPM Solar LLC	Beloit, KS	5 GWh	May 2022	Dec 2023	Solar
Airport 009239 SCS Lexington, LLC	Sol Systems	Lexington, NE	2 GWh	Apr 2021	Dec 2023	Solar
Monroe 009452 SCS Cozad, LLC	Sol Systems	Cozad, NE	5 GWh	Jun 2021	Dec 2023	Solar
Western Plains Wind	Western Plains Wind, LLC	Oakley, KS	11 GWh	Sep 2021	Dec 2023	Wind
Kansas Ethanol, LLC	Kansas Ethanol, LLC	Lyons, KS	113 GWh	May 2020	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Corvias - Fort Riley II	Onyx Asset Services Group	Fort Riley, KS	2 GWh	Jan 2022	Dec 2023	Solar
Hecate Energy Upshur Rural LLC	Hecate Energy Upshur Rural LLC	Ore City, TX	5 GWh	Jun 2022	Dec 2023	Solar
SPPW1, LLC	SPPW1, LLC	Upland, NE	24 GWh	Jun 2022	Dec 2023	Wind
Butterfield Solar Farm	Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co	Durant, OK	11 GWh	Feb 2022	Dec 2023	Solar
Hayhurst New Mexico Solar	Hayhurst New Mexico Solar	Malaga, NM	6 GWh	Jul 2023	Dec 2023	Solar
Americus	Today's Power, Inc.	Emporia, KS	2 GWh	Jul 2021	Dec 2023	Solar
Cheney Solar	Today's Power, Inc.	Cheney, KS	2 GWh	Mar 2021	Dec 2023	Solar
DeGraff Butler Electric	Today's Power, Inc.	Burns, KS	2 GWh	Apr 2021	Dec 2023	Solar
Oak Leaf - CSG Portfolio (OL 36)	Distributed Solar Development, LLC	Watkins, CO	3 GWh	May 2021	Dec 2023	Solar
Oak Leaf - CSG Portfolio (OL 37)	Distributed Solar Development, LLC	Watkins, CO	3 GWh	Nov 2020	Dec 2023	Solar
Oak Leaf - CSG Portfolio (OL 38)	Distributed Solar Development, LLC	Watkins, CO	3 GWh	May 2021	Dec 2023	Solar
Oak Leaf - CSG Portfolio (OL 39)	Distributed Solar Development, LLC	Watkins, CO	3 GWh	May 2021	Dec 2023	Solar
Oak Leaf - CSG Portfolio (OL 44)	Distributed Solar Development, LLC	Watkins, CO	3 GWh	Nov 2020	Dec 2023	Solar
FreeState Kiro Solar I	Evergy Kansas Central, Inc	Silver Lake, KS	2 GWh	Jan 2023	Dec 2023	Solar
FreeState Crooked Post Solar I	Evergy Kansas Central, Inc	Topeka, KS	3 GWh	Feb 2023	Dec 2023	Solar
FreeState Stull Solar I	Evergy Kansas Central, Inc	LeCompton, KS	215 MWh	Nov 2023	Dec 2023	Solar
BESSP1, LLC.	BESSP1, LLC.	Shallowater, TX	1 GWh	Oct 2023	Dec 2023	Solar
Cimarron River	Sunflower Electric Power Corp	Liberal, KS	26 GWh	Sep 1963	Nov 2023	Natural Gas
Arsenal Hill	Southwestern Electric Power Co	Shreveport, LA	189 GWh	Feb 1960	Nov 2023	Natural Gas
Lieberman	Southwestern Electric Power Co	Mooringsport, LA	156 GWh	Jun 1947	Nov 2023	Natural Gas
McCook	Nebraska Public Power District	McCook, NE	2 GWh	May 1973	Nov 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Aberdeen CT	NorthWestern Energy - (SD)	Aberdeen, SD	44 GWh	Apr 1978	Nov 2023	Natural Gas : 99.4% Distillate Fuel Oil : 0.6%
McPherson 3	City of McPherson - (KS)	McPherson, KS	16 GWh	Sep 1998	Nov 2023	Natural Gas : 97.6% Distillate Fuel Oil : 2.4%
Clifton	Sunflower Electric Power Corp	Clifton, KS	11 GWh	Jul 1974	Nov 2023	Natural Gas
South Harper	Evergy Missouri West	Kansas City, MO	198 GWh	Jul 2005	Nov 2023	Natural Gas
Harry D Mattison Gas Plant	Southwestern Electric Power Co	Tontitown, AR	180 GWh	Jun 2007	Nov 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