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
Kingfisher Wind LLC	Kingfisher Wind LLC	Kingfisher, OK	905 GWh	Feb 2016	Sep 2024	Wind
Kingman Wind	Kingman Wind Energy, LLC	Cunningham, KS	777 GWh	Nov 2016	Sep 2024	Wind
Kings Point Wind Energy Center	Empire District Electric Co	Golden City, MO	585 GWh	Mar 2021	Sep 2024	Wind
Kingsley	Central Nebraska Pub P&I Dist	Ogallala, NE	30 GWh	Oct 1984	Dec 2023	Water
Knox Lee	Southwestern Electric Power Co	Longview, TX	477 GWh	Nov 1950	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
La Crosse	City of La Crosse - (KS)	La Crosse, KS	24 MWh	Oct 1962	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
La Cygne	Evergy Metro	La Cygne, KS	6 TWh	May 1973	Sep 2024	Subbituminous Coal : 98.8% Bituminous Coal : 0.7% Distillate Fuel Oil : 0.5%
La Plata	City of La Plata - (MO)	La Plata, MO	19 MWh	Feb 2013	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Lake Road (MO)	Evergy Missouri West	St Joseph, MO	47 GWh	Jun 1950	Sep 2024	Natural Gas : 91.1% Distillate Fuel Oil : 6.6% Subbituminous Coal : 2.3%
Lakota Wind Wind Farm	Iowa Lakes Electric Coop	Lakota, IA	32 GWh	Feb 2009	Dec 2023	Wind
Laredo Ridge Wind LLC	Laredo Ridge Wind LLC	Petersburg, NE	240 GWh	Jan 2011	Dec 2023	Wind
Laurel	City of Laurel - (NE)	Laurel, NE	3 MWh	Dec 1955	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Laurens	City of Laurens - (IA)	Laurens, IA	955 MWh	Jun 1951	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Laverne Diesel Generating Plant	Town of Laverne - (OK)	Laverne, OK	283 MWh	Dec 2005	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Lawrence Energy Center	Evergy Kansas Central, Inc	Lawrence, KS	1 TWh	Dec 1954	Sep 2024	Subbituminous Coal : 66.1% Natural Gas : 33.9%
LCEC Generation LLVC	Western Farmers Elec Coop, Inc	Lovington, NM	44 GWh	Jan 2012	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Lebanon Solar Farm (MO)	Missouri Jnt Muni.Pwr Elec. Ut. Comm.	Lebanon, MO	4 GWh	Aug 2017	Dec 2023	Solar
Leland Olds	Basin Electric Power Coop	Stanton, ND	3 TWh	Dec 1965	Sep 2024	Lignite Coal : 99.6%
Lieberman	Southwestern Electric Power Co	Mooringsport, LA	156 GWh	Jun 1947	Nov 2023	Natural Gas
Lincoln	City of Lincoln Center - (KS)	Lincoln, KS	16 MWh	Dec 1957	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 68.4% Distillate Fuel Oil : 31.6%
Lindahl Wind Project, LLC	Enel Green Power NA, Inc.	Tioga, ND	546 GWh	Feb 2017	Sep 2024	Wind
Little Blue Wind Project, LLC	Little Blue Wind Project, LLC	Blue Hill, NE	975 GWh	Nov 2021	Sep 2024	Wind
Little Elk Wind Project LLC	Enel Green Power NA, Inc.	Cordell, OK	310 GWh	Nov 2015	Dec 2023	Wind
Llano Estacado Wind Ranch	Llano Estacado Wind Ranch	White Deer, TX	102 GWh	Nov 2001	Dec 2023	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%
Lonesome Creek Station	Basin Electric Power Coop	Alexander, ND	1 TWh	Oct 2013	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Lorenzo Wind	Lorenzo Wind, LLC	Lorenzo, TX	353 GWh	Nov 2018	Sep 2024	Wind
Luverne	City of Luverne - (MN)	Luverne, MN	68 MWh	Apr 1967	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Macon Solar Power Project	Missouri Jnt Muni.Pwr Elec. Ut. Comm.	Macon, MO	4 GWh	May 2015	Sep 2024	Solar
Maddox	Southwestern Public Service Co	Hobbs, NM	700 GWh	Dec 1962	Sep 2024	Natural Gas
Madison Utilities	City of Madison - (NE)	Madison, NE	26 MWh	Mar 1953	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Majestic 1 Wind Farm	NextEra Energy Majestic Wind	Panhandle, TX	345 GWh	Dec 2008	Dec 2023	Wind
Majestic II Wind	NextEra Energy Majestic Wind	Panhandle, TX	181 GWh	Jul 2012	Dec 2023	Wind
Malden	City of Malden - (MO)	Malden, MO	75 MWh	Jul 1957	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Mammoth Plains	Mammoth Plains Wind Project	Oakwood, OK	740 GWh	Nov 2014	Dec 2023	Wind
Marietta	Western Farmers Elec Coop, Inc	Marietta, OK	3 GWh	Mar 2017	Sep 2024	Solar
Markham	Grand River Dam Authority	Locust Grove, OK	123 GWh	Apr 1964	Dec 2023	Water
Marshall (MO)	City of Marshall - (MO)	Marshall, MO	2 GWh	May 1948	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 96.3% Distillate Fuel Oil : 3.7%
Marshall Solar Farm (MO)	Missouri Jnt Muni.Pwr Elec. Ut. Comm.	Marshall, MO	4 GWh	Nov 2016	Dec 2023	Solar
Marshall Wind Farm	BHE Renewables, LLC	Frankfort, KS	214 GWh	Apr 2016	Dec 2023	Wind
Maverick Wind Project, LLC	Public Service Co of Oklahoma	Meno, OK	910 GWh	Aug 2021	Sep 2024	Wind
McCartney	City Utilities of Springfield - (MO)	Strafford, MO	96 GWh	Jun 2002	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
McClain Energy Facility	Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co	Newcastle, OK	2 TWh	May 2001	Sep 2024	Natural Gas
McCook	Nebraska Public Power District	McCook, NE	2 GWh	May 1973	Nov 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
McPherson 2	City of McPherson - (KS)	McPherson, KS	38 GWh	May 1973	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 78.7% Distillate Fuel Oil : 21.3%
McPherson 3	City of McPherson - (KS)	McPherson, KS	16 GWh	Sep 1998	Nov 2023	Natural Gas : 97.6% Distillate Fuel Oil : 2.4%
Meade	City of Meade - (KS)	Meade, KS	105 MWh	Dec 1950	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 85.2% Distillate Fuel Oil : 14.8%
Mesalands Comm College Wind Turbine	Mesalands Community College	Tucumcari, NM	2 GWh	Nov 2008	Sep 2023	Wind
Middle Daisy	Onyx Asset Services Group	Lovington, NM	7 GWh	Oct 2017	Dec 2023	Solar
Midwest Energy Community Solar Array	Midwest Energy Inc - (KS)	Colby, KS	2 GWh	Jan 2015	Sep 2024	Solar
Milford	City of Milford - (IA)	Milford, IA	616 MWh	Dec 1948	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Milligan 1 Wind Farm	Milligan 1 Wind, LLC	Western, NE	1 TWh	Nov 2020	Sep 2024	Wind
Milo Wind Project LLC	Boralex US Operations LLC	Portales, NM	201 GWh	Dec 2015	Dec 2023	Wind
Minco Wind I, LLC	FPLE Wind, LLC	Minco, OK	344 GWh	Nov 2010	Dec 2023	Wind
Minco Wind II, LLC	FPLE Wind, LLC	Minco, OK	296 GWh	Oct 2011	Dec 2023	Wind
Minco Wind III, LLC	FPLE Wind, LLC	Minco, OK	422 GWh	Nov 2012	Dec 2023	Wind
Minco Wind IV, LLC	Minco Wind IV, LLC	Hinton, OK	419 GWh	Nov 2018	Sep 2024	Wind
Minneapolis City of	City of Minneapolis - (KS)	Minneapolis, KS	84 MWh	Mar 1955	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 88.9% Distillate Fuel Oil : 11.1%
Minot Wind Project	Basin Electric Power Coop	Minot, ND	15 GWh	Dec 2002	Dec 2023	Wind
Missouri River Wastewater Treatment	City of Omaha	Omaha, NE	13 GWh	Mar 1985	Sep 2024	Other Biomass Gas : 87.5% Natural Gas : 12.5%
MJMEUC Generating Station #1	Missouri Jnt Muni.Pwr Elec. Ut. Comm.	Laddonia, MO	110 GWh	Sep 2007	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Mobile	Nebraska Public Power District	York, NE	59 MWh	Dec 1979	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Monroe 009452 SCS Cozad, LLC	Sol Systems	Cozad, NE	5 GWh	Jun 2021	Dec 2023	Solar
Monroe (NE)	Loup River Public Power Dist	Monroe, NE	27 GWh	Dec 1935	Dec 2023	Water
Mooreland	Western Farmers Elec Coop, Inc	Mooreland, OK	87 GWh	Feb 1964	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Mulvane 2	City of Mulvane - (KS)	Mulvane, KS	20 MWh	Aug 2003	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Muskogee	Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co	Fort Gibson, OK	3 TWh	Nov 1977	Sep 2024	Natural Gas : 84.7% Subbituminous Coal : 15.3%
Mustang	Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co	Oklahoma City, OK	571 GWh	Apr 1950	Sep 2024	Natural Gas : 99.2% Solar : 0.8%
Mustang Station	Golden Spread Electric Cooperative, Inc	Denver City, TX	2 TWh	May 1999	Sep 2024	Natural Gas
Mustang Station Unit 4	Golden Spread Electric Cooperative, Inc	Denver City, TX	854 GWh	Mar 2006	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Narrows (AR)	USCE -Vickburg District	Murfreesboro, AR	47 GWh	Apr 1950	Dec 2023	Water
Nearman Creek	City of Kansas City - (KS)	Kansas, KS	636 GWh	May 1981	Sep 2024	Subbituminous Coal : 82.9% Natural Gas : 15.0% Distillate Fuel Oil : 2.1%
Nebraska City	Omaha Public Power District	Nebraska City, NE	6 TWh	Mar 1979	Sep 2024	Subbituminous Coal : 99.6%
Neosho Ridge Wind Energy Center	Empire District Electric Co	Galesburg, KS	1 TWh	Apr 2021	Sep 2024	Wind
Nevada	Evergy Missouri West	Nevada, MO	1 GWh	May 1974	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
New Hampton	City of New Hampton - (IA)	New Hampton, IA	2 GWh	Mar 1967	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil : 93.1% Natural Gas : 6.9%
NextEra-Blackwell Wind, LLC	Blackwell Wind, LLC	Blackwell, OK	89 GWh	Nov 2012	Dec 2023	Wind
Nichols	Southwestern Public Service Co	Amarillo, TX	1 TWh	Dec 1959	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Ninnescah Wind Energy, LLC	Ninnescah Wind Energy LLC	Cunningham, KS	807 GWh	Nov 2016	Sep 2024	Wind
Nixa Solar, LLC	Missouri Jnt Muni.Pwr Elec. Ut. Comm.	Nixa, MO	15 GWh	Oct 2017	Dec 2023	Solar
Noble Hill Landfill	City Utilities of Springfield - (MO)	Willard, MO	2 GWh	Apr 2006	Dec 2023	Landfill Gas
Noland Wastewater Treatment Plant Hybrid	Today's Power, Inc.	Fayetteville, AR	9 GWh	Jun 2019	Sep 2024	Solar
Norman Solar	DG Central 1, LLC	Norman, OK	4 GWh	Dec 2020	Dec 2023	Solar
North Bend Wind Project, LLC	North Bend Wind Project, LLC	Highmore, SD	634 GWh	Nov 2023	Sep 2024	Wind
North Denver	City of Hastings - (NE)	Hastings, NE	5 GWh	Nov 1957	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
North Fork Ridge Wind Energy Center	Empire District Electric Co	Mindenmines, MO	545 GWh	Nov 2020	Sep 2024	Wind
North Fork Solar Project	North Fork Solar Project, LLC	Snyder, OK	161 GWh	-	Sep 2024	Solar
North Omaha	Omaha Public Power District	Omaha, NE	1 TWh	Jun 1954	Sep 2024	Subbituminous Coal : 86.0% Natural Gas : 14.0%
North Platte	Nebraska Public Power District	North Platte, NE	48 GWh	Dec 1934	Dec 2023	Water
Northeast (MO)	Evergy Metro	Kansas City, MO	26 GWh	Apr 1972	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Northeastern	Public Service Co of Oklahoma	Oologah, OK	4 TWh	Mar 1961	Sep 2024	Natural Gas : 67.9% Subbituminous Coal : 32.1%
Oahe	USACE-Omaha	Pierre, SD	2 TWh	Mar 1962	Dec 2023	Water
Oak Grove Power Producers	Cube District Energy, LLC	Arcadia, KS	20 GWh	Feb 2010	Dec 2023	Landfill Gas
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
Oak Leaf Solar XVIII LLC	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation	Denver, CO	14 GWh	Nov 2021	Dec 2023	Solar
Oak Tree Energy	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.	Clark, SD	67 GWh	Nov 2014	Dec 2023	Wind

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