Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region
Balancing Authority Summary Information
Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region is ranked #23 out of 65 balancing authorities in terms of total annual electricity generation.
| Balancing Authority | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region |
|---|---|
| States | Colorado Nebraska New Mexico North Dakota South Dakota Utah Wyoming |
| Last Update | Nov 2024 |
| Annual Generation | 36.4 TWh |
| Power Plants | 170 |
| Utilities | 91 |
| Ranked #23 out of 65 in terms of net annual generation | |
| Ranked #12 out of 32 in terms of annual generation from coal | |
| Power Plant Types | Coal | 57.2% Water | 17.3% Wind | 13.2% Natural Gas | 8% Solar | 3.7% |
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Daily Net Generation for Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region for the past 3 Years
| Plant Name | Utility | Location | Annual Generation | Plant Date | Last Update | Fuel Types |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holly | Town of Holly - (CO) | Holly, CO | 20 MWh | Dec 1992 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Trinidad (CO) | City of Trinidad - (CO) | Trinidad, CO | 26 MWh | Apr 1950 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Taylor Draw Hydroelectric Facility | Rio Blanco Water Conserv Dist | Rangely, CO | 34 MWh | Mar 1993 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| SF Auto T1 | Autoliv ASP, Inc. | Tremonton, UT | 141 MWh | Nov 2023 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Arvada | Basin Electric Power Coop | Arvada, WY | 216 MWh | Aug 2002 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Hartzog | Basin Electric Power Coop | Wright, WY | 318 MWh | Jul 2002 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Barber Creek | Basin Electric Power Coop | Gillette, WY | 359 MWh | Aug 2002 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Tacoma | Public Service Co of Colorado | Durango, CO | 957 MWh | May 1905 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| CSU Pueblo | Scale Sustainable I, LLC | Pueblo, CO | 1 GWh | Nov 2008 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Ben French | Black Hills Power, Inc. | Rapid City, SD | 2 GWh | Mar 1960 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Pivot Solar 12 LLC(CSG) | Nautilus Solar Solutions | Sterling, CO | 2 GWh | Feb 2022 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Ruxton Park | City of Colorado Springs - (CO) | Manitou Spring, CO | 2 GWh | Apr 1925 | Sep 2023 | Water |
| Pivot Solar 1 LLC (CSG) | Nautilus Solar Solutions | Parachute, CO | 2 GWh | Jun 2022 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| El Vado Dam | Los Alamos County | Tierra Amarilla, NM | 2 GWh | Apr 1988 | Oct 2023 | Water |
| Pivot Solar 15 LLC (CSG) | Nautilus Solar Solutions | Brush, CO | 2 GWh | Nov 2022 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| SR Kersey II | SR Kersey II, LLC | Kersey, CO | 2 GWh | Nov 2019 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Smithfield 3 | Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation | Milford, UT | 2 GWh | Jun 2023 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Tom Sifers Solar | Mountain Parks Services, Inc. | Fraser, CO | 2 GWh | Oct 2019 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Whiskey Hill Solar | Mountain Parks Services, Inc. | Walden, CO | 2 GWh | Oct 2019 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Vestas Towers America, Inc. | CS Wind America, Inc. | Pueblo, CO | 2 GWh | Mar 2010 | Aug 2024 | Wind |
| SR Skylark C | SR Skylark C, LLC | Windsor, CO | 2 GWh | Nov 2019 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Weber State University - Davis Campus PV | Tesla Inc. | Layton, UT | 2 GWh | Dec 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| 3 MW LLC | 3 MW LLC | Somerset, CO | 3 GWh | Jun 2013 | Dec 2022 | Other Gas |
| Carson Solar I | Carson Solar 1 LLC | Colorado Springs, CO | 3 GWh | Nov 2007 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Coyote Ridge Community Solar | Poudre Valley REA, Inc | Fort Collins, CO | 3 GWh | Sep 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Brighton PV Solar Plant | Hangar 160 LLC | Brighton, CO | 3 GWh | Nov 2012 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| OREG 4 Peetz | Ormat Nevada Inc | Peetz, CO | 3 GWh | Feb 2009 | May 2024 | Waste Heat |
| Gilcrest Solar | Terraform Arcadia | Platteville, CO | 3 GWh | Jul 2018 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| NSE Camber Solar PS6 LLC CSG | Nautilus Solar Solutions | Platteville, CO | 3 GWh | Jan 2022 | Aug 2023 | Solar |
| NSE Camber Solar PS11 LLC (CSG) | Nautilus Solar Solutions | Sterling, CO | 3 GWh | Feb 2022 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Riverview Solar | Highline Services, LLC | Sterling, CO | 3 GWh | Oct 2019 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Mtn Solar 6 LLC (CSG) | Nautilus Solar Solutions | Sterling, CO | 3 GWh | Feb 2022 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| NSE Camber Solar PS13 LLC (CSG) | Nautilus Solar Solutions | Sterling, CO | 3 GWh | Jan 2022 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Quincy Solar | Terraform Arcadia | Watkins, CO | 4 GWh | Aug 2018 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Pivot Solar 7 LLC (CSG) | Nautilus Solar Solutions | Rifle, CO | 4 GWh | Jun 2022 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| NSE Camber Solar PS5 LLC (CSG) | Nautilus Solar Solutions | Platteville, CO | 4 GWh | Jan 2022 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Rock Creek 2 CSG | Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation | Alamosa, CO | 4 GWh | Nov 2020 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Pivot Solar 4 LLC (CSG) | Nautilus Solar Solutions | Platteville, CO | 4 GWh | Jun 2022 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| NSE Camber BH CSG 2, LLC | Nautilus Solar Solutions | Ordway, CO | 4 GWh | Oct 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Pivot Solar 8 LLC (CSG) | Nautilus Solar Solutions | Platteville, CO | 4 GWh | Jun 2022 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Pivot Solar 14 LLC (CSG) | Nautilus Solar Solutions | Brush, CO | 4 GWh | Nov 2022 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Pivot Solar 2 LLC (CSG) | Nautilus Solar Solutions | Brush, CO | 4 GWh | Nov 2022 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Pivot Solar 3 LLC (CSG) | Nautilus Solar Solutions | Parachute, CO | 4 GWh | Jun 2022 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Cortez Solar 3, LLC | Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation | Cortez, CO | 4 GWh | Feb 2023 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| SR Skylark B | SR Skylark B, LLC | Severance, CO | 4 GWh | Aug 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Foothills Hydro Plant | Denver City & County-Foothills | Littleton, CO | 5 GWh | Apr 1985 | Nov 2023 | Water |
| Big Thompson | U S Bureau of Reclamation | Loveland, CO | 5 GWh | Mar 1959 | Sep 2023 | Water |
| Cortez Solar 2, LLC | Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation | Cortez, CO | 5 GWh | Jun 2023 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| McPhee | U S Bureau of Reclamation | Cortez, CO | 5 GWh | Nov 1992 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Cortez Solar 1, LLC | Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation | Cortez, CO | 5 GWh | Nov 2022 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| George Birdsall | City of Colorado Springs - (CO) | Colorado Springs, CO | 6 GWh | Jul 1953 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas : 98.6% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.4% |
| CSWIND America Inc. | CS Wind America, Inc. | Pueblo, CO | 6 GWh | Sep 2023 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Uintah | Moon Lake Electric Assn Inc | Neola, UT | 6 GWh | Jun 1920 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| SR Kersey | SR Kersey, LLC | Kersey, CO | 7 GWh | Jul 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Ames Hydro | Public Service Co of Colorado | Ophir, CO | 7 GWh | May 1906 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Bar D | Cypress Creek Renewables | Meeker, CO | 7 GWh | Nov 2018 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Williams Fork Hydro Plant | Denver City & County of | Parshall, CO | 9 GWh | Jun 1959 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Skylark | SR Clinch, LLC | Severance, CO | 9 GWh | Nov 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Drop 5 | Drop 5 Hydro LLC | Montrose, CO | 9 GWh | Feb 2017 | Nov 2023 | Water |
| Valley View Solar | SR Clinch, LLC | Greeley, CO | 10 GWh | Nov 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Burlington (CO) | Tri-State G & T Assn, Inc | Burlington, CO | 10 GWh | May 1977 | Aug 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Pikes Peak Solar Garden 1 LLC CSG | Pikes Peak Solar Garden 1 LLC | Colorado Springs, CO | 10 GWh | Jun 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Carter Hydro | Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District | Berthoud, CO | 10 GWh | May 2012 | Aug 2024 | Water |
| Shavano Falls Hydro | Shavano Falls Hydro LLC | Montrose, CO | 11 GWh | May 2015 | Nov 2023 | Water |
| Front Range Project | Timberline Energy LLC | Erie, CO | 11 GWh | Sep 2011 | Dec 2023 | Landfill Gas |
| AFA Solar Farm | Solar Star Colorado II LLC | Colorado Springs, CO | 11 GWh | Feb 2011 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Pitkin County Solar | Coolangatta Solar LLC | Aspen, CO | 12 GWh | Sep 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| South Canal Hydro-3 | Delta-Montrose Electric Association | Montrose, CO | 12 GWh | Jul 2013 | Nov 2023 | Water |
| Huerfano River Wind | Huerfano River Wind, LLC | Walsenburg, CO | 12 GWh | Sep 2013 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| North Fork Hydro Plant | Denver City & County of | Grant, CO | 13 GWh | Dec 1987 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Manitou Springs | City of Colorado Springs - (CO) | Manitou Spring, CO | 15 GWh | Apr 1927 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| SR Mavericks | SR Mavericks, LLC | Mead, CO | 15 GWh | Nov 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| SR Rattlesnake | SR Rattlesnake, LLC | Platteville, CO | 16 GWh | Nov 2020 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Tri-County Water Hydropower Project | Tri-County Water Conservancy District | Ridgway, CO | 16 GWh | Mar 2014 | Aug 2024 | Water |
| South Canal Hydro-1 | Delta-Montrose Electric Association | Montrose, CO | 17 GWh | May 2013 | Nov 2023 | Water |
| Towaoc | U S Bureau of Reclamation | Cortez, CO | 17 GWh | Apr 1993 | Oct 2023 | Water |
| South 49th 013445 SCS Norfolk, LLC | Sol Systems | Norfolk, NE | 18 GWh | Aug 2022 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Lower Molina | U S Bureau of Reclamation | Molina, CO | 19 GWh | Nov 1962 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Neil Simpson Gas Turbine #2 | Black Hills Power, Inc. | Gillette, WY | 19 GWh | Mar 2001 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Clear Spring Ranch PV Project | DG Colorado Solar, LLC | Fountain, CO | 20 GWh | Sep 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Boulder | Garkane Energy Coop, Inc | Boulder, UT | 20 GWh | Jul 1958 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Shavano Falls Hydro Drop 4 | Shavano Falls Hydro LLC - Drop 4 Project | Montrose, CO | 20 GWh | May 2015 | Nov 2023 | Water |
| Spearfish Hydro | City of Spearfish | Spearfish, SD | 21 GWh | Sep 1912 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Beaver Creek Gas Plant | Denbury Inc | Riverton, WY | 22 GWh | Nov 1983 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Marys Lake | U S Bureau of Reclamation | Estes Park, CO | 23 GWh | Apr 1951 | Dec 2022 | Water |
| Vallecito Hydroelectric | Ptarmigan Res & Engy Inc | Bayfield, CO | 26 GWh | Apr 1989 | Oct 2023 | Water |
| Upper Molina | U S Bureau of Reclamation | Molina, CO | 32 GWh | Nov 1962 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Lange Gas Turbines | Black Hills Power, Inc. | Rapid City, SD | 38 GWh | Feb 2002 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Big Sand Draw Plant | Denbury Inc | Riverton, WY | 39 GWh | Feb 2015 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Green Mountain | U S Bureau of Reclamation | Kremmling, CO | 47 GWh | Apr 1943 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Abiquiu Dam | Los Alamos County | Abiquiu, NM | 48 GWh | Mar 1989 | Nov 2023 | Water |
| Williams Ignacio Natural Gas Plant | Harvest Midstream Co | Durango, CO | 48 GWh | Nov 1984 | Aug 2024 | Waste Heat |
| Tesla | City of Colorado Springs - (CO) | Colorado Springs, CO | 56 GWh | Mar 1997 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Cimarron Solar Facility | Southern Power Co | Springer, NM | 57 GWh | Nov 2010 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| South Dakota Wind Energy Cente | FPL Energy South Dakota Wind LLC | Highmore, SD | 79 GWh | Sep 2003 | Aug 2024 | Wind |
| Grazing Yak Solar | Grazing Yak Solar, LLC | Calhan, CO | 85 GWh | Oct 2019 | Aug 2024 | Solar |
| Navajo Dam | City of Farmington - (NM) | Farmington, NM | 91 GWh | Dec 1988 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Wild Springs | National Grid Renewables | New Underwood, SD | 95 GWh | - | Aug 2024 | Solar |
| Estes | U S Bureau of Reclamation | Estes Park, CO | 106 GWh | Aug 1950 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Kimball Wind | Kimball Wind, LLC | Kimball, NE | 116 GWh | Sep 2002 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
Surrounding Balancing Authorities
| Rank | Balancing Authority | Annual Net Generation | # Power Plants |
|---|---|---|---|
| #47 | El Paso Electric Company | 6.4 TWh | 31 |
| #36 | Idaho Power Company | 15.2 TWh | 164 |
| #29 | NorthWestern Corporation | 18.7 TWh | 66 |
| #19 | PacifiCorp East | 52.6 TWh | 204 |
| #21 | Public Service Company of Colorado | 45.1 TWh | 201 |
| #34 | Public Service Company of New Mexico | 15.5 TWh | 108 |
| #18 | Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District | 59.0 TWh | 45 |
| #5 | Southwest Power Pool | 290.4 TWh | 762 |
| #41 | Western Area Power Administration - Desert Southwest Region | 8.6 TWh | 30 |
| #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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| #18 | Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District | 59.0 TWh | 45 |
| #19 | PacifiCorp East | 52.6 TWh | 204 |
| #20 | Duke Energy Florida, Inc. | 45.6 TWh | 92 |
| #21 | Public Service Company of Colorado | 45.1 TWh | 201 |
| #22 | Nevada Power Company | 37.6 TWh | 136 |
| #23 | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region | 36.4 TWh | 170 |
| #24 | Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company | 33.2 TWh | 20 |
| #25 | Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc. | 26.0 TWh | 85 |
| #26 | Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc. | 22.7 TWh | 47 |
| #27 | Tampa Electric Company | 22.3 TWh | 57 |