Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.

Balancing Authority Summary Information

Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. is ranked #2 out of 65 balancing authorities in terms of total annual electricity generation.

Balancing Authority	Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.
States	Arkansas Illinois Indiana Iowa Kentucky Louisiana Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana North Dakota South Dakota Texas Wisconsin
Last Update	Mar 2026
Annual Generation	659.4 TWh
Power Plants	2,831
Utilities	1,296
Ranked #2 out of 65 in terms of net annual generation
Ranked #2 out of 54 in terms of annual generation from natural gas
Power Plant Types	Natural Gas \| 36.2% Coal \| 28.4% Wind \| 14.7% Nuclear \| 13.9% Solar \| 4.8% Water \| 1.5% Other Fuel \| 0.5%

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Daily Net Generation for Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. for the past 3 Years

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Plant Name	Utility	Location	Annual Generation	Plant Date	Last Update	Fuel Types
C W Tippy	Consumers Energy Co - (MI)	Wellston, MI	54 GWh	Dec 1917	Dec 2024	Water
Allegan Dam	Consumers Energy Co - (MI)	Allegan, MI	12 GWh	Dec 1934	Dec 2024	Water
Alcona	Consumers Energy Co - (MI)	Glennie, MI	26 GWh	Dec 1923	Dec 2024	Water
Dan E Karn	Consumers Energy Co - (MI)	Essexville, MI	83 GWh	Oct 1959	Dec 2025	Natural Gas : 93.6% Residual Fuel Oil : 6.4%
Foote	Consumers Energy Co - (MI)	Oscoda, MI	27 GWh	Dec 1917	Dec 2024	Water
Grand Valley Solar Gardens	Consumers Energy Co - (MI)	Allendale, MI	4 GWh	Mar 2016	Dec 2025	Solar
Lake Winds Energy Park	Consumers Energy Co - (MI)	Ludington, MI	262 GWh	Oct 2012	Dec 2024	Wind
Western Michigan Solar Gardens	Consumers Energy Co - (MI)	Kalamazoo, MI	2 GWh	Jul 2016	Dec 2025	Solar
Crescent Wind Park	Consumers Energy Co - (MI)	Hillsdale, MI	362 GWh	Jan 2021	Dec 2025	Wind
Gratiot Farms Wind Project	Consumers Energy Co - (MI)	Carson City, MI	344 GWh	Nov 2020	Dec 2025	Wind
Cross Winds Energy Park	Consumers Energy Co - (MI)	Unionville, MI	721 GWh	Nov 2014	Dec 2024	Wind
Heartland Farms	Consumers Energy Co - (MI)	Middleton, MI	470 GWh	Mar 2024	Dec 2025	Wind
Bissell Solar and Battery Generator	Consumers Energy Co - (MI)	Grand Rapids, MI	432 MWh	Aug 2021	Dec 2024	Solar
Sylvarena	Cooperative Energy	Raleigh, MS	294 GWh	Jun 2003	Dec 2024	Natural Gas
Silver Creek	Cooperative Energy	Prentiss, MS	428 GWh	May 2003	Dec 2024	Natural Gas
Benndale	Cooperative Energy	Benndale, MS	52 GWh	Sep 1969	Dec 2024	Natural Gas
Moselle	Cooperative Energy	Moselle, MS	2 TWh	Jul 1970	Dec 2025	Natural Gas
R D Morrow	Cooperative Energy	Purvis, MS	3 TWh	Mar 1978	Dec 2025	Natural Gas
Corewell Health Dearborn Campus	Corewell Health Dearborn Campus	Dearborn, MI	30 MWh	Dec 1978	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Cornillie 2 Community (CSG)	Cornillie 2 Community Solar LLC	North Branch, MN	2 GWh	Nov 2020	Dec 2024	Solar
Corvus Community Solar	Corvus Community Solar	Mankato, MN	8 GWh	Sep 2018	Dec 2024	Solar
LSP-Cottage Grove LP	Cottage Grove Operating Services LLC	Cottage Grove, MN	1 TWh	Sep 1997	Dec 2024	Natural Gas
Covanta Hennepin Energy	Covanta Energy Co	Minneapolis, MN	169 GWh	Sep 1989	Dec 2025	Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste : 54.6% Biogenic Municipal Solid Waste : 44.6% Natural Gas : 0.8%
Crane Garden	Crane Garden LLC	Lester Prairie, MN	2 GWh	Oct 2023	Dec 2024	Solar
Crater Community Solar	Crater Community Solar	Granite Falls, MN	5 GWh	Nov 2017	Dec 2024	Solar
Crocker Wind Farm	Crocker Wind Farm, LLC	Conde, SD	787 GWh	Oct 2019	Dec 2025	Wind
Crooked Lake Solar, LLC	Crooked Lake Solar, LLC	Blytheville, AR	393 GWh	Apr 2024	Dec 2025	Solar
Crossover Wind	Crossover Wind, LLC	Wynne, AR	176 GWh	-	Dec 2025	Wind
Crossroads Solar (IN)	Crossroads Solar, LLC - (IN)	Van Buren Township, IN	6 GWh	-	Dec 2025	Solar
Crowned Ridge Wind Energy Center	Crowned Ridge Wind, LLC	Watertown, SD	812 GWh	Nov 2019	Dec 2025	Wind
Crystal Lake 3 LLC	Crystal Lake 3 LLC	Britt, IA	237 GWh	Nov 2009	Dec 2025	Wind
Crossett Solar	Cubico USA, LLC	Crossett, AR	209 GWh	Aug 2024	Dec 2025	Solar
Delta's Edge Solar	Cubico USA, LLC	Greenwood, MS	114 GWh	Oct 2023	Dec 2025	Solar
Cumberland Rose	Cumberland Rose Wind Energy, LLC	Orient, IA	5 GWh	Jul 2012	Dec 2024	Wind
MU Combined Heat and Power Plant	Curators of the University of Missouri	Columbia, MO	205 GWh	Jun 1961	Dec 2025	Natural Gas : 76.4% Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 21.1% Bituminous Coal : 2.5%
LeSun CSG, LLC	Cypress Creek Renewables	Waterville, MN	8 GWh	Dec 2017	Dec 2024	Solar
Empire Solar	Cypress Creek Renewables	Farmington, MN	6 GWh	Nov 2016	Dec 2024	Solar
CF Novel Solar CSG Gardens Two, LLC	Cypress Creek Renewables	Minnesota Lake, MN	3 GWh	Nov 2017	Dec 2024	Solar
CF Novel Solar CSG Gardens Eleven, LLC	Cypress Creek Renewables	Mankato, MN	5 GWh	Nov 2017	Dec 2024	Solar
Pastime Farm, LLC	Cypress Creek Renewables	Brazil, IN	9 GWh	Nov 2015	Dec 2024	Solar
McDonald Solar Farm, LLC	Cypress Creek Renewables	West Terre Haute, IN	8 GWh	Nov 2015	Dec 2024	Solar
Blue Lake Solar	Cypress Creek Renewables	Shakopee, MN	4 GWh	Nov 2016	Dec 2024	Solar
Staunton	Cypress Creek Renewables	Brazil, IN	7 GWh	Nov 2018	Dec 2024	Solar
CF Novel Solar CSG Gardens Seven, LLC	Cypress Creek Renewables	Clear Lake, MN	5 GWh	Nov 2017	Dec 2024	Solar
WrightSun CSG, LLC	Cypress Creek Renewables	St. Michael, MN	6 GWh	Dec 2017	Dec 2024	Solar
PopeSun CSG, LLC	Cypress Creek Renewables	Starbuck, MN	8 GWh	Nov 2017	Dec 2024	Solar
CGSun, LLC Community Solar	Cypress Creek Renewables	Cottage Grove, MN	7 GWh	Nov 2017	Dec 2024	Solar
CF Novel Solar CSG Gardens Five, LLC	Cypress Creek Renewables	Waseca, MN	6 GWh	Nov 2017	Dec 2024	Solar
Breezewood	Cypress Creek Renewables	Bloomington, IL	732 MWh	Aug 2024	Dec 2024	Solar
RockGen Energy Center	Dairyland Power Coop	Cambridge, WI	496 GWh	May 2001	Dec 2025	Natural Gas : 99.1% Distillate Fuel Oil : 0.9%
Flambeau Hydroelectric Station	Dairyland Power Coop	Ladysmith, WI	62 GWh	Dec 1950	Dec 2024	Water
Elk Mound	Dairyland Power Coop	Elk Mound, WI	25 GWh	May 2001	Dec 2024	Natural Gas : 99.5% Distillate Fuel Oil : 0.5%
John P Madgett	Dairyland Power Coop	Alma, WI	1 TWh	Oct 1979	Dec 2025	Subbituminous Coal : 99.7%
Dane County Solar LLC	Dane County Solar LLC	Cottage Grove, WI	33 GWh	May 2023	Dec 2024	Solar
Davenport Water Pollution Control Plant	Davenport City of	Davenport, IA	6 GWh	Apr 1995	Dec 2024	Other Biomass Gas : 90.0% Natural Gas : 10.0%
Dearborn Industrial Generation	Dearborn Industrial Gen Inc	Dearborn, MI	4 TWh	May 1999	Dec 2025	Natural Gas : 90.7% Blast Furnace Gas : 9.3%
Decorative Panels Intl	Decorative Panels International, Inc.	Alpena, MI	43 GWh	Oct 1957	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 79.6% Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 20.4%
Deerfield Wind Energy 2	Deerfield Wind Energy 2, LLC	Port Hope, MI	300 GWh	Feb 2023	Dec 2025	Wind
Deerfield Wind Energy, LLC	Deerfield Wind Energy, LLC	Kinde, MI	475 GWh	Jan 2017	Dec 2025	Wind
Delano	Delano Municipal Utilities	Delano, MN	52 MWh	Sep 1946	Dec 2024	Distillate Fuel Oil
Delphinus Community Solar	Delphinus Community Solar	Sauk Rapids, MN	3 GWh	Feb 2018	Dec 2024	Solar
Delta Solar Power I	Delta Solar Power I, LLC	Grand Ledge, MI	14 GWh	May 2018	Dec 2024	Solar
Delta Solar Power II	Delta Solar Power II, LLC	Grand Ledge, MI	26 GWh	Jun 2018	Dec 2024	Solar
DePue Holdings, LLC	DePue Holdings, LLC	DePue, IL	37 GWh	Jan 2023	Dec 2024	Solar
Des Moines Wastewater Reclamation Fac	Des Moines Metro WRF	Des Moines, IA	71 MWh	Jun 1991	Dec 2024	Natural Gas
DG AMP Solar Coldwater	DG AMP Solar, LLC	Coldwater, MI	2 GWh	Jan 2018	Dec 2024	Solar
Grand Casino Hinckley Solar	DG Central 1, LLC	Hinckley, MN	6 GWh	Apr 2022	Dec 2024	Solar
Hormel CSG Solar	DG Central 1, LLC	Montevideo, MN	2 GWh	Nov 2022	Dec 2024	Solar
Cottage Grove Project CSG	DG Minnesota CSG, LLC	Cottage Grove, MN	7 GWh	Sep 2018	Dec 2024	Solar
Haven Solar Project CSG	DG Minnesota CSG, LLC	Saint Cloud, MN	5 GWh	Jun 2019	Dec 2024	Solar
Held Solar Project	DG Minnesota CSG, LLC	Waite Park, MN	8 GWh	Feb 2019	Dec 2024	Solar
Monticello Project CSG	DG Minnesota CSG, LLC	Monticello, MN	8 GWh	Oct 2018	Dec 2024	Solar
Hammer CSG	DG Minnesota CSG, LLC	Clear Lake, MN	6 GWh	Nov 2018	Dec 2024	Solar
Tiller CSG	DG Minnesota CSG, LLC	Clear Lake, MN	8 GWh	Nov 2018	Dec 2024	Solar
Schultz CSG	DG Minnesota CSG, LLC	Webster, MN	3 GWh	Oct 2018	Dec 2024	Solar
Big Lake Project CSG	DG Minnesota CSG, LLC	Big Lake, MN	9 GWh	May 2018	Dec 2024	Solar
Scandia CSG	DG Minnesota CSG, LLC	Scandia, MN	9 GWh	Dec 2017	Dec 2024	Solar
Dodge Holdco Solar CSG	Dodge Holdco LLC	Kasson, MN	8 GWh	Jun 2017	Dec 2024	Solar
Dodge Renewables 1	Dodge Renewables 1, LLC	Dodge Center, MN	2 GWh	Jul 2022	Dec 2024	Solar
Dodge Renewables 2	Dodge Renewables 2, LLC	Hayfield, MN	2 GWh	Aug 2022	Dec 2024	Solar
Port Edwards Mill	Domtar Industries Inc	Port Edwards, WI	37 GWh	Dec 1912	Dec 2025	Water
Georgia-Pacific Corp - Nekoosa Mill	Domtar Industries Inc	Nekoosa, WI	179 GWh	Dec 1911	Dec 2025	Black Liquor : 43.4% Natural Gas : 42.5% Water : 14.1%
Kentucky Mills	Domtar Paper Company LLC	Hawesville, KY	286 GWh	May 2001	Dec 2024	Black Liquor : 77.7% Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 22.3%
Domtar Paper Company Rothschild	Domtar Paper Company Rothschild	Rothschild, WI	3 GWh	Dec 1909	May 2024	Water
Double Back Diamond	Double Back Diamond Solar Power, LLC	Virden, IL	915 GWh	Oct 2024	Dec 2025	Solar
Plaquemine Cogeneration Plant	Dow Chemical Co	Plaquemine, LA	6 TWh	Feb 2004	Dec 2025	Natural Gas : 97.5% Other Gas : 2.5%
LaO Energy Systems	Dow Chemical Co	Plaquemine, LA	1 TWh	May 1958	Dec 2024	Natural Gas : 84.1% Other Gas : 15.9%
Dow St Charles Operations	Dow Chemical Co - St Charles	Taft, LA	2 TWh	Nov 1996	Dec 2025	Natural Gas : 99.2% Other Gas : 0.8%
Dressor Plains Solar, LLC	Dressor Plains Solar, LLC	Herrick, IL	232 GWh	Aug 2021	Dec 2025	Solar
DSI Don Solar	DSI Don Solar LLC	Renville, MN	579 MWh	Jun 2024	Dec 2024	Solar
Pine River Solar Park	DTE Electric Company	Alma, MI	78 GWh	-	Dec 2025	Solar
Meridian Wind Park	DTE Electric Company	Merrill, MI	498 GWh	Mar 2023	Dec 2025	Wind
Sauk Solar Park	DTE Electric Company	Union City, MI	209 GWh	-	Dec 2025	Solar
Big Turtle Wind Farm 2	DTE Electric Company	Harbor Beach, MI	107 GWh	Sep 2016	Dec 2024	Wind
Polaris Solar Park	DTE Electric Company	Ashley, MI	59 GWh	-	Dec 2025	Solar
Minden Wind Park	DTE Electric Company	Minden City, MI	112 GWh	Nov 2012	Dec 2025	Wind
Pine River Wind Park	DTE Electric Company	Shepherd, MI	381 GWh	Feb 2019	Dec 2025	Wind
Isabella Wind Park	DTE Electric Company	Rosebush, MI	854 GWh	May 2021	Dec 2025	Wind
Brookfield	DTE Electric Company	Pigeon, MI	255 GWh	Jan 2014	Dec 2025	Wind
Demille Solar Farm	DTE Electric Company	Lapeer, MI	36 GWh	Apr 2017	Dec 2025	Solar

Surrounding Balancing Authorities

Rank	Balancing Authority	Annual Net Generation	# Power Plants
#60	Alcoa Power Generating, Inc. - Yadkin Division	610.0 GWh	4
#27	Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc.	24.1 TWh	47
#13	Duke Energy Carolinas	112.4 TWh	565
#52	Duke Energy Progress West	4.3 TWh	10
#23	Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company	34.3 TWh	25
#1	PJM Interconnection, LLC	879.0 TWh	2,465
#6	Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans	250.9 TWh	417
#5	Southwest Power Pool	300.1 TWh	835
#51	Southwestern Power Administration	4.8 TWh	34
#9	Tennessee Valley Authority	162.4 TWh	204

Balancing Authorities with Similar Net Generation

Rank	Balancing Authority	Annual Net Generation	# Power Plants
#1	PJM Interconnection, LLC	879.0 TWh	2,465
#2	Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.	659.4 TWh	2,831
#3	Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.	484.9 TWh	1,313
#5	Southwest Power Pool	300.1 TWh	835
#6	Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans	250.9 TWh	417
#7	California Independent System Operator	179.9 TWh	2,075
#9	Tennessee Valley Authority	162.4 TWh	204
#10	Florida Power & Light Co.	150.5 TWh	187
#12	New York Independent System Operator	134.0 TWh	1,211
#13	Duke Energy Carolinas	112.4 TWh	565