Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.

Balancing Authority Summary Information

Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. is ranked #2 out of 64 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	Oct 2026
Annual Generation	677.7 TWh
Power Plants	3,095
Utilities	1,372
Ranked #2 out of 64 in terms of net annual generation
Ranked #2 out of 53 in terms of annual generation from natural gas
Power Plant Types	Natural Gas \| 37.1% Coal \| 26.2% Wind \| 15% Nuclear \| 13.8% Solar \| 6.1% Water \| 1.4% 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
Chisago Solar	Enel Green Power NA, Inc.	North Branch, MN	11 GWh	Nov 2016	Dec 2025	Solar
Dodge Center Solar	Enel Green Power NA, Inc.	Dodge Center, MN	13 GWh	Nov 2016	Dec 2025	Solar
Eastwood Solar	Enel Green Power NA, Inc.	Mankato, MN	11 GWh	Nov 2016	Dec 2025	Solar
Hastings Solar	Enel Green Power NA, Inc.	Hastings, MN	8 GWh	Nov 2016	Dec 2025	Solar
Lake Emily Solar	Enel Green Power NA, Inc.	St. Peter, MN	9 GWh	Nov 2016	Dec 2025	Solar
Lake Pulaski Solar	Enel Green Power NA, Inc.	Buffalo, MN	13 GWh	Nov 2016	Dec 2025	Solar
Montrose Solar	Enel Green Power NA, Inc.	Montrose, MN	6 GWh	Nov 2016	Dec 2025	Solar
Paynesville Solar	Enel Green Power NA, Inc.	Paynesville, MN	18 GWh	Nov 2016	Dec 2025	Solar
Pine Island Solar	Enel Green Power NA, Inc.	Pine Island, MN	8 GWh	Nov 2016	Dec 2025	Solar
Waseca Solar	Enel Green Power NA, Inc.	Waseca, MN	21 GWh	Nov 2016	Dec 2025	Solar
West Faribault Solar	Enel Green Power NA, Inc.	Faribault, MN	10 GWh	Nov 2016	Dec 2025	Solar
West Waconia Solar	Enel Green Power NA, Inc.	Norwood Young America, MN	16 GWh	Nov 2016	Dec 2025	Solar
Alverno Hydro Plant	Energen Renewables, LLC	Cheboygan, MI	3 GWh	Dec 1959	Dec 2025	Water
Brent Run Generating Station	Energy Developments, Inc d/b/a EDL	Montrose, MI	50 GWh	Dec 1997	Dec 2025	Landfill Gas
Grand River	Energy Developments, Inc d/b/a EDL	Grand Ledge, MI	8 GWh	Mar 1991	Dec 2025	Landfill Gas
Pinconning White Feather	Energy Developments, Inc d/b/a EDL	Pinconning, MI	16 GWh	Feb 2009	Dec 2025	Landfill Gas
Bryon Center	Energy Developments, Inc d/b/a EDL	Byron Center, MI	31 GWh	Feb 2009	Dec 2025	Landfill Gas
Coopersville	Energy Developments, Inc d/b/a EDL	Coopersville, MI	38 GWh	May 1994	Dec 2025	Landfill Gas
Grand Blanc Generating Station	Energy Developments, Inc d/b/a EDL	Grand Blanc, MI	50 GWh	Jun 1994	Dec 2025	Landfill Gas
Watervliet	Energy Developments, Inc d/b/a EDL	Watervliet, MI	26 GWh	Jan 2013	Dec 2025	Landfill Gas
ENGIE 2020 ProjectCo-WI1 LLC	ENGIE 2020 ProjectCo-WI1 LLC	Fond Du Lac, WI	2 GWh	Nov 2021	Dec 2025	Solar
Goose Lake MN DPC-GM	ENGIE Generation North America LLC	Albert Lea, MN	3 GWh	Jan 2019	Dec 2025	Solar
Maywood Photovoltaic Project	ENI New Energy US Inc	Indianapolis, IN	11 GWh	Feb 2014	Dec 2024	Solar
ACC	Entegrity Solar ACC, LLC	Searcy, AR	4 GWh	Apr 2023	Dec 2025	Solar
ADC Varner	Entegrity Solar ADC, LLC	Gould, AR	11 GWh	Feb 2024	Dec 2025	Solar
Crossett SD	Entegrity Solar Crossett SD, LLC	Crossett, AR	2 GWh	Apr 2022	Dec 2025	Solar
El Dorado AR	Entegrity Solar El Dorado SD, LLC	El Dorado, AR	4 GWh	Jan 2024	Dec 2025	Solar
LRWRA	Entegrity Solar LRWRA, LLC	Little Rock, AR	2 GWh	Jul 2023	Dec 2025	Solar
Rivercrest SD	Entegrity Solar Rivercrest SD, LLC	Wilson, AR	2 GWh	Feb 2022	Dec 2025	Solar
Southside SD	Entegrity Solar Southside SD, LLC	Little Rock, AR	2 GWh	May 2023	Dec 2025	Solar
Searcy Water II	Entegrity Solar SWU 2, LLC	Searcy, AR	6 GWh	May 2021	Dec 2025	Solar
Searcy Water I	Entegrity Solar SWU, LLC	Searcy, AR	2 GWh	May 2021	Dec 2025	Solar
White River Medical Center	Entegrity Solar WRMC, LLC	Newport, AR	5 GWh	Sep 2023	Dec 2025	Solar
Walnut Bend Solar Station PV	Entergy Arkansas LLC	Moro, AR	203 GWh	Aug 2024	Jul 2026	Solar
Driver Solar	Entergy Arkansas LLC	Osceola, AR	374 GWh	Oct 2024	Jul 2026	Solar
West Memphis Solar Station	Entergy Arkansas LLC	Crawfordsville, AR	303 GWh	Nov 2024	Jul 2026	Solar
Arkansas Nuclear One	Entergy Arkansas LLC	Russellville, AR	14 TWh	Nov 1974	Jul 2026	Nuclear
Union Power Station	Entergy Arkansas LLC	El Dorado, AR	13 TWh	Dec 2002	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Hot Spring Generating Facility	Entergy Arkansas LLC	Malvern, AR	3 TWh	May 2002	Jun 2026	Natural Gas
Lake Catherine	Entergy Arkansas LLC	Jones Mill, AR	336 GWh	Mar 1970	Dec 2025	Natural Gas
Independence Steam Electric Station	Entergy Arkansas LLC	Newark, AR	7 TWh	Dec 1982	Jul 2026	Subbituminous Coal : 99.9%
Carpenter	Entergy Arkansas LLC	Hot Springs, AR	147 GWh	Dec 1931	Dec 2025	Water
Remmel	Entergy Arkansas LLC	Malvern, AR	46 GWh	Dec 1924	Dec 2025	Water
White Bluff	Entergy Arkansas LLC	Redfield, AR	3 TWh	Jul 1980	Jul 2026	Subbituminous Coal : 99.5% Distillate Fuel Oil : 0.5%
Calcasieu	Entergy Louisiana LLC	Sulphur, LA	139 GWh	Apr 2000	Dec 2025	Natural Gas
River Bend	Entergy Louisiana LLC	St. Francisville, LA	8 TWh	May 1986	Jul 2026	Nuclear
Nine Mile Point	Entergy Louisiana LLC	Westwego, LA	8 TWh	Oct 1955	Jul 2026	Natural Gas : 99.3% Distillate Fuel Oil : 0.7%
Ouachita	Entergy Louisiana LLC	Sterlington, LA	4 TWh	Jul 2002	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Washington Parish Energy Center	Entergy Louisiana LLC	Bogalusa, LA	290 GWh	Oct 2020	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Waterford 3	Entergy Louisiana LLC	Killona, LA	10 TWh	Aug 1985	Jul 2026	Nuclear
Waterford 1 & 2	Entergy Louisiana LLC	Killona, LA	339 GWh	Jun 1975	Dec 2025	Natural Gas : 98.8% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.2%
Perryville Power Station	Entergy Louisiana LLC	Sterlington, LA	4 TWh	May 2001	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Little Gypsy	Entergy Louisiana LLC	La Place, LA	1 TWh	Feb 1961	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
R S Nelson	Entergy Louisiana LLC	Westlake, LA	2 TWh	Jan 1959	Jul 2026	Subbituminous Coal : 99.7%
Louisiana 1	Entergy Louisiana LLC	Baton Rouge, LA	3 TWh	Sep 1951	Jul 2026	Natural Gas : 71.4% Other Gas : 28.6%
St. Charles Power Station (LA)	Entergy Louisiana LLC	La Place, LA	5 TWh	Apr 2019	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Lake Charles Power	Entergy Louisiana LLC	West Lake, LA	7 TWh	Feb 2020	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Sterlington Solar	Entergy Louisiana LLC	Sterlington, LA	60 GWh	-	Jul 2026	Solar
Gerald Andrus	Entergy Mississippi LLC	Greenville, MS	567 GWh	Dec 1974	Nov 2025	Natural Gas : 99.9%
Attala	Entergy Mississippi LLC	Sallis, MS	3 TWh	Feb 2001	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Hinds Energy Facility	Entergy Mississippi LLC	Jackson, MS	2 TWh	Apr 2001	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
New Orleans Solar Station	Entergy New Orleans, LLC	New Orleans, LA	1 GWh	Nov 2019	Dec 2025	Solar
TCI France	Entergy New Orleans, LLC	New Orleans, LA	1 GWh	Mar 2019	Dec 2025	Solar
ENO Paterson Solar	Entergy New Orleans, LLC	New Orleans, LA	1 GWh	May 2016	Dec 2025	Solar
TCI Alvar	Entergy New Orleans, LLC	New Orleans, LA	2 GWh	Mar 2019	Dec 2025	Solar
New Orleans Power	Entergy New Orleans, LLC	New Orleans, LA	142 GWh	Apr 2020	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Montgomery County	Entergy Texas Inc.	Willis, TX	6 TWh	Dec 2020	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Hardin County Peaking Facility	Entergy Texas Inc.	Kountze, TX	257 GWh	Jun 2001	Dec 2025	Natural Gas
Lewis Creek	Entergy Texas Inc.	Willis, TX	2 TWh	Nov 1970	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Sabine	Entergy Texas Inc.	Orange, TX	3 TWh	Dec 1961	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Neptune Gas Processing Plant	Enterprise Products Optg LP	Centerville, LA	14 GWh	Jan 2004	Dec 2025	Other Fuel
4710 Hosting	Epic Hosting, LLC	Rochester, MN	63 MWh	May 2012	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Epic Verona	Epic Hosting, LLC	Verona, WI	2 GWh	May 2009	Dec 2025	Solar : 90.8% Distillate Fuel Oil : 9.2%
Lake Charles Polymers	Equistar Chemicals LP	Westlake, LA	200 GWh	Aug 2011	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Ergon Refining Vicksburg	Ergon Refining Inc	Vicksburg, MS	35 GWh	Feb 1995	Dec 2025	Natural Gas
Erin Garden Solar	Erin Garden LLC	City of Green Isle, MN	2 GWh	Mar 2020	Dec 2025	Solar
Armstrong Solar	ETCAP NES CS MN 06 LLC	Glenwood, MN	5 GWh	Feb 2018	Dec 2025	Solar
Everson Garden	Everson Garden LLC	Waseca, MN	2 GWh	Apr 2022	Dec 2025	Solar
Evonik Industries AG	Evonik Degussa Corporation	Lafayette, IN	7 MWh	Apr 1992	Dec 2024	Distillate Fuel Oil
Ewington Energy Systems, LLC	Ewington Energy Systems, LLC	Worthington, MN	81 GWh	Dec 2007	Dec 2025	Wind
Marion Garden	Excelsior Energy Capital	Faribault, MN	2 GWh	Oct 2020	Dec 2025	Solar
Silver Lake Garden	Excelsior Energy Capital	Waseca, MN	2 GWh	Dec 2020	Dec 2025	Solar
Lyman Garden	Excelsior Energy Capital	Northfield, MN	2 GWh	Oct 2020	Dec 2025	Solar
Nicollet Garden	Excelsior Energy Capital	Courtland, MN	2 GWh	Nov 2020	Dec 2025	Solar
Union Garden	Excelsior Energy Capital	Northfield, MN	2 GWh	Feb 2021	Dec 2025	Solar
ExxonMobil Baton Rouge Turbine Generator	Exxon Mobil Corp	Baton Rouge, LA	552 GWh	Apr 1990	Dec 2025	Natural Gas
ExxonMobil Beaumont Refinery	ExxonMobil Oil Corp	Beaumont, TX	4 TWh	Dec 1965	Jul 2026	Natural Gas : 96.6% Other Gas : 3.4%
Fairbanks Solar Project	Fairbanks Solar Energy Center LLC	Fairbanks, IN	529 GWh	Apr 2025	Jul 2026	Solar
Falls Creek Garden	Falls Creek Garden LLC	Faribault, MN	2 GWh	Jan 2020	Oct 2025	Solar
Farmers Electric Cooperative - Kalona	Farmers Electric Coop - (IA)	Kalona, IA	174 MWh	Feb 2001	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Farmington Holdco Solar	Farmington Holdco LLC	Farmington, MN	8 GWh	Jan 2017	Dec 2025	Solar
Welcome Wind Turbine	Federated Rural Electric Assn	Welcome, MN	3 GWh	Apr 2008	Dec 2025	Wind
Fey Windfarm LLC	Fey Windfarm LLC	Woodstock, MN	4 GWh	Aug 2003	Dec 2025	Wind
Fiber Recovery, Inc.	Fiber Recovery, Inc	Ringle, WI	7 GWh	Dec 2007	Dec 2024	Landfill Gas
Sidney A Murray Jr Hydroelectric	First National Bank-Commerce	Vidalia, LA	989 GWh	Apr 1990	Dec 2025	Water
Flat Fork Solar	Flat Fork Solar, LLC	Wheatley, AR	444 GWh	Jul 2025	Jul 2026	Solar
Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend, LLC	Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend, LLC	Rosemount, MN	362 GWh	Apr 2019	Dec 2025	Natural Gas : 78.8% Solar : 21.2%
Flodquist Community Solar LLC CSG	Flodquist Community Solar LLC	Lindstrom, MN	2 GWh	Jul 2021	Dec 2025	Solar
Ford County Wind Farm LLC	Ford Ridge	Ford County, IL	473 GWh	Feb 2022	Jul 2026	Wind
IA - City of Ames - Airport Road	Forefront Power, LLC	Ames, IA	3 GWh	Nov 2020	Dec 2025	Solar

Surrounding Balancing Authorities

Rank	Balancing Authority	Annual Net Generation	# Power Plants
#61	Alcoa Power Generating, Inc. - Yadkin Division	433.0 GWh	4
#26	Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc.	22.9 TWh	47
#13	Duke Energy Carolinas	113.4 TWh	578
#50	Duke Energy Progress West	4.6 TWh	15
#23	Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company	34.2 TWh	25
#1	PJM Interconnection, LLC	890.9 TWh	2,806
#6	Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans	259.3 TWh	423
#5	Southwest Power Pool	314.5 TWh	876
#53	Southwestern Power Administration	3.5 TWh	37
#9	Tennessee Valley Authority	166.2 TWh	209

Balancing Authorities with Similar Net Generation

Rank	Balancing Authority	Annual Net Generation	# Power Plants
#1	PJM Interconnection, LLC	890.9 TWh	2,806
#2	Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.	677.7 TWh	3,095
#3	Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.	506.3 TWh	1,487
#5	Southwest Power Pool	314.5 TWh	876
#6	Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans	259.3 TWh	423
#7	California Independent System Operator	168.7 TWh	2,170
#9	Tennessee Valley Authority	166.2 TWh	209
#10	Florida Power & Light Co.	153.0 TWh	188
#12	New York Independent System Operator	134.1 TWh	1,334
#13	Duke Energy Carolinas	113.4 TWh	578