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	Jul 2026
Annual Generation	669.4 TWh
Power Plants	3,038
Utilities	1,345
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% Coal \| 26.5% Wind \| 14.9% Nuclear \| 13.9% Solar \| 5.7% Water \| 1.4% Other Fuel \| 0.6%

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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
Lost Lakes Wind Farm LLC	Lost Lakes Wind Farm LLC	Lake Park, IA	270 GWh	Nov 2009	Dec 2025	Wind
Koda Biomass Plant	Koda Energy LLC	Shakopee, MN	53 GWh	Apr 2009	Dec 2025	Agricultural By-Products : 75.1% Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 16.1% Natural Gas : 8.9%
Wilton Wind II LLC	Wilton Wind II LLC	Wilton, ND	201 GWh	Oct 2009	Dec 2025	Wind
Ashtabula Wind II LLC	Ashtabula Wind II LLC	Luverne, ND	364 GWh	Sep 2009	Dec 2025	Wind
Stoney Corners Wind Farm	DTE Sustainable Generation	McBain, MI	125 GWh	Nov 2009	Dec 2025	Wind
Cedar Hills Wind Farm	Montana-Dakota Utilities Co	Rhame, ND	48 GWh	May 2010	Dec 2025	Wind
Glen Ullin Station 6	Montana-Dakota Utilities Co	Glen Ullin, ND	32 GWh	Jun 2009	Dec 2025	Waste Heat
Little Quinnesec Falls Hydro Project	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, LLC	Niagara, WI	61 GWh	Nov 1900	Dec 2025	Water
Bent Tree Wind Farm Phase 1	Wisconsin Power & Light Co	Hartland, MN	334 GWh	Jan 2011	Dec 2025	Wind
Waverly Community Wind Project	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility - (IA)	Waverly, IA	4 GWh	Nov 2001	Dec 2025	Wind
Welcome Wind Turbine	Federated Rural Electric Assn	Welcome, MN	3 GWh	Apr 2008	Dec 2025	Wind
Grant County Wind LLC	Grant County Wind, LLC	Woodstock, MN	53 GWh	Jul 2010	Dec 2025	Wind
Big Blue	Big Blue Wind Farm LLC (MN)	Blue Earth, MN	71 GWh	Nov 2012	Dec 2025	Wind
Carleton College	Carleton College	Northfield, MN	8 GWh	Aug 2004	Dec 2025	Wind : 99.5%
White Oak Energy LLC	White Oak Energy LLC	Carlock, IL	400 GWh	May 2011	Dec 2025	Wind
Baldwin Wind LLC	Baldwin Wind LLC	Wilton, ND	384 GWh	Nov 2010	Dec 2025	Wind
Uilk Wind LLC	RENEW Energy Inc	Pipestone, MN	7 GWh	Dec 2009	Dec 2025	Wind
Adams Wind Generations LLC	BEAM US, LLC	Cosmos, MN	57 GWh	Feb 2011	Dec 2025	Wind
Community Wind North LLC	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota	Verdi Township, MN	110 GWh	Apr 2011	Dec 2025	Wind
Ridgewind	Ridgewind Power Partners LLC	Woodstock, MN	75 GWh	Dec 2010	Dec 2025	Wind
Ashtabula Wind III LLC	Otter Tail Power Co	Luverne, ND	120 GWh	Nov 2010	Dec 2025	Wind
Danielson Wind Farms LLC	BEAM US, LLC	Cosmos, MN	56 GWh	Feb 2011	Dec 2025	Wind
Cannelton Hydroelectric Plant	American Mun Power-Ohio, Inc	Hawesville, KY	417 GWh	Dec 2015	Dec 2025	Water
Eagle Valley (MI)	WM Renewable Energy LLC	Orion, MI	23 GWh	Jun 2011	Dec 2025	Landfill Gas
Elk Wind Farm	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation	Greeley, IA	173 GWh	Nov 2011	Dec 2025	Wind
Oak Glen Wind Farm	Minnesota Municipal Power Agny	Blooming Prairie, MN	102 GWh	Oct 2011	Dec 2025	Wind
Valley View Transmission LLC	RWE Clean Energy	Chandler, MN	4 GWh	Jun 2011	Dec 2025	Wind
Settlers Trail Wind Farm LLC	RWE Clean Energy	Sheldon, IL	320 GWh	Sep 2011	Dec 2025	Wind
Laurel Wind Farm	MidAmerican Energy Co	Laurel, IA	470 GWh	Nov 2011	Dec 2025	Wind
Shirley Wind	Duke Energy Renewables Services	Denmark, WI	57 GWh	Oct 2010	Dec 2025	Wind
New Harvest Wind Project LLC	Avangrid Power LLC	Schleswig, IA	263 GWh	Nov 2011	Dec 2025	Wind
Bos Dairy, LLC	Bos Dairy, LLC	Fair Oaks, IN	7 GWh	Dec 2004	Dec 2025	Natural Gas
Wolverine	Wolverine Wind Energy, LLC	Greenfield, IA	5 GWh	Sep 2010	Dec 2025	Wind
Bulldog	Bulldog Wind Energy, LLC	Orient, IA	4 GWh	Sep 2010	Dec 2025	Wind
Elm Creek Wind II LLC	Avangrid Power LLC	Trimont, MN	187 GWh	Nov 2010	Dec 2025	Wind
SAF Hydroelectric LLC	SAF Hydroelectric LLC	Minneapolis, MN	30 GWh	Nov 2011	Dec 2025	Water
Pioneer Trail Wind Farm, LLC	RWE Clean Energy	Paxton, IL	470 GWh	Nov 2011	Dec 2025	Wind
Blue Water Renewables Inc	Blue Water Renewables Inc	Kimball Township, MI	20 GWh	Nov 2011	Dec 2025	Landfill Gas
UMM Wind Turbine	University of Minnesota Morris Campus	Morris, MN	3 GWh	May 2011	Dec 2025	Wind
Bison 2 Wind Energy Center	ALLETE, Inc.	New Salem, ND	270 GWh	Nov 2012	Dec 2025	Wind
Bison 3 Wind Energy Center	ALLETE, Inc.	New Salem, ND	268 GWh	Nov 2012	Dec 2025	Wind
GL Wind	GL Wind LLC	Lewiston, MN	10 GWh	Nov 2011	Dec 2025	Wind
WCROC Wind Farm	University of Minnesota WCROC	Morris, MN	1 GWh	Feb 2005	Dec 2025	Wind
Onalaska Campus Landfill Biogas	Gundersen Lutheran Biogas I LLC	Onalaska, WI	4 GWh	Feb 2012	Dec 2025	Landfill Gas
Rippey Wind Farm	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation	Grand Junction, IA	167 GWh	Jul 2012	Dec 2025	Wind
Hawkeye Wind Farm	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation	Sumner, IA	171 GWh	Sep 2012	Dec 2025	Wind
Franklin County Wind Farm	Interstate Power and Light Co	Iowa Falls, IA	302 GWh	Nov 2012	Dec 2025	Wind
Vienna Wind Farm	MidAmerican Energy Co	Marshalltown, IA	622 GWh	Oct 2012	Dec 2025	Wind
Morning Light Wind Farm	MidAmerican Energy Co	Adair, IA	407 GWh	Sep 2012	Dec 2025	Wind
Eolos Wind Energy Research Field Station	Regents of the University of Minnesota	Rosemount, MN	2 GWh	Sep 2011	Dec 2025	Wind
Harvest 2	Harvest II Windfarm, LLC	Elkton, MI	199 GWh	Oct 2012	Dec 2025	Wind
SMMPA Methane Energy Facility	Southern Minnesota Mun P Agny	Mora, MN	3 GWh	Mar 2012	Dec 2025	Landfill Gas
Cashton Greens Wind Farm	Cashton Greens Wind Farm LLC	Cashton, WI	10 GWh	Apr 2012	Dec 2025	Wind
Pocahontas Prairie Wind Farm	MidAmerican Energy Co	Pomeroy, IA	374 GWh	Jan 2012	Dec 2025	Wind
Lake Winds Energy Park	Consumers Energy Co - (MI)	Ludington, MI	251 GWh	Oct 2012	Dec 2025	Wind
Beebe 1A	Beebe Renewable Energy, LLC	Ithaca, MI	186 GWh	Nov 2012	Dec 2025	Wind
Buffalo Center Wind LLC	Buffalo Center Wind LLC	Little Cedar, IA	4 GWh	Oct 2011	Dec 2025	Wind
Community Wind South	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation	Rushmore, MN	88 GWh	Nov 2012	Dec 2025	Wind
Windwalkers LLC	RWE Clean Energy	Kensett, IA	2 GWh	Aug 2011	Dec 2025	Wind
Roeder Family Wind Farm LLC	RWE Clean Energy	Manly, IA	5 GWh	Aug 2011	Dec 2025	Wind
Heritage Garden Wind Farm I LLC	DTE Sustainable Generation	Garden, MI	71 GWh	Aug 2012	Dec 2025	Wind
Bishop Hill II Wind Farm	Bishop Hill Energy II, LLC	Cambridge, IL	334 GWh	Sep 2012	Dec 2025	Wind
Rothschild Biomass Cogen Facility	Wisconsin Electric Power Co	Rothschild, WI	166 GWh	Oct 2013	Dec 2025	Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 94.7% Natural Gas : 5.3%
Western Michigan University Power Plant	Western Michigan University	Kalamazoo, MI	81 GWh	Jul 1997	Dec 2025	Natural Gas
Slayton Solar	Ecos Energy LLC	Slayton, MN	2 GWh	Dec 2012	Dec 2025	Solar
Chatham	City of Lowell - (MI)	Lowell, MI	103 MWh	Aug 2013	Dec 2025	Natural Gas
The Andersons Albion Ethanol LLC	The Andersons Albion Ethanol LLC	Albion, MI	62 GWh	Jul 2006	Dec 2025	Natural Gas
IND Community Solar Farm 1st Phase	Terraform Arcadia	Indianapolis, IN	14 GWh	Oct 2013	Dec 2025	Solar
Luther College Wind Project	Luther College Wind Energy Project LLC	Decorah, IA	2 GWh	Sep 2011	Dec 2025	Wind
NLMU Wind	New London Municipal Utilities - (IA)	New London, IA	5 GWh	Oct 2011	Dec 2025	Wind
Lansing BWL REO Town Plant	Lansing Board of Water and Light	Lansing, MI	477 GWh	Jun 2013	Dec 2025	Natural Gas
Junction Hilltop Wind Farm	Junction Hilltop Management LLC	Dana, IA	24 GWh	Feb 2012	Dec 2025	Wind
Cumberland Rose	Cumberland Rose Wind Energy, LLC	Orient, IA	4 GWh	Jul 2012	Dec 2025	Wind
Fontanelle	Forward Fontanelle Power, LLC	Fontanelle, IA	5 GWh	Jul 2012	Dec 2025	Wind
Greenfield Wind	Greenfield Wind Power, LLC	Greenfield, IA	4 GWh	Jul 2012	Dec 2025	Wind
Meadow Ridge	Meadow Ridge Wind Energy, LLC	Greenfield, IA	2 GWh	Jun 2012	Dec 2025	Wind
Sky Volt	Sky Volt, LLC	Greenfield, IA	5 GWh	Jul 2012	Dec 2025	Wind
Wiota	Wiota Wind Energy, LLC #1	Wiota, IA	5 GWh	Apr 2012	Dec 2025	Wind
Lincoln Solar	Ecos Energy LLC	Merrillville, IN	2 GWh	Nov 2012	Dec 2025	Solar
Watervliet	Energy Developments, Inc d/b/a EDL	Watervliet, MI	26 GWh	Jan 2013	Dec 2025	Landfill Gas
Veolia ES Blackfoot Landfill Facility	Southern Indiana Gas & Elec Co	Winslow, IN	4 GWh	May 2009	Dec 2025	Landfill Gas
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Solar PV	Boralex US Operations LLC	Indianapolis, IN	13 GWh	May 2014	Dec 2025	Solar
Water Reclamation Plant	City of Rochester - (MN)	Rochester, MN	4 GWh	Feb 2003	Dec 2025	Other Biomass Gas : 99.8%
Odell Wind Farm	Algonquin Power Co	Mountain Lake, MN	769 GWh	Jun 2016	Dec 2025	Wind
Gratiot County Wind LLC	Invenergy Services LLC	Breckenridge, MI	262 GWh	Apr 2012	Dec 2025	Wind
South Fork Wind Farm	South Fork Wind, LLC	Round Lake, MN	54 GWh	Nov 2016	Dec 2025	Wind
Lenape II	Lenape Solar II, LLC	Indianapolis, IN	5 GWh	Oct 2015	Dec 2025	Solar
Viresco Turtle Lake	Viresco Turtle Lake	Turtle Lake, WI	8 GWh	Aug 2013	Dec 2025	Other Biomass Gas
Hobart Solar, LLC	AES Distributed Energy	Hobart, IN	49 MWh	Oct 2012	Dec 2025	Solar
Cross Winds Energy Park	Consumers Energy Co - (MI)	Unionville, MI	728 GWh	Nov 2014	Dec 2025	Wind
Richland Center Renewable Energy LLC	Richland Center Renewable Energy LLC	Richland Center, WI	7 GWh	Feb 2013	Dec 2025	Other Biomass Gas
Lakeswind Power Partners	Lakeswind Power Partners	Pelican Rapids, MN	162 GWh	Feb 2014	Dec 2025	Wind
Bison 4 Wind Energy Center	ALLETE, Inc.	New Salem, ND	573 GWh	Dec 2014	Dec 2025	Wind
Lundgren Wind Project	MidAmerican Energy Co	Otho, IA	605 GWh	Jul 2014	Dec 2025	Wind
Macksburg Wind Project	MidAmerican Energy Co	Macksburg, IA	249 GWh	Nov 2014	Dec 2025	Wind
Wellsburg Wind Project	MidAmerican Energy Co	Wellsburg, IA	305 GWh	Nov 2014	Dec 2025	Wind
Big Turtle Wind Farm, LLC	DTE Sustainable Generation	Harbor Beach, MI	76 GWh	Nov 2014	Dec 2025	Wind
Beebe 1B	Beebe 1B Renewable Energy, LLC	Ithaca, MI	127 GWh	Nov 2014	Dec 2025	Wind
Story City Wind Project	Hamilton Wind Energy LLC	Story City, IA	5 GWh	Sep 2010	Dec 2025	Wind
Melrose 2	Melrose Public Utilities	Melrose, MN	4 MWh	Feb 2014	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil

Surrounding Balancing Authorities

Rank	Balancing Authority	Annual Net Generation	# Power Plants
#61	Alcoa Power Generating, Inc. - Yadkin Division	442.5 GWh	4
#26	Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc.	23.4 TWh	47
#13	Duke Energy Carolinas	112.6 TWh	577
#50	Duke Energy Progress West	4.5 TWh	15
#23	Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company	33.9 TWh	25
#1	PJM Interconnection, LLC	882.8 TWh	2,652
#6	Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans	253.5 TWh	422
#5	Southwest Power Pool	306.8 TWh	856
#53	Southwestern Power Administration	4.1 TWh	34
#9	Tennessee Valley Authority	163.4 TWh	207

Balancing Authorities with Similar Net Generation

Rank	Balancing Authority	Annual Net Generation	# Power Plants
#1	PJM Interconnection, LLC	882.8 TWh	2,652
#2	Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.	669.4 TWh	3,038
#3	Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.	494.1 TWh	1,471
#5	Southwest Power Pool	306.8 TWh	856
#6	Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans	253.5 TWh	422
#7	California Independent System Operator	169.4 TWh	2,135
#9	Tennessee Valley Authority	163.4 TWh	207
#10	Florida Power & Light Co.	152.2 TWh	187
#12	New York Independent System Operator	134.3 TWh	1,299
#13	Duke Energy Carolinas	112.6 TWh	577