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
| Plant Name | Utility | Location | Annual Generation | Plant Date | Last Update | Fuel Types |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USS Greenhouse Solar LLC CSG | Standard Solar | Pine Island, MN | 927 MWh | Nov 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| USS Cheyenne Solar LLC CSG | Standard Solar | Chisago City, MN | 2 GWh | Nov 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| USS Midtown Solar LLC CSG | Standard Solar | Melrose, MN | 2 GWh | Nov 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| USS Monarch Solar LLC CSG | Standard Solar | Brooten, MN | 2 GWh | Nov 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Hartmann Project CSG | Hartmann Community Solar LLC | Saint Cloud, MN | 1 GWh | Nov 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| E. Goenner Project CSG | E. Goenner Community Solar LLC | Clear Lake, MN | 1 GWh | Nov 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Schwinghamer Project CSG | Schwinghamer Community Solar LLC | Albany, MN | 2 GWh | Nov 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Vermillion River_MN_GRE DEA-GM | SoCore Energy LLC | Farmington, MN | 5 GWh | Nov 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| M72 West Solar | Heritage Sustainable Energy. LLC | Traverse City, MI | 2 GWh | Nov 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| New Orleans Solar Station | Entergy New Orleans, LLC | New Orleans, LA | 1 GWh | Nov 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| GRE Cambridge Solar | SoCore Energy LLC | Cambridge, MN | 4 GWh | Nov 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Crocker Wind Farm | Crocker Wind Farm, LLC | Conde, SD | 775 GWh | Oct 2019 | May 2026 | Wind |
| USS Centerfield Solar CSG | Standard Solar | Webster, MN | 2 GWh | Oct 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Novel Reber Solar CSG | REA Investments, LLC | Albany, MN | 2 GWh | Oct 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Novel Historical Society Solar CSG | REA Investments, LLC | Sacred Heart, MN | 2 GWh | Oct 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| USS Haven Solar LLC CSG | Standard Solar | St. Cloud, MN | 2 GWh | Oct 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| USS White Cloud LLC CSG | Standard Solar | St. Cloud, MN | 2 GWh | Oct 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Camp Atterbury Microgrid Hybrid | Duke Energy Indiana, LLC | Edinburgh, IN | 2 GWh | Oct 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Lady Slipper Solar Array CSG | Onsite Partners, LLC | Red Wing, MN | 7 GWh | Sep 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Novel Brooten Solar CSG | REA Investments, LLC | Brooten, MN | 2 GWh | Sep 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| GSSP Schneider LLC | Green Street Power Partners | Waite Park, MN | 8 GWh | Sep 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Renewable Energy Center at BJH | Union Electric Co - (MO) | St Louis, MO | 677 MWh | Sep 2019 | Apr 2025 | Solar |
| Arcadia Solar | Green Street Power Partners | Arcadia, WI | 7 GWh | Aug 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Fennimore Solar | Green Street Power Partners | Fennimore, WI | 5 GWh | Aug 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| New Lisbon Solar | Green Street Power Partners | New Lisbon, WI | 4 GWh | Aug 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Cumberland Solar | Green Street Power Partners | Cumberland, WI | 4 GWh | Aug 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Cashton Solar | Green Street Power Partners | Cashton, WI | 3 GWh | Aug 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Forest City Solar | Green Street Power Partners | Forest City, IA | 5 GWh | Aug 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Elroy Solar | Green Street Power Partners | Mauston, WI | 1 GWh | Aug 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| St. Charles Solar | Green Street Power Partners | St Charles Township, MN | 3 GWh | Aug 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Stearns Solar I | Stearns Solar I LLC | Albany, MN | 2 GWh | Aug 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Olinda Trail Solar | Olinda Trail Solar LLC | Lindstrom, MN | 2 GWh | Aug 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| New Munich Solar | New Munich Solar LLC | Melrose, MN | 2 GWh | Aug 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Clara City Solar | Clara City Solar LLC | Clara City, MN | 2 GWh | Aug 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Roberds Garden CSG | Roberds Garden LLC | Faribault, MN | 2 GWh | Aug 2019 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Clear Garden CSG | Clear Garden LLC | Waseca, MN | 2 GWh | Aug 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Lange Solar | Arcadia Solar, LLC | Byron, MN | 2 GWh | Aug 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| St. Mary Clean Energy Center | Cleco Power LLC | Centerville, LA | 181 GWh | Jul 2019 | Dec 2025 | Waste Heat |
| Rollingstone Holdco CSG | Rollingstone Holdco LLC | Rollingstone, MN | 8 GWh | Jul 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| USS Lake Patterson Solar CSG | Standard Solar | Cologne, MN | 2 GWh | Jul 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| USS King 2 CSG | Standard Solar | Waconia, MN | 2 GWh | Jul 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| USS DVL Solar CSG | Standard Solar | Waconia, MN | 2 GWh | Jul 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| MSC-Scott01 LLC | MSC-Scott01 LLC | Jordan, MN | 754 MWh | Jul 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| MSC-Chisago02 LLC | MSC-Chisago02 LLC | Taylors Falls, MN | 954 MWh | Jul 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| MSC-Empire01, LLC | MSC-Empire01, LLC | Farmington, MN | 2 GWh | Jul 2019 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Novel Martin Solar One LLC (McLeod) CSG | REA Investments, LLC | Lester Prairie, MN | 2 GWh | Jul 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Winona Solar | Winona Solar I LLC | Altura, MN | 4 GWh | Jul 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Wabasha Solar | Wabasha Solar LLC | Wabasha, MN | 6 GWh | Jul 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| DPC York | SoCore Energy LLC | Thomson, IL | 3 GWh | Jul 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| South Central Electric Cooperative | Today's Power, Inc. | Arkadelphia, AR | 2 GWh | Jul 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| SAU Tech | Today's Power, Inc. | Bearden, AR | 2 GWh | Jun 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Tipton Solar Park | Indiana Municipal Power Agency | Tipton, IN | 9 GWh | Jun 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| MSC-Chisago01 LLC CSG | MSC-Chisago01 LLC | Taylors Falls, MN | 2 GWh | Jun 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| MSC-Rice01 LLC CSG | MSC-Rice01 LLC | Morristown, MN | 2 GWh | Jun 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Haven Solar Project CSG | Madison Energy Investments LLC | Saint Cloud, MN | 5 GWh | Jun 2019 | Sep 2025 | Solar |
| Malmedal Solar Garden | Altus Power America Management, LLC | Starbuck, MN | 2 GWh | Jun 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Wollan Garden Solar | Altus Power America Management, LLC | Starbuck, MN | 2 GWh | Jun 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Gibbon Solar | Green Street Power Partners | Gibbon, MN | 6 GWh | May 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Randolph CSG PV1-5 | Ecoplexus, Inc | Randolph, MN | 8 GWh | May 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Felton CSG PV1-5 | Ecoplexus, Inc | Randolph, MN | 7 GWh | May 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| USS Kost Trail Solar CSG | Standard Solar | North Branch, MN | 2 GWh | May 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| USS Eggo Solar CSG | Standard Solar | Cologne, MN | 2 GWh | May 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Wright Kirby 1-5 CSG | Standard Solar | Monticello, MN | 12 GWh | May 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| GSPP Held LLC CSG | Green Street Power Partners | St. Cloud, MN | 4 GWh | May 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Rice Lake Solar Array | Onsite Partners, LLC | Rice Lake, WI | 7 GWh | May 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Spooner Solar Array | Onsite Partners, LLC | Spooner, WI | 4 GWh | May 2019 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Farmers Electric Cooperative | Today's Power, Inc. | Newport, AR | 2 GWh | May 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| St. Charles Power Station (LA) | Entergy Louisiana LLC | La Place, LA | 5 TWh | Apr 2019 | May 2026 | Natural Gas |
| Aquarius Community Solar | Geronimo Power | Tracy, MN | 2 GWh | Apr 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Deneb Community Solar | Geronimo Power | Belgrade, MN | 2 GWh | Apr 2019 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Chisago Holdco LLC, CSG | Chisago Holdco LLC | Center City, MN | 5 GWh | Apr 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Sartell Holdco CSG | Sartell Holdco LLC | Sartell, MN | 8 GWh | Apr 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Syncarpha Dodge 1 CSG | Solar Provider Group MN I LLC | Dodge Center, MN | 2 GWh | Apr 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| USS Webster Solar CSG | Standard Solar | Webster, MN | 2 GWh | Apr 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| GSPP Imholte CSG | Green Street Power Partners | St. Cloud, MN | 2 GWh | Apr 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| POET Biorefining - Hudson | POET Biorefining - Hudson | Hudson, SD | 11 GWh | Apr 2019 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| 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% |
| Woodruff Electric Cooperative | Today's Power, Inc. | Forrest City, AR | 2 GWh | Apr 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Nautilus Saint Cloud Solar (CSG) | Nautilus Solar Solutions | Saint Cloud, MN | 8 GWh | Mar 2019 | May 2026 | Solar |
| Nautilus Winsted Solar (CSG) | Nautilus Solar Solutions | Winsted, MN | 5 GWh | Mar 2019 | May 2026 | Solar |
| MSC-Scandia01 CSG | MSC-Scandia01 LLC | Scandia, MN | 2 GWh | Mar 2019 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Bloomfield Municipal Utilities Solar | Onsite Partners, LLC | Bloomfield, IA | 2 GWh | Mar 2019 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| TCI France | Entergy New Orleans, LLC | New Orleans, LA | 1 GWh | Mar 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| TCI Alvar | Entergy New Orleans, LLC | New Orleans, LA | 2 GWh | Mar 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Pine River Wind Park | DTE Electric Company | Shepherd, MI | 380 GWh | Feb 2019 | May 2026 | Wind |
| A.J. Mihm Generating Station | Upper Michigan Energy Resources Company | Pelkie, MI | 185 GWh | Feb 2019 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| F.D. Kuester Generating Station | Upper Michigan Energy Resources Company | Negaunee, MI | 368 GWh | Feb 2019 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Upland Prairie | Interstate Power and Light Co | Spencer, IA | 1 TWh | Feb 2019 | May 2026 | Wind |
| English Farms | Interstate Power and Light Co | Montezuma, IA | 573 GWh | Feb 2019 | May 2026 | Wind |
| Aquila Community Solar | Geronimo Power | Glenwood, MN | 2 GWh | Feb 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Canopus Community Solar | Geronimo Power | Belgrade, MN | 2 GWh | Feb 2019 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Cassiopeia Community Solar | Geronimo Power | Glenwood, MN | 2 GWh | Feb 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Frontenac Holdco LLC, CSG | Frontenac Holdco LLC | Frontenac, MN | 8 GWh | Feb 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Nautilus Lindstrom Solar (CSG) | Nautilus Solar Solutions | Lindstrom, MN | 3 GWh | Feb 2019 | May 2026 | Solar |
| Becker Solar CSG | SunShare Management | St. Michael, MN | 1 GWh | Feb 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Becker Solar 2 CSG | SunShare Management | St. Michael, MN | 1 GWh | Feb 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Becker Solar 3 CSG | SunShare Management | St. Michael, MN | 1 GWh | Feb 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Becker Solar 4 CSG | SunShare Management | St. Michael, MN | 1 GWh | Feb 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Becker Solar 5 CSG | SunShare Management | St. Michael, MN | 1 GWh | Feb 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| MSC-GreyCloud01 Community Solar | MSC-GreyCloud01 LLC | St. Paul Park, MN | 2 GWh | Feb 2019 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
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 |