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	Nov 2025
Annual Generation	655.1 TWh
Power Plants	2,831
Utilities	1,296
Ranked #2 out of 65 in terms of net annual generation
Ranked #2 out of 53 in terms of annual generation from natural gas
Power Plant Types	Natural Gas \| 35.7% Coal \| 29% Wind \| 14.9% Nuclear \| 13.9% Solar \| 4.5% Water \| 1.5% 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
Covanta Hennepin Energy	Covanta Energy Co	Minneapolis, MN	166 GWh	Sep 1989	Sep 2025	Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste : 54.6% Biogenic Municipal Solid Waste : 44.7% Natural Gas : 0.7%
Coyote	Otter Tail Power Co	Beulah, ND	2 TWh	Apr 1981	Sep 2025	Lignite Coal : 99.7%
Craighead Electric Solar One	Today's Power, Inc.	Brookland, AR	2 GWh	Jul 2018	Dec 2024	Solar
Crane Creek Wind Energy Center	Wisconsin Public Service Corp	Riceville, IA	302 GWh	Nov 2009	Dec 2024	Wind
Crane Garden	Crane Garden LLC	Lester Prairie, MN	2 GWh	Oct 2023	Dec 2024	Solar
Crane Solar Facility	Duke Energy Indiana, LLC	Crane, IN	29 GWh	Dec 2016	Dec 2024	Solar
Crater Community Solar	Crater Community Solar	Granite Falls, MN	5 GWh	Nov 2017	Dec 2024	Solar
Crawfish River	Wisconsin Power & Light Co	Jefferson, WI	131 GWh	Nov 2023	Sep 2025	Solar
Crawfordsville 2 Solar Park	Indiana Municipal Power Agency	Crawfordsville, IN	12 GWh	Nov 2019	Dec 2024	Solar
Crawfordsville 3 Solar Park	Indiana Municipal Power Agency	Crawfordsville, IN	8 GWh	Nov 2019	Dec 2024	Solar
Crawfordsville 5 Solar Park	Indiana Municipal Power Agency	Crawfordsville, IN	18 GWh	Aug 2020	Dec 2024	Solar
Crawfordsville Solar Park 4	Indiana Municipal Power Agency	Crawfordsville, IN	4 GWh	May 2020	Dec 2024	Solar
CREE	Wisconsin Electric Power Co	Racine, WI	2 GWh	Jul 2021	Dec 2024	Solar
Crescent Wind Park	Consumers Energy Co - (MI)	Hillsdale, MI	350 GWh	Jan 2021	Sep 2025	Wind
Creston Solar (50 MW)	Interstate Power and Light Co	Creston, IA	96 GWh	Sep 2024	Sep 2025	Solar
Crocker Wind Farm	Crocker Wind Farm, LLC	Conde, SD	767 GWh	Oct 2019	Sep 2025	Wind
Crooked Lake Solar, LLC	Crooked Lake Solar, LLC	Blytheville, AR	396 GWh	Apr 2024	Sep 2025	Solar
Cross Winds Energy Park	Consumers Energy Co - (MI)	Unionville, MI	721 GWh	Nov 2014	Dec 2024	Wind
Crossett SD	Entegrity Solar Crossett SD, LLC	Crossett, AR	2 GWh	Apr 2022	Dec 2024	Solar
Crossett Solar	Cubico USA, LLC	Crossett, AR	210 GWh	Aug 2024	Sep 2025	Solar
Crossover Wind	Crossover Wind, LLC	Wynne, AR	58 GWh	-	Sep 2025	Wind
Crossroads Energy Center	Clarksdale Public Utilities	Clarksdale, MS	124 GWh	Jun 2002	Nov 2024	Natural Gas
Croton	Consumers Energy Co - (MI)	Newaygo, MI	29 GWh	Dec 1906	Dec 2024	Water
Crowned Ridge Wind Energy Center	Crowned Ridge Wind, LLC	Watertown, SD	820 GWh	Nov 2019	Sep 2025	Wind
Crowned Ridge Wind II Energy Center	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota	Watertown, SD	860 GWh	Nov 2020	Sep 2025	Wind
Crux Community Solar	National Grid Renewables	Kasson, MN	2 GWh	Dec 2018	Dec 2024	Solar
Crystal Falls	City of Crystal Falls	Crystal Falls, MI	5 GWh	May 1914	Dec 2024	Water
Crystal Lake 3 LLC	Crystal Lake 3 LLC	Britt, IA	234 GWh	Nov 2009	Sep 2025	Wind
Cumberland Rose	Cumberland Rose Wind Energy, LLC	Orient, IA	5 GWh	Jul 2012	Dec 2024	Wind
Cumberland Solar	Butter Solar, LLC	Cumberland, WI	4 GWh	Aug 2019	Dec 2024	Solar
Cumberland (WI)	City of Cumberland - (WI)	Cumberland, WI	260 MWh	Jul 1939	Dec 2024	Distillate Fuel Oil : 71.5% Natural Gas : 28.5%
Custer Energy Center	Manitowoc Public Utilities	Manitowoc, WI	6 GWh	May 1999	Dec 2024	Natural Gas
D B Wilson	Big Rivers Electric Corp	Centertown, KY	2 TWh	Aug 1984	Sep 2025	Bituminous Coal : 99.4% Distillate Fuel Oil : 0.6%
D G Hunter	City of Alexandria - (LA)	Alexandria, LA	69 GWh	Apr 1965	Dec 2024	Natural Gas
Dafter	Cloverland Electric Co-op	Dafter, MI	3 GWh	Oct 1955	Dec 2024	Distillate Fuel Oil
Dakota Community Solar One LLC CSG	Madison Energy Holdings LLC	Farmington, MN	2 GWh	Nov 2019	Dec 2024	Solar
Dakota Range Wind	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota	Marvin, SD	896 GWh	Dec 2021	Sep 2025	Wind
Dallman	City of Springfield - (IL)	Springfield, IL	809 GWh	May 1968	Sep 2025	Bituminous Coal : 99.6%
Dam 2	Arkansas Electric Coop Corp	Dumas, AR	401 GWh	May 1999	Dec 2024	Water
Dan E Karn	Consumers Energy Co - (MI)	Essexville, MI	91 GWh	Oct 1959	Sep 2025	Natural Gas : 93.0% Residual Fuel Oil : 7.0%
Danbury Dam	Renewable World Energies LLC	Danbury, WI	3 GWh	Dec 1920	Dec 2024	Water
Dane County Airport Solar	Madison Gas & Electric Co	Madison, WI	18 GWh	Nov 2020	Dec 2024	Solar
Dane County Solar LLC	Dane County Solar LLC	Cottage Grove, WI	33 GWh	May 2023	Dec 2024	Solar
Danielson Wind Farms LLC	BEAM US, LLC	Cosmos, MN	47 GWh	Feb 2011	Dec 2024	Wind
Darien Solar	Wisconsin Electric Power Co	Darien, WI	265 GWh	-	Sep 2025	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%
Dayton Hydro	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, LLC	Ottawa, IL	16 GWh	Dec 1924	Dec 2024	Water
Dayton (IA)	City of Dayton - (IA)	Dayton, IA	16 MWh	Sep 2000	Dec 2024	Distillate Fuel Oil
De Pere Energy Center	Wisconsin Public Service Corp	De Pere, WI	138 GWh	May 1999	Dec 2024	Natural Gas : 68.9% Distillate Fuel Oil : 31.1%
Dean	DTE Electric Company	East China, MI	770 GWh	May 2002	Dec 2024	Natural Gas
Dearborn Energy Center	DTE Electric Company	Dearborn, MI	247 GWh	Nov 2019	Dec 2024	Natural Gas
Dearborn Industrial Generation	Dearborn Industrial Gen Inc	Dearborn, MI	4 TWh	May 1999	Sep 2025	Natural Gas : 86.3% Blast Furnace Gas : 13.7%
Decatur Co. Solar RES (IN)	Hoosier Energy R E C, Inc	Greensburg, IN	1 GWh	Aug 2017	Dec 2024	Solar
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%
Deercroft I & II LFGTE	Wabash Valley Power Assn, Inc	Michigan City, IN	19 GWh	Jul 1999	Dec 2024	Landfill Gas
Deerfield Wind Energy 2	Deerfield Wind Energy 2, LLC	Port Hope, MI	319 GWh	Feb 2023	Sep 2025	Wind
Deerfield Wind Energy, LLC	Deerfield Wind Energy, LLC	Kinde, MI	485 GWh	Jan 2017	Sep 2025	Wind
Deertrack Park Gas Recovery	WM Renewable Energy LLC	Watertown, WI	37 GWh	Jan 2006	Dec 2024	Landfill Gas
Degray	USCE -Vickburg District	Arkadelphia, AR	211 GWh	Jan 1972	Sep 2025	Water
Delano	Delano Municipal Utilities	Delano, MN	52 MWh	Sep 1946	Dec 2024	Distillate Fuel Oil
Dells	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota	Eau Claire, WI	42 GWh	Dec 1922	Dec 2024	Water
Delphinus Community Solar	Delphinus Community Solar	Sauk Rapids, MN	3 GWh	Feb 2018	Dec 2024	Solar
Delray	DTE Electric Company	Detroit, MI	91 GWh	Jan 2000	Nov 2024	Natural Gas
Delta Energy Park	Lansing Board of Water and Light	Lansing, MI	1 TWh	Feb 2022	Sep 2025	Natural Gas
Delta's Edge Solar	Cubico USA, LLC	Greenwood, MS	142 GWh	Oct 2023	Sep 2025	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
Delta Wind Farm (MS)	AES Clean Energy	Dundee, MS	499 GWh	Mar 2024	Sep 2025	Wind
Demille Solar Farm	DTE Electric Company	Lapeer, MI	36 GWh	Apr 2017	Sep 2025	Solar
Deneb Community Solar	National Grid Renewables	Belgrade, MN	2 GWh	Apr 2019	Dec 2024	Solar
DePue Holdings, LLC	DePue Holdings, LLC	DePue, IL	37 GWh	Jan 2023	Dec 2024	Solar
DeRidder Mill	Packaging Corporation of America	DeRidder, LA	402 GWh	Sep 1969	Dec 2024	Black Liquor : 46.7% Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 34.3% Natural Gas : 18.9%
Des Moines Wastewater Reclamation Fac	Des Moines Metro WRF	Des Moines, IA	71 MWh	Jun 1991	Dec 2024	Natural Gas
Detour	Cloverland Electric Co-op	Detour, MI	2 GWh	Sep 1973	Dec 2024	Distillate Fuel Oil
Detroit Lakes	City of Detroit Lakes - (MN)	Detroit Lakes, MN	50 MWh	Jun 1968	Dec 2024	Distillate Fuel Oil
Deuel Harvest Wind Energy LLC	Southern Power Co	Clear Lake, SD	1 TWh	Jan 2021	Sep 2025	Wind
DG AMP Solar Coldwater	DG AMP Solar, LLC	Coldwater, MI	2 GWh	Jan 2018	Dec 2024	Solar
Diamond Trail Wind Farm	MidAmerican Energy Co	Ladora, IA	836 GWh	Nov 2020	Sep 2025	Wind
Diamond Willow Wind Facility	Montana-Dakota Utilities Co	Baker, MT	86 GWh	Nov 2007	Dec 2024	Wind
Dickinson Solar Array	Great River Energy	Buffalo, MN	3 GWh	Jul 2016	Dec 2024	Solar
Diesel Generators	Madison Gas & Electric Co	Madison, WI	860 MWh	May 2001	Sep 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Dike City Power Plant	City of Dike	Dike, IA	50 MWh	May 2005	Dec 2024	Distillate Fuel Oil
DL Windy Acres LLC	Brewster	Brewster, MN	4 GWh	Nov 2003	Dec 2024	Wind
Dodge Center Solar	Enel Green Power NA, Inc.	Dodge Center, MN	13 GWh	Nov 2016	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
DodgeSun CSG	National Grid Renewables	Kasson, MN	9 GWh	Nov 2017	Dec 2024	Solar
Domino Farms Solar	DTE Electric Company	Ann Arbor, MI	1 GWh	Aug 2015	Sep 2025	Solar
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	995 GWh	Oct 2024	Sep 2025	Solar
Douglas Todd Community Solar One LLC CSG	Madison Energy Holdings LLC	Osakis, MN	2 GWh	Nov 2019	Dec 2024	Solar
Dow St Charles Operations	Dow Chemical Co - St Charles	Taft, LA	2 TWh	Nov 1996	Sep 2025	Natural Gas : 99.2% Other Gas : 0.8%
Downsville DPC Solar	SoCore Energy LLC	Menomonee, WI	2 GWh	Jan 2017	Sep 2025	Solar
Downtown Generation Plant	City of Greenfield - (IA)	Greenfield, IA	58 MWh	Jun 2020	Dec 2024	Distillate Fuel Oil
DPC Madison	SoCore Energy LLC	Ridgeway, IA	3 GWh	Jan 2019	Dec 2024	Solar
DPC York	SoCore Energy LLC	Thomson, IL	3 GWh	Jul 2019	Dec 2024	Solar
Dressor Plains Solar, LLC	Dressor Plains Solar, LLC	Herrick, IL	234 GWh	Aug 2021	Sep 2025	Solar
Driver Solar	Entergy Arkansas LLC	Osceola, AR	387 GWh	Oct 2024	Sep 2025	Solar
DSI Don Solar	DSI Don Solar LLC	Renville, MN	579 MWh	Jun 2024	Dec 2024	Solar

Surrounding Balancing Authorities

Rank	Balancing Authority	Annual Net Generation	# Power Plants
#61	Alcoa Power Generating, Inc. - Yadkin Division	696.7 GWh	4
#27	Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc.	23.6 TWh	47
#13	Duke Energy Carolinas	112.5 TWh	565
#52	Duke Energy Progress West	4.3 TWh	10
#24	Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company	34.4 TWh	25
#1	PJM Interconnection, LLC	870.7 TWh	2,465
#6	Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans	250.9 TWh	417
#5	Southwest Power Pool	299.9 TWh	835
#49	Southwestern Power Administration	5.2 TWh	34
#9	Tennessee Valley Authority	161.6 TWh	204

Balancing Authorities with Similar Net Generation

Rank	Balancing Authority	Annual Net Generation	# Power Plants
#1	PJM Interconnection, LLC	870.7 TWh	2,465
#2	Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.	655.1 TWh	2,831
#4	Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.	485.0 TWh	1,313
#5	Southwest Power Pool	299.9 TWh	835
#6	Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans	250.9 TWh	417
#7	California Independent System Operator	188.0 TWh	2,075
#9	Tennessee Valley Authority	161.6 TWh	204
#10	Florida Power & Light Co.	148.9 TWh	187
#12	New York Independent System Operator	131.6 TWh	1,211
#13	Duke Energy Carolinas	112.5 TWh	565