Southwest Power Pool

Balancing Authority Summary Information

Southwest Power Pool is ranked #5 out of 66 balancing authorities in terms of total annual electricity generation.

Balancing Authority	Southwest Power Pool
States	Arkansas Colorado Iowa Kansas Louisiana Minnesota Missouri Montana Nebraska New Mexico North Dakota Oklahoma South Dakota Texas
Last Update	May 2024
Annual Generation	286.2 TWh
Power Plants	744
Utilities	417
Ranked #5 out of 66 in terms of net annual generation
Ranked #3 out of 34 in terms of annual generation from wind
Power Plant Types	Wind \| 36% Natural Gas \| 28.1% Coal \| 26.7% Nuclear \| 5.6% Water \| 3.1% Solar \| 0.3% Other Fuel \| 0.1%

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Daily Net Generation for Southwest Power Pool for the past 3 Years

Plant Name	Utility	Location	Annual Generation	Plant Date	Last Update	Fuel Types
Aberdeen CT	NorthWestern Energy - (SD)	Aberdeen, SD	64 GWh	Apr 1978	Dec 2022	Natural Gas : 95.4% Distillate Fuel Oil : 4.6%
Adrian	Adrian Public Utilities Comm	Adrian, MN	23 MWh	Apr 2005	Dec 2022	Distillate Fuel Oil
Ainsworth Wind	Nebraska Public Power District	Ainsworth, NE	99 GWh	Sep 2005	Dec 2022	Wind
Airport 009239 SCS Lexington, LLC	Sol Systems	Lexington, NE	2 GWh	Apr 2021	Dec 2022	Solar
Airport 1 Solar (DIA)	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation	Denver, CO	3 GWh	Nov 2009	Dec 2022	Solar
Alexander Wind Farm LLC	SRIV Partnership LLC	Alexander, KS	236 GWh	Nov 2015	Dec 2022	Wind
Algona	City of Algona - (IA)	Algona, IA	796 MWh	Nov 1965	Dec 2022	Distillate Fuel Oil : 84.3% Natural Gas : 15.7%
Alta Municipal Utilities	City of Alta - (IA)	Alta, IA	193 MWh	Jul 1947	Dec 2022	Distillate Fuel Oil
American Crystal Sugar Moorhead	American Crystal Sugar Co	Moorhead, MN	37 GWh	Aug 1948	Dec 2022	Subbituminous Coal
Americus	Today's Power, Inc.	Emporia, KS	2 GWh	Jul 2021	Dec 2022	Solar
Anadarko Plant	Western Farmers Elec Coop, Inc	Anadarko, OK	1 TWh	Jul 1953	Feb 2024	Natural Gas
Anderson Wind I	Chopin Wind, LLC	Hagerman, NM	17 GWh	Nov 2014	Dec 2022	Wind
Anderson Wind II	Chopin Wind, LLC	Hagerman, NM	46 GWh	Nov 2014	Dec 2022	Wind
Ansley	City of Ansley - (NE)	Ansley, NE	16 MWh	May 1969	Dec 2022	Distillate Fuel Oil : 83.3% Natural Gas : 16.7%
Antelope Station	Golden Spread Electric Cooperative, Inc	Abernathy, TX	267 GWh	May 2011	Dec 2022	Natural Gas
Antelope Valley	Basin Electric Power Coop	Beulah, ND	5 TWh	Jun 1984	Feb 2024	Lignite Coal : 99.3% Natural Gas : 0.7%
Anthony	City of Anthony - (KS)	Anthony, KS	36 MWh	Jul 1972	Dec 2022	Distillate Fuel Oil : 56.4% Natural Gas : 43.6%
Arbuckle Mountain Wind Farm LLC	Arbuckle Mountain Wind Farm LLC	Davis, OK	422 GWh	Oct 2015	Dec 2022	Wind
Archer Daniels Midland Columbus	Archer Daniels Midland Co	Columbus, NE	317 GWh	Apr 2010	Feb 2024	Subbituminous Coal
Archer Daniels Midland Lincoln	Archer Daniels Midland Co	Lincoln, NE	33 GWh	Jun 1988	Dec 2022	Subbituminous Coal
Arkalon Ethanol LLC	Arkalon Ethanol LLC	Liberal, KS	4 GWh	Nov 2008	Dec 2022	Natural Gas
Armadillo Flats Wind Project, LLC	Armadillo Flats Wind Project, LLC	Enid, OK	953 GWh	Nov 2018	Feb 2024	Wind
Arsenal Hill	Southwestern Electric Power Co	Shreveport, LA	85 GWh	Feb 1960	Dec 2022	Natural Gas
Ashdown	Domtar Industries Inc	Ashdown, AR	541 GWh	Dec 1967	Feb 2024	Black Liquor : 66.8% Natural Gas : 14.8% Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 10.4% Bituminous Coal : 6.6% Tire-derived Fuels : 1.4%
Ashland	City of Ashland - (KS)	Ashland, KS	58 MWh	Aug 1953	Dec 2022	Distillate Fuel Oil
Atchison County Wind	Union Electric Co - (MO)	Westboro, MO	924 GWh	Feb 2021	Feb 2024	Wind
Auburn	Auburn Board of Public Works	Auburn, NE	104 MWh	May 1949	Dec 2022	Distillate Fuel Oil : 67.6% Natural Gas : 32.4%
Augusta Electric Plant No 2	City of Augusta - (KS)	Augusta, KS	2 GWh	Jun 1968	Dec 2022	Natural Gas : 84.5% Distillate Fuel Oil : 15.5%
Aurora County Wind	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.	White Lake, SD	97 GWh	Sep 2018	Dec 2022	Wind
Aurora Wind Project	Aurora Wind Project, LLC	Tioga, ND	1 TWh	Dec 2020	Feb 2024	Wind
Baldwin City Plant No 1	City of Baldwin City- (KS)	Baldwin City, KS	21 MWh	Apr 1956	Dec 2022	Distillate Fuel Oil
Baldwin City Plant No 2	City of Baldwin City- (KS)	Baldwin City, KS	489 MWh	Jul 2004	Dec 2022	Natural Gas : 73.7% Distillate Fuel Oil : 26.3%
Balko Wind LLC	Balko Wind LLC	Balko, OK	1 TWh	Jul 2015	Feb 2024	Wind
Beatrice	Nebraska Public Power District	Beatrice, NE	428 GWh	Dec 2004	Dec 2022	Natural Gas
Beethoven Wind	NorthWestern Energy - (SD)	Tripp, SD	359 GWh	Apr 2015	Dec 2022	Wind
Belleville	City of Belleville - (KS)	Belleville, KS	360 MWh	Dec 1954	Dec 2022	Distillate Fuel Oil : 90.1% Natural Gas : 9.9%
Beloit	City of Beloit - (KS)	Beloit, KS	292 MWh	Apr 1950	Dec 2022	Natural Gas : 56.5% Distillate Fuel Oil : 43.5%
Beloit Solar LLC	PPM Solar LLC	Beloit, KS	3 GWh	May 2022	Dec 2022	Solar
Bethel Wind Farm LLC	Southern Power Co	Dimmitt, TX	1 TWh	Dec 2016	Feb 2024	Wind
Big Bend Dam	USACE-Omaha	Chamberlain, SD	873 GWh	Aug 1964	Dec 2022	Water
Bird City	Midwest Energy Inc	Bird City, KS	141 MWh	Dec 1964	Dec 2021	Distillate Fuel Oil
Black Hawk Station	Borger Energy Associates LP	Borger, TX	1 TWh	May 1999	Feb 2024	Natural Gas : 87.6% Other Gas : 12.4%
Bloom Wind	CP Bloom Wind LLC	Minneola, KS	662 GWh	May 2017	Feb 2024	Wind
Blue Canyon Windpower	Blue Canyon Windpower LLC	Carnegie, OK	92 GWh	Nov 2003	Dec 2022	Wind
Blue Canyon Windpower II	Blue Canyon Windpower II LLC	Carnegie, OK	462 GWh	Nov 2005	Dec 2022	Wind
Blue Canyon Windpower V LLC	Blue Canyon Windpower V LLC	Carnegie, OK	318 GWh	Sep 2009	Dec 2022	Wind
Blue Canyon Windpower VI LLC	Blue Canyon Windpower VI LLC	Carnegie, OK	387 GWh	Nov 2011	Dec 2022	Wind
Bluestem	Bluestem Wind Energy, LLC	Beaver, OK	812 GWh	Nov 2016	Feb 2024	Wind
Bob Glanzer Generating Station	NorthWestern Energy - (SD)	Huron, SD	40 GWh	Mar 2022	Dec 2022	Natural Gas
Boiling Springs Wind Farm	RWE Renewables Americas, LLC	Woodward, OK	642 GWh	Nov 2020	Feb 2024	Wind
Bonanza BioEnergy LLC	Bonanza BioEnergy LLC	Garden City, KS	6 GWh	Jul 2008	Feb 2024	Natural Gas
Boomer Lake Station	Stillwater Utilities Authority	Stillwater, OK	34 MWh	Aug 1956	Mar 2022	Distillate Fuel Oil
Borger Plant	Sid Richardson Carbon Ltd	Borger, TX	21 GWh	Jan 1985	Dec 2022	Natural Gas : 69.7% Blast Furnace Gas : 30.3%
BPU Solar Farm	MC Power Companies Inc	Kansas City, KS	2 GWh	Aug 2017	Dec 2022	Solar
Brady II Wind Energy Center	Brady Wind II, LLC	Dickinson, ND	689 GWh	Nov 2016	Feb 2024	Wind
Brady Wind Energy Center	Brady Wind, LLC	Dickinson, ND	737 GWh	Oct 2016	Dec 2022	Wind
Branch Solar Farm	Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co	Branch, AR	10 GWh	Sep 2021	Dec 2022	Solar
Brandon Station	City of Lubbock - (TX)	Lubbock, TX	15 GWh	Jun 1990	Dec 2022	Natural Gas
Breckinridge Wind Project LLC	NextEra Energy Resources Breckinridge	Enid, OK	437 GWh	Jul 2015	Dec 2022	Wind
Brisket Wind (8) LLC	Stockyard Wind	Sunray, TX	5 GWh	Mar 2008	Dec 2022	Wind
Broadview Energy Prime 2 LLC	Chopin Wind, LLC	Grady, NM	39 GWh	Jan 2014	Dec 2022	Wind
Broadview Energy Prime LLC	Chopin Wind, LLC	Grady, NM	40 GWh	Jan 2014	Dec 2022	Wind
Broken Bow	City of Broken Bow - (NE)	Broken Bow, NE	66 MWh	Nov 1936	Dec 2022	Distillate Fuel Oil : 93.8% Natural Gas : 6.2%
Broken Bow Dam	USCE-Tulsa District	Broken Bow, OK	124 GWh	Dec 1969	Dec 2022	Water
Broken Bow Wind II, LLC	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.	Broken Bow, NE	346 GWh	Sep 2014	Dec 2022	Wind
Broken Bow Wind LLC	Broken Bow Wind LLC	Broken Bow, NE	368 GWh	Nov 2012	Dec 2022	Wind
Brule County Wind	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.	Kimball, SD	94 GWh	Sep 2018	Dec 2022	Wind
Buckeye Wind Energy Center	Invenergy Services LLC	Hays, KS	792 GWh	Jul 2015	Feb 2024	Wind
Buffalo Bear LLC	Buffalo Bear, LLC	Woodward, OK	28 GWh	Nov 2008	Dec 2022	Wind
Buffalo Dunes Wind Project	Buffalo Dunes Wind Project LLC	Satanta, KS	860 GWh	Nov 2013	Feb 2024	Wind
Burke Wind, LLC	Burke Wind LLC	Bowbells, ND	844 GWh	Nov 2020	Feb 2024	Wind
Burlingame	City of Burlingame - (KS)	Burlingame, KS	33 MWh	Jul 1963	Dec 2022	Natural Gas : 69.8% Distillate Fuel Oil : 30.2%
Burlington (KS)	City of Burlington - (KS)	Burlington, KS	169 MWh	Jun 1955	Dec 2022	Distillate Fuel Oil : 95.3% Natural Gas : 4.7%
Burt County Solar Hybrid	BCSB, LLC	Tekamah, NE	2 GWh	May 2021	Dec 2022	Solar
Burwell	City of Burwell - (NE)	Burwell, NE	36 MWh	Feb 1955	Dec 2022	Distillate Fuel Oil
Butler Municipal Power Plant	City of Butler - (MO)	Butler, MO	108 MWh	May 1946	Dec 2022	Distillate Fuel Oil
Butler Solar Power Project	Missouri Jnt Muni.Pwr Elec. Ut. Comm.	Butler, MO	5 GWh	Feb 2014	Feb 2024	Solar
Butterfield Solar Farm	Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co	Durant, OK	5 GWh	Feb 2022	Dec 2022	Solar
C W Burdick	City of Grand Island - (NE)	Grand Island, NE	11 GWh	Sep 1957	Dec 2022	Natural Gas : 82.9% Distillate Fuel Oil : 17.1%
Caddo Wind	Allete Clean Energy	Apache, OK	767 GWh	Dec 2021	Feb 2024	Wind
Cambridge	City of Cambridge - (NE)	Cambridge, NE	50 MWh	May 2005	Dec 2022	Distillate Fuel Oil
Campbell County Wind Farm	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.	Pollock, SD	414 GWh	Nov 2015	Dec 2022	Wind
Canaday	Nebraska Public Power District	Lexington, NE	22 GWh	Dec 1957	Aug 2022	Natural Gas
Canadian Hills Wind	Canadian Hills Wind LLC	El Rino, OK	380 GWh	Nov 2012	Feb 2024	Wind
Caney River Wind Project	Caney River Wind Project	Howard, KS	734 GWh	Oct 2011	Feb 2024	Wind
Caprock Solar 1 LLC	Duke Energy Renewables Services	San Jon, NM	67 GWh	Nov 2016	Feb 2024	Solar
Caprock Wind Farm	Leeward Asset Management, LLC	San Jon, NM	348 GWh	Nov 2004	Dec 2022	Wind
Carthage	City of Carthage - (MO)	Carthage, MO	2 GWh	Jun 1946	Dec 2022	Natural Gas : 59.5% Distillate Fuel Oil : 40.5%
Cass County	Omaha Public Power District	Plattsmouth, NE	215 GWh	Apr 2003	Dec 2022	Natural Gas
CCC Hastings Wind Turbine	CCC Hastings Renewable Energy, LLC	Hastings, NE	9 GWh	Nov 2016	Dec 2022	Wind
Cedar Bluff Wind, LLC	Cedar Bluff Wind, LLC	Brownwell, KS	960 GWh	Nov 2015	Dec 2022	Wind
Centennial Wind Farm	Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co	Fort Supply, OK	185 GWh	Nov 2006	Dec 2022	Wind
Central Plains Wind Farm	Evergy Kansas Central, Inc	Marienthal, KS	171 GWh	Feb 2009	Dec 2022	Wind
Chamberlain Wind Project	Basin Electric Power Coop	Chamberlain, SD	151 MWh	Oct 2001	Dec 2022	Wind
Chanute 2	City of Chanute	Chanute, KS	283 GWh	Jul 1965	Dec 2022	Natural Gas
Chanute 3	City of Chanute	Chanute, KS	5 GWh	Sep 1985	Dec 2022	Natural Gas : 80.5% Distillate Fuel Oil : 19.5%
Chappell	City of Chappell - (NE)	Chappell, NE	10 MWh	Dec 1939	Dec 2022	Distillate Fuel Oil
Charles D. Lamb Energy Center	Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority	Ponca City, OK	143 GWh	Mar 2015	Dec 2022	Natural Gas
Chaves County Solar II	Chaves County Solar II, LLC	Roswell, NM	69 GWh	-	Feb 2024	Solar
Chaves Solar, LLC	Chaves Solar LLC	Roswell, NM	149 GWh	Sep 2016	Feb 2024	Solar

Surrounding Balancing Authorities

Rank	Balancing Authority	Annual Net Generation	# Power Plants
#27	Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc.	21.8 TWh	46
#48	El Paso Electric Company	6.0 TWh	25
#4	Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.	455.4 TWh	1,008
#2	Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.	623.4 TWh	2,502
#20	Public Service Company of Colorado	47.2 TWh	183
#34	Public Service Company of New Mexico	15.9 TWh	105
#53	Southwestern Power Administration	3.4 TWh	29
#9	Tennessee Valley Authority	156.6 TWh	150
#22	Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region	37.1 TWh	158
#64	Western Area Power Administration - Upper Great Plains West	530.6 GWh	24

Balancing Authorities with Similar Net Generation

Rank	Balancing Authority	Annual Net Generation	# Power Plants
#2	Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.	623.4 TWh	2,502
#4	Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.	455.4 TWh	1,008
#5	Southwest Power Pool	286.2 TWh	744
#6	Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans	243.8 TWh	381
#7	California Independent System Operator	186.2 TWh	1,865
#9	Tennessee Valley Authority	156.6 TWh	150
#10	Florida Power & Light Co.	144.8 TWh	155
#12	New York Independent System Operator	128.5 TWh	983
#13	Duke Energy Carolinas	109.0 TWh	547
#15	ISO New England	99.3 TWh	1,365