Southwest Power Pool

Balancing Authority Summary Information

Southwest Power Pool is ranked #5 out of 64 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	Jul 2026
Annual Generation	306.8 TWh
Power Plants	856
Utilities	453
Ranked #5 out of 64 in terms of net annual generation
Ranked #3 out of 32 in terms of annual generation from wind
Power Plant Types	Wind \| 37.1% Coal \| 27.5% Natural Gas \| 26% Nuclear \| 5.3% Water \| 2.7% Solar \| 1.3% Other Fuel \| 0.2%

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

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Plant Name	Utility	Location	Annual Generation	Plant Date	Last Update	Fuel Types
Emerson	City of Emerson - (NE)	Emerson, NE	2 MWh	Dec 1946	Dec 2025	Natural Gas : 65.1% Distillate Fuel Oil : 35.0%
Deshler	City of Deshler - (NE)	Deshler, NE	2 MWh	Dec 1949	Dec 2024	Distillate Fuel Oil
Spalding	Village of Spalding - (NE)	Spalding, NE	3 MWh	Jun 1919	Dec 2025	Water : 66.7% Distillate Fuel Oil : 33.3%
Osawatomie Power Plant South Sub	City of Osawatomie - (KS)	Osawatomie, KS	3 MWh	Feb 2017	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Osawatomie Power Plant North Sub	City of Osawatomie - (KS)	Osawatomie, KS	3 MWh	Apr 2018	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
City Light & Water	City of Blue Hill - (NE)	Blue Hill, NE	3 MWh	Dec 1986	Dec 2024	Distillate Fuel Oil
Chappell	City of Chappell - (NE)	Chappell, NE	4 MWh	Dec 1939	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Oxford (KS)	City of Oxford - (KS)	Oxford, KS	4 MWh	Jun 1999	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Erie	City of Erie - (KS)	Erie, KS	5 MWh	Oct 1958	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Augusta Electric Plant No 1	City of Augusta - (KS)	Augusta, KS	5 MWh	Jul 1929	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
La Plata	City of La Plata - (MO)	La Plata, MO	6 MWh	Feb 2013	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Waste Water Plant Generator	City of Winfield - (KS)	Winfield, KS	6 MWh	Feb 1993	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Fredonia (KS)	City of Fredonia - (KS)	Fredonia, KS	6 MWh	May 2023	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
West Receiving	City of Denison - (IA)	Denison, IA	8 MWh	Mar 1998	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Burlingame	City of Burlingame - (KS)	Burlingame, KS	9 MWh	Jul 1963	Dec 2025	Natural Gas : 95.7% Distillate Fuel Oil : 4.3%
Garnett Municipal	City of Garnett - (KS)	Garnett, KS	9 MWh	Dec 1929	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
La Crosse	City of La Crosse - (KS)	La Crosse, KS	9 MWh	Oct 1962	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Oberlin (KS)	City of Oberlin - (KS)	Oberlin, KS	10 MWh	Dec 1953	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Hill City	City of Hill City -(KS)	Hill City, KS	11 MWh	Apr 1952	Dec 2024	Distillate Fuel Oil
Sargent	City of Sargent - (NE)	Sargent, NE	12 MWh	Dec 1953	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Stuart (NE)	City of Stuart - (NE)	Stuart, NE	13 MWh	Dec 1951	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil : 76.5% Natural Gas : 23.5%
Anthony	City of Anthony - (KS)	Anthony, KS	13 MWh	Jul 1972	Dec 2025	Natural Gas : 94.1% Distillate Fuel Oil : 5.9%
Baldwin City Plant No 1	City of Baldwin City- (KS)	Baldwin City, KS	13 MWh	Apr 1956	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Wisner	City of Wisner (NE)	Wisner, NE	14 MWh	Apr 1969	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Wilber	City of Wilber - (NE)	Wilber, NE	14 MWh	Dec 1959	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Kimball	City of Kimball - (NE)	Kimball, NE	14 MWh	Dec 1943	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Madison Utilities	City of Madison - (NE)	Madison, NE	15 MWh	Mar 1953	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Nevada	Evergy Missouri West	Nevada, MO	15 MWh	May 1974	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
St Francis	City of St Francis - (KS)	St Francis, KS	20 MWh	Jul 1953	Dec 2024	Distillate Fuel Oil
Cambridge	City of Cambridge - (NE)	Cambridge, NE	20 MWh	May 2005	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Rock Rapids	Rock Rapids Municipal Utility - (IA)	Rock Rapids, IA	20 MWh	Mar 1968	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Broken Bow	City of Broken Bow - (NE)	Broken Bow, NE	21 MWh	Nov 1936	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil : 85.8% Natural Gas : 14.2%
Adrian	Adrian Public Utilities Comm	Adrian, MN	21 MWh	Apr 2005	Dec 2024	Distillate Fuel Oil
Sterling	City of Sterling - (KS)	Sterling, KS	22 MWh	Jul 1950	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil : 61.7% Natural Gas : 38.3%
Kingfisher	City of Kingfisher - (OK)	Kingfisher, OK	24 MWh	Dec 1953	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil : 72.4% Natural Gas : 27.6%
Ashland	City of Ashland - (KS)	Ashland, KS	24 MWh	Aug 1953	Dec 2024	Distillate Fuel Oil
Washington	City of Washington - (KS)	Washington, KS	24 MWh	Oct 1953	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil : 92.8% Natural Gas : 7.2%
Johnson	City of Johnson - (KS)	Johnson, KS	28 MWh	Feb 1950	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Ellinwood	City of Ellinwood - (KS)	Ellinwood, KS	28 MWh	May 1948	Dec 2025	Natural Gas : 79.1% Distillate Fuel Oil : 20.9%
Mobile	Nebraska Public Power District	York, NE	29 MWh	Dec 1979	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Sharon Spring	City of Sharon Springs - (KS)	Sharon Springs, KS	30 MWh	Jul 1951	Dec 2025	Natural Gas : 96.4% Distillate Fuel Oil : 3.6%
Osborne	City of Osborne - (KS)	Osborne, KS	30 MWh	May 1957	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil : 61.7% Natural Gas : 38.3%
Auburn	Auburn Board of Public Works	Auburn, NE	31 MWh	May 1949	Dec 2025	Natural Gas : 70.4% Distillate Fuel Oil : 29.6%
Lincoln	City of Lincoln Center - (KS)	Lincoln, KS	32 MWh	Dec 1957	Dec 2025	Natural Gas : 84.3% Distillate Fuel Oil : 15.7%
Russell Downtown	City of Russell - (KS)	Russell, KS	33 MWh	Jan 1971	Dec 2025	Natural Gas : 68.5% Distillate Fuel Oil : 31.5%
Laverne Diesel Generating Plant	Town of Laverne - (OK)	Laverne, OK	34 MWh	Dec 2005	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Red Cloud	City of Red Cloud - (NE)	Red Cloud, NE	37 MWh	Dec 1949	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
David City	City of David City -(NE)	David City, NE	38 MWh	Dec 1948	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil : 99.1% Natural Gas : 0.9%
Hoisington	City of Hoisington - (KS)	Hoisington, KS	39 MWh	Jul 1961	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil : 79.1% Natural Gas : 20.9%
Butler Municipal Power Plant	City of Butler - (MO)	Butler, MO	39 MWh	May 1946	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Girard	City of Girard - (KS)	Girard, KS	41 MWh	Aug 1955	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil : 87.2% Natural Gas : 12.8%
Wahoo	City of Wahoo - (NE)	Wahoo, NE	42 MWh	Jul 1936	Dec 2025	Natural Gas : 64.7% Distillate Fuel Oil : 35.3%
Quay County	Southwestern Public Service Co	Tucumcari, NM	42 MWh	Sep 2013	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Beloit	City of Beloit - (KS)	Beloit, KS	47 MWh	Apr 1950	Dec 2025	Natural Gas : 79.0% Distillate Fuel Oil : 21.0%
Luverne	City of Luverne - (MN)	Luverne, MN	48 MWh	Apr 1967	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Alta Municipal Utilities	City of Alta - (IA)	Alta, IA	54 MWh	Jul 1947	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Trenton North	Trenton Municipal Utilities - (MO)	Trenton, MO	55 MWh	May 1974	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Coon Rapids II	City of Coon Rapids -(IA)	Coon Rapids, IA	57 MWh	Sep 2001	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Ansley	City of Ansley - (NE)	Ansley, NE	59 MWh	May 1969	Dec 2025	Natural Gas : 63.5% Distillate Fuel Oil : 36.5%
Franklin (NE)	City of Franklin - (NE)	Franklin, NE	60 MWh	Dec 1954	Dec 2025	Natural Gas : 94.5% Distillate Fuel Oil : 5.5%
Mulvane 2	City of Mulvane - (KS)	Mulvane, KS	61 MWh	Aug 2003	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Trenton South	Trenton Municipal Utilities - (MO)	Trenton, MO	64 MWh	Jun 2000	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Ft. Pierre	City of Fort Pierre - (SD)	Fort Pierre, SD	68 MWh	Sep 2004	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Scribner Diesel Generation Facility	City of Scribner (NE)	Scribner, NE	68 MWh	Aug 2020	Dec 2025	Other Biomass Liquids : 95.2% Distillate Fuel Oil : 4.8%
Malden	City of Malden - (MO)	Malden, MO	68 MWh	Jul 1957	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Hugoton 2	City of Hugoton - (KS)	Hugoton, KS	73 MWh	Dec 1963	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Meade	City of Meade - (KS)	Meade, KS	73 MWh	Dec 1950	Dec 2025	Natural Gas : 84.8% Distillate Fuel Oil : 15.2%
Minneapolis City of	City of Minneapolis - (KS)	Minneapolis, KS	74 MWh	Mar 1955	Dec 2025	Natural Gas : 88.4% Distillate Fuel Oil : 11.6%
Thunderbird Generator (Tbird)	4 Rivers Electric Cooperative, Inc.	Emporia, KS	75 MWh	Apr 2019	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Oxford (NE)	Village of Oxford - (NE)	Oxford, NE	82 MWh	Jul 1953	Dec 2025	Natural Gas : 67.3% Distillate Fuel Oil : 32.7%
Pawhuska	City of Pawhuska - (OK)	Pawhuska, OK	88 MWh	Aug 1949	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Curtis	City of Curtis - (NE)	Curtis, NE	89 MWh	Dec 1954	Dec 2025	Natural Gas : 75.6% Distillate Fuel Oil : 24.4%
Cushing	City of Cushing - (OK)	Cushing, OK	94 MWh	May 1936	Dec 2025	Natural Gas : 71.9% Distillate Fuel Oil : 28.1%
Wolf Creek Generator	4 Rivers Electric Cooperative, Inc.	Burlington, KS	106 MWh	Mar 2014	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Ord	City of Ord - (NE)	Ord, NE	119 MWh	Dec 1962	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil : 99.4% Natural Gas : 0.6%
Baldwin City Plant No 2	City of Baldwin City- (KS)	Baldwin City, KS	122 MWh	Jul 2004	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil : 76.4% Natural Gas : 23.6%
Jetmore	City of Jetmore -(KS)	Jetmore, KS	126 MWh	Dec 1950	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Hindsville	Today's Power, Inc.	Hindsville, AR	127 MWh	Nov 2025	Dec 2025	Solar
Milford	City of Milford - (IA)	Milford, IA	127 MWh	Dec 1948	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Wayne IC	City of Wayne (NE)	Wayne, NE	141 MWh	Dec 1946	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Burwell	City of Burwell - (NE)	Burwell, NE	147 MWh	Feb 1955	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Pender	City of Pender - (NE)	Pender, NE	152 MWh	Dec 1952	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Laurens	City of Laurens - (IA)	Laurens, IA	161 MWh	Jun 1951	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Jameson Energy Center	Kansas Municipal Energy Agency - (KS)	Garden City, KS	175 MWh	Apr 2014	Dec 2025	Natural Gas
Pratt 2	City of Pratt- (KS)	Pratt, KS	195 MWh	May 1994	Dec 2025	Natural Gas : 75.1% Distillate Fuel Oil : 24.9%
Estherville	City of Estherville - (IA)	Estherville, IA	199 MWh	Nov 1946	Dec 2024	Distillate Fuel Oil
Burlington (KS)	City of Burlington - (KS)	Burlington, KS	207 MWh	Jun 1955	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
West Point Municipal	City of West Point - (NE)	West Point, NE	213 MWh	Apr 1947	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil : 72.2% Natural Gas : 27.8%
Chanute 3	City of Chanute (KS)	Chanute, KS	331 MWh	Sep 1985	Dec 2025	Natural Gas : 78.6% Distillate Fuel Oil : 21.4%
Pratt	City of Pratt- (KS)	Pratt, KS	348 MWh	Dec 1957	Dec 2025	Natural Gas : 99.1% Distillate Fuel Oil : 0.9%
Kearney	Nebraska Public Power District	Kearney, NE	375 MWh	Dec 1920	Oct 2025	Water
Russell Energy Center	City of Russell - (KS)	Russell, KS	385 MWh	Jan 2002	Dec 2025	Natural Gas
Crete	City of Crete - (NE)	Crete, NE	389 MWh	May 1973	Dec 2025	Natural Gas : 66.1% Distillate Fuel Oil : 33.9%
Algona	City of Algona - (IA)	Algona, IA	449 MWh	Nov 1965	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil : 95.0% Natural Gas : 5.0%
Don Henry	City of Hastings - (NE)	Hastings, NE	452 MWh	May 1972	Dec 2025	Natural Gas
Falls City	City of Falls City - (NE)	Falls City, NE	499 MWh	Jul 1930	Dec 2025	Natural Gas : 70.1% Distillate Fuel Oil : 29.9%
Gardner Energy Center	City of Gardner - (KS)	Gardner, KS	504 MWh	Apr 1990	Dec 2025	Natural Gas
Belleville	City of Belleville - (KS)	Belleville, KS	513 MWh	Dec 1954	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil : 79.7% Natural Gas : 20.3%
Hallam	Nebraska Public Power District	Hallam, NE	547 MWh	May 1973	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil : 84.6% Natural Gas : 15.4%
Jackson Square	City of Independence - (MO)	Independence, MO	585 MWh	May 1969	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil

Surrounding Balancing Authorities

Rank	Balancing Authority	Annual Net Generation	# Power Plants
#26	Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc.	23.4 TWh	47
#46	El Paso Electric Company	7.3 TWh	37
#3	Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.	494.1 TWh	1,471
#2	Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.	669.4 TWh	3,038
#21	Public Service Company of Colorado	46.3 TWh	231
#34	Public Service Company of New Mexico	16.1 TWh	137
#53	Southwestern Power Administration	4.1 TWh	34
#9	Tennessee Valley Authority	163.4 TWh	207
#27	Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region	22.5 TWh	193
#62	Western Area Power Administration - Upper Great Plains West	249.0 GWh	24

Balancing Authorities with Similar Net Generation

Rank	Balancing Authority	Annual Net Generation	# Power Plants
#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
#15	ISO New England	111.1 TWh	1,629