Southwest Power Pool

Balancing Authority Summary Information

Southwest Power Pool is ranked #5 out of 65 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	Oct 2025
Annual Generation	298.0 TWh
Power Plants	835
Utilities	440
Ranked #5 out of 65 in terms of net annual generation
Ranked #3 out of 32 in terms of annual generation from wind
Power Plant Types	Wind \| 37% Coal \| 27.7% Natural Gas \| 25.7% Nuclear \| 5.6% Water \| 3.1% Solar \| 0.7% Other Fuel \| 0.2%

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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
Thunderhead Wind Energy LLC	Invenergy Services LLC	Boone, NE	1 TWh	Oct 2022	Jul 2025	Wind
Neosho Ridge Wind Energy Center	Empire District Electric Co	Galesburg, KS	1 TWh	Apr 2021	Jul 2025	Wind
Wilkes	Southwestern Electric Power Co	Avinger, TX	1 TWh	Apr 1964	Dec 2024	Natural Gas : 99.7%
Riverside (OK)	Public Service Co of Oklahoma	Jenks, OK	1 TWh	Mar 1974	Jul 2025	Natural Gas
Nearman Creek	City of Kansas City - (KS)	Kansas, KS	1 TWh	May 1981	Jul 2025	Subbituminous Coal : 91.0% Natural Gas : 7.9% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.1%
McClain Energy Facility	Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co	Newcastle, OK	1 TWh	May 2001	Jul 2025	Natural Gas
Elk Station	Golden Spread Electric Cooperative, Inc	Abernathy, TX	1 TWh	May 2015	Dec 2024	Natural Gas
Iron Star Wind Project	Engie North America	Dodge City, KS	1 TWh	Nov 2021	Jul 2025	Wind
Whelan Energy Center	City of Hastings - (NE)	Hastings, NE	1 TWh	Jun 1981	Jul 2025	Subbituminous Coal : 99.8%
Black Hawk Station	Borger Energy Associates LP	Borger, TX	1 TWh	May 1999	Jul 2025	Natural Gas : 87.6% Other Gas : 12.4%
Hugo	Western Farmers Elec Coop, Inc	Fort Towson, OK	1 TWh	Mar 1982	Jul 2025	Subbituminous Coal : 99.6%
North Omaha	Omaha Public Power District	Omaha, NE	1 TWh	Jun 1954	Jul 2025	Subbituminous Coal : 89.0% Natural Gas : 11.0%
Grande Prairie Wind Farm	BHE Renewables, LLC	O'Neill, NE	1 TWh	Nov 2016	Jul 2025	Wind
Riverton	Empire District Electric Co	Riverton, KS	2 TWh	May 1950	Jul 2025	Natural Gas
Fort Randall	USACE-Omaha	Pickstown, SD	2 TWh	Feb 1954	Dec 2024	Water
Cunningham	Southwestern Public Service Co	Hobbs, NM	2 TWh	Dec 1956	Jul 2025	Natural Gas
Holcomb	Sunflower Electric Power Corp	Holcomb, KS	2 TWh	Jul 1983	Jul 2025	Subbituminous Coal : 99.2% Natural Gas : 0.8%
Mustang Station Unit 4	Golden Spread Electric Cooperative, Inc	Denver City, TX	2 TWh	Mar 2006	Dec 2024	Natural Gas
Nichols	Southwestern Public Service Co	Amarillo, TX	2 TWh	Dec 1959	Dec 2024	Natural Gas
Hale Community Wind Farm	Southwestern Public Service Co	Plainview, TX	2 TWh	May 2019	Jul 2025	Wind
Garrison	USACE-Omaha	Riverside, ND	2 TWh	Dec 1955	Dec 2024	Water
John Twitty Energy Center	City Utilities of Springfield - (MO)	Springfield, MO	2 TWh	May 1976	Jul 2025	Subbituminous Coal : 94.6% Natural Gas : 5.4%
Sagamore Wind	Southwestern Public Service Co	Rogers, NM	2 TWh	Nov 2020	Jul 2025	Wind
State Line Combined Cycle	Empire District Electric Co	Joplin, MO	2 TWh	Apr 1995	Jul 2025	Natural Gas : 99.9%
Seminole (OK)	Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co	Konowa, OK	2 TWh	Feb 1971	Jul 2025	Natural Gas
Oahe	USACE-Omaha	Pierre, SD	2 TWh	Mar 1962	Dec 2024	Water
Tolk	Southwestern Public Service Co	Muleshoe, TX	2 TWh	Dec 1981	Jul 2025	Subbituminous Coal : 89.9% Natural Gas : 10.1%
Dogwood Energy Facility	Dogwood Power Management, LLC	Pleasant Hill, MO	2 TWh	May 2001	Jul 2025	Natural Gas
Harrington	Southwestern Public Service Co	Amarillo, TX	2 TWh	Dec 1975	Jul 2025	Natural Gas : 67.4% Subbituminous Coal : 32.6%
Leland Olds	Basin Electric Power Coop	Stanton, ND	2 TWh	Dec 1965	Jul 2025	Lignite Coal : 99.6%
John W Turk Jr Power Plant	Southwestern Electric Power Co	Fulton, AR	3 TWh	Nov 2012	Jul 2025	Subbituminous Coal : 99.2% Natural Gas : 0.8%
High Banks Wind	High Banks Wind, LLC	Belleville, KS	3 TWh	Nov 2023	Jul 2025	Wind
Mustang Station	Golden Spread Electric Cooperative, Inc	Denver City, TX	3 TWh	May 1999	Jul 2025	Natural Gas
Hobbs Generating Station	Lea Power Partners LLC	Hobbs, NM	3 TWh	Aug 2008	Jul 2025	Natural Gas
Muskogee	Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co	Fort Gibson, OK	3 TWh	Nov 1977	Jul 2025	Natural Gas : 56.8% Subbituminous Coal : 43.2%
Sooner	Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co	Red Rock, OK	3 TWh	Oct 1979	Jul 2025	Subbituminous Coal : 99.0% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.0%
Jones	Southwestern Public Service Co	Lubbock, TX	3 TWh	Dec 1970	Jul 2025	Natural Gas
Harrison County Power Project	Northeast Texas Elec Coop, Inc	Marshall, TX	3 TWh	May 2003	Jul 2025	Natural Gas
Flint Creek	Southwestern Electric Power Co	Gentry, AR	3 TWh	Apr 1978	Jul 2025	Subbituminous Coal : 99.8%
Hawthorn	Evergy Metro	Kansas City, MO	3 TWh	Apr 1969	Jul 2025	Subbituminous Coal : 77.0% Natural Gas : 23.0%
Eastman Cogeneration Facility	Eastman Cogeneration LP	Longview, TX	3 TWh	Mar 2001	Jul 2025	Natural Gas
Traverse Wind Project, LLC	Southwestern Electric Power Co	Thomas, OK	3 TWh	Mar 2022	Jul 2025	Wind
J Lamar Stall Unit	Southwestern Electric Power Co	Shreveport, LA	3 TWh	May 2010	Jul 2025	Natural Gas
Green Country Energy LLC	Green Country OP Services LLC	Jenks, OK	4 TWh	Jan 2002	Jul 2025	Natural Gas
GREC	Grand River Dam Authority	Chouteau, OK	4 TWh	May 1981	Jul 2025	Natural Gas : 73.8% Subbituminous Coal : 26.2%
Great Prairie Wind	Great Prairie Wind LLC	Gruver, TX	4 TWh	Oct 2022	Jul 2025	Wind
Welsh	Southwestern Electric Power Co	Pittsburg, TX	4 TWh	Feb 1977	Jul 2025	Subbituminous Coal : 99.8%
Northeastern	Public Service Co of Oklahoma	Oologah, OK	5 TWh	Mar 1961	Jul 2025	Natural Gas : 64.9% Subbituminous Coal : 35.1%
Redbud Power Plant	Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co	Luther, OK	5 TWh	Apr 2004	Jul 2025	Natural Gas
Oneta Energy Center	Oneta Power LLC	Broken Arrow, OK	5 TWh	Jun 2002	Jul 2025	Natural Gas
Iatan	Evergy Metro	Weston, MO	5 TWh	Apr 1980	Jul 2025	Subbituminous Coal : 99.0% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.0%
Antelope Valley	Basin Electric Power Coop	Beulah, ND	6 TWh	Jun 1984	Jul 2025	Lignite Coal : 99.4% Natural Gas : 0.6%
La Cygne	Evergy Metro	La Cygne, KS	6 TWh	May 1973	Jul 2025	Subbituminous Coal : 98.9% Bituminous Coal : 0.5% Distillate Fuel Oil : 0.5%
Cooper Nuclear Station	Nebraska Public Power District	Brownville, NE	6 TWh	Feb 1974	Jul 2025	Nuclear
Nebraska City	Omaha Public Power District	Nebraska City, NE	6 TWh	Mar 1979	Jul 2025	Subbituminous Coal : 99.5%
Gerald Gentleman	Nebraska Public Power District	Sutherland, NE	7 TWh	Mar 1979	Jul 2025	Subbituminous Coal : 99.5% Natural Gas : 0.5%
Jeffrey Energy Center	Evergy Kansas Central, Inc	St. Mary's, KS	8 TWh	Jun 1978	Jul 2025	Subbituminous Coal : 99.9%
Wolf Creek Generating Station	Wolf Creek Nuclear Optg Corp	Burlington, KS	10 TWh	Aug 1985	Jul 2025	Nuclear

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	6.9 TWh	32
#3	Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.	482.3 TWh	1,313
#2	Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.	651.4 TWh	2,831
#20	Public Service Company of Colorado	47.9 TWh	210
#36	Public Service Company of New Mexico	14.5 TWh	116
#49	Southwestern Power Administration	5.2 TWh	34
#8	Tennessee Valley Authority	160.6 TWh	204
#23	Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region	35.2 TWh	192
#63	Western Area Power Administration - Upper Great Plains West	444.3 GWh	24

Balancing Authorities with Similar Net Generation

Rank	Balancing Authority	Annual Net Generation	# Power Plants
#2	Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.	651.4 TWh	2,831
#3	Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.	482.3 TWh	1,313
#5	Southwest Power Pool	298.0 TWh	835
#6	Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans	249.8 TWh	417
#7	California Independent System Operator	188.7 TWh	2,075
#8	Tennessee Valley Authority	160.6 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	112.0 TWh	565
#14	ISO New England	104.0 TWh	1,577