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	Oct 2026
Annual Generation	314.5 TWh
Power Plants	876
Utilities	471
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 \| 37.3% Natural Gas \| 26.9% Coal \| 26.5% Nuclear \| 5.1% Water \| 2.6% Solar \| 1.6% 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
Cooper Nuclear Station	Nebraska Public Power District	Brownville, NE	7 TWh	Feb 1974	Jul 2026	Nuclear
Kansas River Project	Bowersock Mills & Power Co	Lawrence, KS	26 GWh	Dec 1919	Jul 2026	Water
Georgia-Pacific Muskogee	Georgia-Pacific Muskogee LLC	Muskogee, OK	349 GWh	Feb 1978	Jul 2026	Natural Gas : 88.9% Subbituminous Coal : 11.1%
River Valley	Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co	Panama, OK	561 GWh	Aug 1990	Jul 2026	Subbituminous Coal : 91.1% Tire-derived Fuels : 5.8% Natural Gas : 3.0%
International Paper Valliant OK	International Paper - Valliant	Valliant, OK	420 GWh	Sep 1971	Jul 2026	Black Liquor : 57.3% Natural Gas : 27.4% Other Biomass Solids : 15.3%
Frontier	Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co	Oklahoma City, OK	487 GWh	Aug 1989	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Tesoro Mandan Cogeneration Plant	Tesoro Refining and Marketing Co LLC	Mandan, ND	47 GWh	Sep 1954	Jul 2026	Other Gas : 62.4% Natural Gas : 37.6%
Ashdown	Domtar Industries Inc	Ashdown, AR	576 GWh	Dec 1967	Jul 2026	Black Liquor : 68.7% Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 12.0% Natural Gas : 11.5% Bituminous Coal : 6.3% Tire-derived Fuels : 1.5%
Papillion Creek Wastewater	City of Omaha - (NE)	Bellevue, NE	3 GWh	Apr 1987	Jul 2026	Natural Gas : 78.6% Other Biomass Gas : 21.4%
Missouri River Wastewater Treatment	City of Omaha - (NE)	Omaha, NE	11 GWh	Mar 1985	Jul 2026	Other Biomass Gas : 99.8%
Black Hawk Station	Borger Energy Associates LP	Borger, TX	1 TWh	May 1999	Jul 2026	Natural Gas : 86.0% Other Gas : 14.0%
Mustang Station	Golden Spread Electric Cooperative, Inc	Denver City, TX	2 TWh	May 1999	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Green Country Power Station	Public Service Co of Oklahoma	Jenks, OK	4 TWh	Jan 2002	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Eastman Cogeneration Facility	Eastman Cogeneration LP	Longview, TX	3 TWh	Mar 2001	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Dogwood Energy Facility	Dogwood Power Management, LLC	Pleasant Hill, MO	2 TWh	May 2001	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Oneta Energy Center	Oneta Power LLC	Broken Arrow, OK	4 TWh	Jun 2002	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
McClain Energy Facility	Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co	Newcastle, OK	2 TWh	May 2001	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Redbud Power Plant	Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co	Luther, OK	4 TWh	Apr 2004	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Harrison County Power Project	Northeast Texas Elec Coop, Inc	Marshall, TX	3 TWh	May 2003	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
San Juan Mesa Wind Project LLC	NRG Energy Gas & Wind Holdings Inc	Elida, NM	223 GWh	Nov 2005	Jul 2026	Wind
Hobbs Generating Station	Lea Power Partners LLC	Hobbs, NM	3 TWh	Aug 2008	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Emporia Energy Center	Evergy Kansas Central, Inc	Emporia, KS	627 GWh	May 2008	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
John W Turk Jr Power Plant	Southwestern Electric Power Co	Fulton, AR	3 TWh	Nov 2012	Jul 2026	Subbituminous Coal : 99.6%
J Lamar Stall Unit	Southwestern Electric Power Co	Shreveport, LA	3 TWh	May 2010	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Osceola Windpower LLC	Osceola Windpower LLC	Harris, IA	384 GWh	Jun 2008	Jul 2026	Wind
Wessington Springs	Wessington Wind	Wessington Springs, SD	225 GWh	Jan 2009	Jul 2026	Wind
Cloud County Wind Farm	Cloud County Windfarm, LLC	Concordia, KS	322 GWh	Nov 2008	Jul 2026	Wind
OREG 1 Inc	Ormat Nevada Inc	Culbertson, MT	124 GWh	Jun 2006	Jul 2026	Waste Heat
OREG 2 Inc	Ormat Nevada Inc	Culbertson, MT	119 GWh	Nov 2008	Jul 2026	Waste Heat
Archer Daniels Midland Columbus	Archer Daniels Midland Co	Columbus, NE	232 GWh	Apr 2010	Jul 2026	Subbituminous Coal
Day County Wind LLC	Day County Wind LLC	Conde, SD	435 GWh	Mar 2010	Jul 2026	Wind
Crossroads Wind Farm	Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co	Canton, OK	401 GWh	Dec 2011	Jul 2026	Wind
Elk City LLC	Elk City LLC	Sweetwater, OK	579 GWh	Nov 2009	Jul 2026	Wind
Post Rock Wind Power Project, LLC	Pattern Operators LP	Ellsworth, KS	424 GWh	Aug 2012	Jul 2026	Wind
Cimarron Wind Energy LLC	Cimarron Wind Energy LLC	Cimmaron, KS	330 GWh	Oct 2012	Jul 2026	Wind
Flat Ridge 2 Wind Energy LLC	Clearlight Energy Holdings LP	Zenda, KS	1 TWh	Sep 2012	Jul 2026	Wind
Caney River Wind Project	Caney River Wind Project	Howard, KS	594 GWh	Oct 2011	Jul 2026	Wind
Canadian Hills Wind	Canadian Hills Wind LLC	El Rino, OK	520 GWh	Nov 2012	Jul 2026	Wind
Chisholm View Wind Project	Chisholm View Wind Project	Hunter, OK	848 GWh	Nov 2012	Jul 2026	Wind
El Dorado Refinery	Frontier El Dorado Refinery LLC	El Dorado, KS	227 GWh	Dec 1995	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Bonanza BioEnergy LLC	Bonanza BioEnergy LLC	Garden City, KS	6 GWh	Jul 2008	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Grand Ave Plant	Vicinity Energy Kansas City	Kansas City, MO	43 GWh	Jun 1991	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Pantex	Pantex (NNSA)	Amarillo, TX	40 GWh	May 2014	Jul 2026	Wind
Buffalo Dunes Wind Project	Buffalo Dunes Wind Project LLC	Satanta, KS	761 GWh	Nov 2013	Jul 2026	Wind
Steele Flats Wind Project LLC	Steele Flats Wind Project LLC	Diller, NE	364 GWh	Sep 2013	Jul 2026	Wind
Grande Prairie Wind Farm	BHE Renewables, LLC	O'Neill, NE	1 TWh	Nov 2016	Jul 2026	Wind
Buckeye Wind Energy Center	Invenergy Services LLC	Hays, KS	416 GWh	Jul 2015	Jul 2026	Wind
Roosevelt County	Boralex US Operations LLC	Portales, NM	746 GWh	Nov 2015	Jul 2026	Wind
Balko Wind LLC	Balko Wind LLC	Balko, OK	516 GWh	Jul 2015	Jul 2026	Wind
Kingfisher Wind LLC	Kingfisher Wind LLC	Kingfisher, OK	875 GWh	Feb 2016	Jul 2026	Wind
Butler Solar Power Project	Missouri Jnt Muni.Pwr Elec. Ut. Comm.	Butler, MO	4 GWh	Feb 2014	Jul 2026	Solar
Goodwell Wind Project LLC	Goodwell Wind Project LLC	Goodwell, OK	407 GWh	Nov 2015	Jul 2026	Wind
Drift Sand Wind Project LLC	Enel Green Power NA, Inc.	Rush Springs, OK	367 GWh	Nov 2016	Jul 2026	Wind
Springfield Solar 1 LLC	Strata Manager, LLC	Strafford, MO	6 GWh	May 2014	Jul 2026	Solar
Lorenzo Wind	Lorenzo Wind, LLC	Lorenzo, TX	356 GWh	Nov 2018	Jul 2026	Wind
Hale Community Wind Farm	Southwestern Public Service Co	Plainview, TX	2 TWh	May 2019	Jul 2026	Wind
Caprock Solar 1 LLC	Deriva Energy	San Jon, NM	61 GWh	Nov 2016	Jul 2026	Solar
Rattlesnake Creek Wind Project	Rattlesnake Creek Wind Project, LLC	Dixon, NE	919 GWh	Nov 2018	Jul 2026	Wind
East Kansas Agri-Energy, LLC	East Kansas Agri-Energy, LLC	Garnett, KS	5 GWh	May 2005	Jul 2026	Waste Heat
Palo Duro Wind	Palo Duro Wind	Perryton, TX	1 TWh	Nov 2014	Jul 2026	Wind
Midwest Energy Community Solar Array	Midwest Energy Inc - (KS)	Colby, KS	2 GWh	Jan 2015	Jul 2026	Solar
Lindahl Wind Project, LLC	Lindahl Wind Project LLC	Tioga, ND	315 GWh	Feb 2017	Jul 2026	Wind
Holdrege Solar Center	Adapture Renewables, Inc.	Lincoln, NE	6 GWh	May 2016	Jul 2026	Solar
Macon Solar Power Project	Missouri Jnt Muni.Pwr Elec. Ut. Comm.	Macon, MO	4 GWh	May 2015	Jul 2026	Solar
Waynoka Gas Processing Plant	Targa Pipeline Mid-Continent West OK LLC	Alva, OK	18 GWh	Jun 2006	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Bloom Wind	CP Bloom Wind LLC	Minneola, KS	627 GWh	May 2017	Jul 2026	Wind
Bluestem	Bluestem Wind Energy, LLC	Beaver, OK	794 GWh	Nov 2016	Jul 2026	Wind
Blue Cloud Wind Energy LLC	TC Energy	Sudan, TX	571 GWh	Nov 2018	Jul 2026	Wind
Brady II Wind Energy Center	Brady Wind II, LLC	Dickinson, ND	635 GWh	Nov 2016	Jul 2026	Wind
Chaves Solar, LLC	Chaves Solar LLC	Roswell, NM	141 GWh	Sep 2016	Jul 2026	Solar
Roswell Solar, LLC	Roswell Solar, LLC	Roswell, NM	145 GWh	Jul 2016	Jul 2026	Solar
Bethel Wind Farm LLC	Southern Power Co	Dimmitt, TX	1 TWh	Dec 2016	Jul 2026	Wind
Grant Plains Wind, LLC	Southern Power Co	Medford, OK	531 GWh	Nov 2016	Jul 2026	Wind
Great Western Wind Energy, LLC	EDF Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc.	Arnett, OK	958 GWh	Nov 2016	Jul 2026	Wind
Rush Springs Wind	Rush Springs Wind Project	Marlow, OK	923 GWh	Nov 2016	Jul 2026	Wind
Ninnescah Wind Energy, LLC	Ninnescah Wind Energy LLC	Cunningham, KS	789 GWh	Nov 2016	Jul 2026	Wind
Kingman Wind	Kingman Wind Energy, LLC	Cunningham, KS	791 GWh	Nov 2016	Jul 2026	Wind
Rock Creek Wind Project	Enel Green Power NA, Inc.	Tarkio, MO	1 TWh	Oct 2017	Jul 2026	Wind
Osborn Wind Energy	Osborn Wind Energy LLC	Stewartsville, MO	688 GWh	Nov 2016	Jul 2026	Wind
Cimarron Bend Wind Project I, LLC	Cimarron Bend Wind Project I, LLC	Minneola, KS	745 GWh	Nov 2016	Jul 2026	Wind
Cimarron Bend Wind Project II, LLC	Cimarron Bend Wind Project II, LLC	Minneola, KS	759 GWh	Feb 2017	Jul 2026	Wind
Western Plains Wind Farm	Evergy Kansas Central, Inc	Spearville, KS	1 TWh	Feb 2017	Jul 2026	Wind
Sterling I Wind Farm	AEM Wind LLC	Tatum, NM	114 GWh	Jun 2017	Jul 2026	Wind
Reading Wind Project	Southern Power Co	Reading, KS	666 GWh	Apr 2020	Jul 2026	Wind
Independence Solar Farm	MC Power Companies Inc	Independence, MO	5 GWh	Feb 2017	Jul 2026	Solar
Burke Wind, LLC	Burke Wind LLC	Bowbells, ND	796 GWh	Nov 2020	Jul 2026	Wind
Redbed Plains Wind Farm	Redbed Plains Wind Farm LLC	Tuttle, OK	416 GWh	Jun 2017	Jul 2026	Wind
Thunder Ranch Wind Project	Thunder Ranch Wind Project, LLC	Marland, OK	986 GWh	Nov 2017	Jul 2026	Wind
Red Dirt Wind Project	Red Dirt Wind Project, LLC	Hennessy, OK	907 GWh	Nov 2017	Jul 2026	Wind
Cottonwood Wind Energy Center	Cottonwood Wind Project	Blue Hill, NE	365 GWh	Oct 2017	Jul 2026	Wind
Independence II Solar Farm	MC Power Companies Inc	Independence, MO	14 GWh	May 2018	Jul 2026	Solar
Cyril	Western Farmers Elec Coop, Inc	Cyril, OK	9 GWh	Apr 2017	Jul 2026	Solar
Hinton	Western Farmers Elec Coop, Inc	Hinton, OK	5 GWh	Mar 2017	Jul 2026	Solar
Marietta	Western Farmers Elec Coop, Inc	Marietta, OK	5 GWh	Mar 2017	Jul 2026	Solar
Pine Ridge	Western Farmers Elec Coop, Inc	Apache, OK	5 GWh	Feb 2017	Jul 2026	Solar
Tuttle	Western Farmers Elec Coop, Inc	Tuttle, OK	3 GWh	Feb 2017	Jul 2026	Solar
Wildcat Ranch Wind Project	Wildcat Ranch Wind Project, LLC	Morton, TX	660 GWh	Nov 2018	Jul 2026	Wind
Upstream Wind Energy LLC	Invenergy Services LLC	Neligh, NE	727 GWh	Nov 2018	Jul 2026	Wind
Diamond Vista Wind Project, LLC	Enel Green Power Diamond Vista Wind Project, LLC	Tampa, KS	937 GWh	Nov 2018	Jul 2026	Wind
Minco Wind IV, LLC	Minco Wind IV, LLC	Hinton, OK	578 GWh	Nov 2018	Jul 2026	Wind

Surrounding Balancing Authorities

Rank	Balancing Authority	Annual Net Generation	# Power Plants
#26	Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc.	22.9 TWh	47
#46	El Paso Electric Company	7.4 TWh	37
#3	Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.	506.3 TWh	1,487
#2	Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.	677.7 TWh	3,095
#20	Public Service Company of Colorado	47.6 TWh	248
#32	Public Service Company of New Mexico	16.9 TWh	137
#53	Southwestern Power Administration	3.5 TWh	37
#9	Tennessee Valley Authority	166.2 TWh	209
#34	Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region	14.8 TWh	206
#62	Western Area Power Administration - Upper Great Plains West	168.1 GWh	24

Balancing Authorities with Similar Net Generation

Rank	Balancing Authority	Annual Net Generation	# Power Plants
#2	Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.	677.7 TWh	3,095
#3	Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.	506.3 TWh	1,487
#5	Southwest Power Pool	314.5 TWh	876
#6	Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans	259.3 TWh	423
#7	California Independent System Operator	168.7 TWh	2,170
#9	Tennessee Valley Authority	166.2 TWh	209
#10	Florida Power & Light Co.	153.0 TWh	188
#12	New York Independent System Operator	134.1 TWh	1,334
#13	Duke Energy Carolinas	113.4 TWh	578
#15	ISO New England	112.2 TWh	1,667