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
Aberdeen CT	NorthWestern Energy - (SD)	Aberdeen, SD	56 GWh	Apr 1978	Dec 2025	Natural Gas
Elk Station	Golden Spread Electric Cooperative, Inc	Abernathy, TX	891 GWh	May 2015	Dec 2025	Natural Gas
Antelope Station	Golden Spread Electric Cooperative, Inc	Abernathy, TX	297 GWh	May 2011	Dec 2025	Natural Gas
Adrian	Adrian Public Utilities Comm	Adrian, MN	12 MWh	Apr 2005	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Ainsworth Wind	Nebraska Public Power District	Ainsworth, NE	66 GWh	Sep 2005	Dec 2025	Wind
Alexander Wind Farm LLC	SRIV Partnership LLC	Alexander, KS	168 GWh	Nov 2015	Dec 2025	Wind
Lonesome Creek Station	Basin Electric Power Coop	Alexander, ND	842 GWh	Oct 2013	Dec 2025	Natural Gas
Iowa Distributed Wind Generation Project	City of Algona - (IA)	Algona, IA	4 GWh	May 2000	Dec 2025	Wind
Algona	City of Algona - (IA)	Algona, IA	449 MWh	Nov 1965	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil : 95.0% Natural Gas : 5.0%
Alta Municipal Utilities	City of Alta - (IA)	Alta, IA	54 MWh	Jul 1947	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Waynoka Gas Processing Plant	Targa Pipeline Mid-Continent West OK LLC	Alva, OK	18 GWh	Jun 2006	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Sundance Wind Project, LLC	Public Service Co of Oklahoma	Alva, OK	654 GWh	Mar 2021	Jul 2026	Wind
Harrington	Southwestern Public Service Co	Amarillo, TX	2 TWh	Dec 1975	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Nichols	Southwestern Public Service Co	Amarillo, TX	2 TWh	Dec 1959	Dec 2025	Natural Gas
Pantex	Pantex (NNSA)	Amarillo, TX	40 GWh	May 2014	Jul 2026	Wind
Anadarko Plant	Western Farmers Elec Coop, Inc	Anadarko, OK	683 GWh	Jul 1953	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Southwestern	Public Service Co of Oklahoma	Anadarko, OK	453 GWh	Jun 1952	Dec 2025	Natural Gas
WFEC GenCo LLC	Western Farmers Elec Coop, Inc	Anadarko, OK	84 GWh	Apr 2001	Dec 2024	Natural Gas
White Rock East Wind Project	White Rock Wind East, LLC	Anadarko, OK	711 GWh	Dec 2023	Jul 2026	Wind
White Rock West Wind Project	White Rock Wind West, LLC	Anadarko, OK	391 GWh	Nov 2023	Jul 2026	Wind
Prairie Sky Solar Farm	Kansas Electric Power Coop Inc	Andover, KS	2 GWh	Jan 2017	Dec 2025	Solar
Pratt Wind, LLC	Pratt Wind, LLC	Andover, KS	866 GWh	Nov 2018	Jul 2026	Wind
Ansley	City of Ansley - (NE)	Ansley, NE	59 MWh	May 1969	Dec 2025	Natural Gas : 63.5% Distillate Fuel Oil : 36.5%
Anthony	City of Anthony - (KS)	Anthony, KS	13 MWh	Jul 1972	Dec 2025	Natural Gas : 94.1% Distillate Fuel Oil : 5.9%
Caddo Wind	ALLETE Clean Energy	Apache, OK	973 GWh	Dec 2021	Jul 2026	Wind
Pine Ridge	Western Farmers Elec Coop, Inc	Apache, OK	5 GWh	Feb 2017	Jul 2026	Solar
Oak Grove Power Producers	Cube District Energy, LLC	Arcadia, KS	11 GWh	Feb 2010	Dec 2025	Landfill Gas
Great Western Wind Energy, LLC	EDF Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc.	Arnett, OK	958 GWh	Nov 2016	Jul 2026	Wind
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%
Ashland	City of Ashland - (KS)	Ashland, KS	32 MWh	Aug 1953	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Platteview Solar LLC	AES Distributed Energy	Ashland, NE	151 GWh	Apr 2024	Jul 2026	Solar
Auburn	Auburn Board of Public Works	Auburn, NE	31 MWh	May 1949	Dec 2025	Natural Gas : 70.4% Distillate Fuel Oil : 29.6%
Augusta Electric Plant No 1	City of Augusta - (KS)	Augusta, KS	5 MWh	Jul 1929	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Augusta Electric Plant No 2	City of Augusta - (KS)	Augusta, KS	832 MWh	Jun 1968	Dec 2025	Natural Gas : 92.3% Distillate Fuel Oil : 7.7%
ABIA Parking Structure	SoCore Energy LLC	Austin, TX	3 GWh	Mar 2021	Dec 2025	Solar
Wilkes	Southwestern Electric Power Co	Avinger, TX	995 GWh	Apr 1964	Dec 2025	Natural Gas
Baldwin City Plant No 1	City of Baldwin City- (KS)	Baldwin City, KS	13 MWh	Apr 1956	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
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%
Balko Wind LLC	Balko Wind LLC	Balko, OK	516 GWh	Jul 2015	Jul 2026	Wind
Ponderosa Wind II	Ponderosa Wind II, LLC	Balko, OK	465 GWh	Nov 2024	Jul 2026	Wind
Beatrice	Nebraska Public Power District	Beatrice, NE	356 GWh	Dec 2004	Dec 2025	Natural Gas
Elk River Wind	Avangrid Power LLC	Beaumont, KS	265 GWh	Nov 2005	Dec 2025	Wind
Ponderosa Wind Energy Center	Ponderosa Wind, LLC	Beaver, OK	937 GWh	Oct 2020	Jul 2026	Wind
Bluestem	Bluestem Wind Energy, LLC	Beaver, OK	794 GWh	Nov 2016	Jul 2026	Wind
High Banks Wind	High Banks Wind, LLC	Belleville, KS	2 TWh	Nov 2023	Jul 2026	Wind
Belleville	City of Belleville - (KS)	Belleville, KS	513 MWh	Dec 1954	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil : 79.7% Natural Gas : 20.3%
Sarpy County	Omaha Public Power District	Bellevue, NE	179 GWh	May 1972	Dec 2025	Natural Gas : 95.0% Distillate Fuel Oil : 5.0%
Papillion Creek Wastewater	City of Omaha - (NE)	Bellevue, NE	3 GWh	Apr 1987	Jul 2026	Natural Gas : 78.6% Other Biomass Gas : 21.4%
Beloit	City of Beloit - (KS)	Beloit, KS	47 MWh	Apr 1950	Dec 2025	Natural Gas : 79.0% Distillate Fuel Oil : 21.0%
Beloit Solar LLC	PPM Solar LLC	Beloit, KS	4 GWh	May 2022	Dec 2025	Solar
Elk City Station	Omaha Public Power District	Bennington, NE	39 GWh	Mar 2002	Oct 2025	Landfill Gas
XNA (NW AR Natnl Airport)	Today's Power, Inc.	Bentonville, AR	1 GWh	Sep 2025	Dec 2025	Solar
City of Green Forest (Carroll)	Entegrity Solar Green Forest, LLC	Berryville, AR	2 GWh	Dec 2021	Dec 2025	Solar
Antelope Valley	Basin Electric Power Coop	Beulah, ND	6 TWh	Jun 1984	Jul 2026	Lignite Coal : 99.4% Natural Gas : 0.6%
Frontier Windpower II	Deriva Energy	Blackwell, OK	765 GWh	Jan 2021	Jul 2026	Wind
NextEra-Blackwell Wind, LLC	Blackwell Wind, LLC	Blackwell, OK	83 GWh	Nov 2012	Dec 2025	Wind
Crofton Bluffs Wind LLC	Crofton Bluffs Wind, LLC	Bloomfield, NE	108 GWh	Oct 2012	Dec 2025	Wind
Elkhorn Ridge Wind LLC	Elkhorn Ridge Wind, LLC	Bloomfield, NE	142 GWh	Feb 2009	Dec 2025	Wind
City Light & Water	City of Blue Hill - (NE)	Blue Hill, NE	24 MWh	Dec 1986	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Little Blue Wind Project, LLC	Little Blue Wind Project, LLC	Blue Hill, NE	877 GWh	Nov 2021	Jul 2026	Wind
Cottonwood Wind Energy Center	Cottonwood Wind Project	Blue Hill, NE	365 GWh	Oct 2017	Jul 2026	Wind
Thunderhead Wind Energy LLC	Invenergy Services LLC	Boone, NE	1 TWh	Oct 2022	Jul 2026	Wind
Black Hawk Station	Borger Energy Associates LP	Borger, TX	1 TWh	May 1999	Jul 2026	Natural Gas : 86.0% Other Gas : 14.0%
Engineered Carbons Borger Cogen	Orion Engineered Carbons	Borger, TX	32 GWh	Sep 1982	Dec 2025	Other Gas : 99.5%
Burke Wind, LLC	Burke Wind LLC	Bowbells, ND	796 GWh	Nov 2020	Jul 2026	Wind
Bowman Wind	Bowman Wind, LLC	Bowman, ND	604 GWh	Oct 2025	Jul 2026	Wind
Jeffrey	Central Nebraska Pub P&I Dist	Brady, NE	81 GWh	Dec 1940	Dec 2025	Water
Rock Falls Wind Farm LLC	Public Service Co of Oklahoma	Braman, OK	387 GWh	Nov 2017	Jan 2026	Wind
Branch Solar Farm	Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co	Branch, AR	7 GWh	Sep 2021	Dec 2025	Solar
Exira	Western Minnesota Mun Pwr Agny	Brayton, IA	243 GWh	Mar 2004	Dec 2025	Natural Gas : 99.0% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.0%
Oneta Energy Center	Oneta Power LLC	Broken Arrow, OK	4 TWh	Jun 2002	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Broken Bow Wind LLC	Broken Bow Wind LLC	Broken Bow, NE	222 GWh	Nov 2012	Dec 2025	Wind
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%
Broken Bow Wind II, LLC	RWE Clean Energy	Broken Bow, NE	240 GWh	Sep 2014	Dec 2025	Wind
Broken Bow Dam	USCE-Tulsa District	Broken Bow, OK	196 GWh	Dec 1969	Dec 2025	Water
Cooper Nuclear Station	Nebraska Public Power District	Brownville, NE	7 TWh	Feb 1974	Jul 2026	Nuclear
Cedar Bluff Wind, LLC	Cedar Bluff Wind, LLC	Brownwell, KS	776 GWh	Nov 2015	Dec 2025	Wind
Burlingame	City of Burlingame - (KS)	Burlingame, KS	9 MWh	Jul 1963	Dec 2025	Natural Gas : 95.7% Distillate Fuel Oil : 4.3%
Burlington (KS)	City of Burlington - (KS)	Burlington, KS	207 MWh	Jun 1955	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Wolf Creek Generator	4 Rivers Electric Cooperative, Inc.	Burlington, KS	106 MWh	Mar 2014	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Wolf Creek Generating Station	Wolf Creek Nuclear Optg Corp	Burlington, KS	9 TWh	Aug 1985	Jul 2026	Nuclear
DeGraff Butler Electric	Today's Power, Inc.	Burns, KS	2 GWh	Apr 2021	Dec 2025	Solar
Burwell	City of Burwell - (NE)	Burwell, NE	147 MWh	Feb 1955	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Butler Solar Power Project	Missouri Jnt Muni.Pwr Elec. Ut. Comm.	Butler, MO	4 GWh	Feb 2014	Jul 2026	Solar
Butler Municipal Power Plant	City of Butler - (MO)	Butler, MO	39 MWh	May 1946	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Choctaw Nation Solar Farm	Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co	Calera, OK	9 GWh	Jun 2020	Dec 2025	Solar
Buzzard Flop	Peoples Electric Cooperative	Calvin, OK	13 GWh	Mar 2023	Dec 2025	Natural Gas
Cambridge	City of Cambridge - (NE)	Cambridge, NE	20 MWh	May 2005	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Crossroads Wind Farm	Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co	Canton, OK	401 GWh	Dec 2011	Jul 2026	Wind
UL Advanced Wind Turbine Test Facility	West Texas A&M University	Canyon, TX	12 GWh	Dec 2015	Dec 2025	Wind
SPS5 Hopi	SunE SPS5, LLC	Carlsbad, NM	21 GWh	Nov 2011	Dec 2025	Solar
Blue Canyon Windpower VI LLC	Blue Canyon Windpower VI LLC	Carnegie, OK	212 GWh	Nov 2011	Dec 2025	Wind
Blue Canyon Windpower V LLC	Blue Canyon Windpower V LLC	Carnegie, OK	245 GWh	Sep 2009	Dec 2025	Wind
Blue Canyon Windpower II	Blue Canyon Windpower II LLC	Carnegie, OK	566 GWh	Nov 2005	Dec 2025	Wind
Skeleton Creek Energy Center Hybrid	Skeleton Creek Energy Center	Carrier, OK	1 TWh	Nov 2020	Jul 2026	Wind : 66.3% Solar : 33.7%
Haystack Wind Project, LLC	Haystack Wind Project, LLC	Carroll, NE	861 GWh	Jan 2022	Jul 2026	Wind
Little Dixie	Peoples Electric Cooperative	Centrahoma, OK	27 GWh	Jun 2019	Dec 2025	Natural Gas
Centrahoma East	Peoples Electric Cooperative	Centrahoma, OK	74 GWh	Jun 2019	Dec 2025	Natural Gas
Centrahoma West	Peoples Electric Cooperative	Centrahoma, OK	85 GWh	Jun 2019	Dec 2025	Natural Gas
Big Bend Dam	USACE-Omaha	Chamberlain, SD	746 GWh	Aug 1964	Dec 2025	Water

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