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
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%
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
Burwell	City of Burwell - (NE)	Burwell, NE	147 MWh	Feb 1955	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Butler Municipal Power Plant	City of Butler - (MO)	Butler, MO	39 MWh	May 1946	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Cambridge	City of Cambridge - (NE)	Cambridge, NE	20 MWh	May 2005	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Chanute 2	City of Chanute (KS)	Chanute, KS	87 GWh	Jul 1965	Dec 2025	Natural Gas
Chanute 3	City of Chanute (KS)	Chanute, KS	331 MWh	Sep 1985	Dec 2025	Natural Gas : 78.6% Distillate Fuel Oil : 21.4%
Chappell	City of Chappell - (NE)	Chappell, NE	4 MWh	Dec 1939	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
CML&P Generating Facility No. 2	City of Coffeyville - (KS)	Coffeyville, KS	85 GWh	Dec 2016	Dec 2025	Natural Gas
Coffeyville	City of Coffeyville - (KS)	Coffeyville, KS	15 GWh	Jul 1956	Dec 2025	Natural Gas
Coon Rapids II	City of Coon Rapids -(IA)	Coon Rapids, IA	57 MWh	Sep 2001	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Crete	City of Crete - (NE)	Crete, NE	389 MWh	May 1973	Dec 2025	Natural Gas : 66.1% Distillate Fuel Oil : 33.9%
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%
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%
West Receiving	City of Denison - (IA)	Denison, IA	8 MWh	Mar 1998	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Deshler	City of Deshler - (NE)	Deshler, NE	2 MWh	Dec 1949	Dec 2024	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%
Emerson	City of Emerson - (NE)	Emerson, NE	2 MWh	Dec 1946	Dec 2025	Natural Gas : 65.1% Distillate Fuel Oil : 35.0%
Erie	City of Erie - (KS)	Erie, KS	5 MWh	Oct 1958	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Erie Energy Center	City of Erie - (KS)	Erie, KS	2 GWh	Jun 1999	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Estherville	City of Estherville - (IA)	Estherville, IA	203 MWh	Nov 1946	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
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%
Ft. Pierre	City of Fort Pierre - (SD)	Fort Pierre, SD	68 MWh	Sep 2004	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Franklin (NE)	City of Franklin - (NE)	Franklin, NE	60 MWh	Dec 1954	Dec 2025	Natural Gas : 94.5% Distillate Fuel Oil : 5.5%
Fredonia (KS)	City of Fredonia - (KS)	Fredonia, KS	6 MWh	May 2023	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Lon Wright	City of Fremont - (NE)	Fremont, NE	466 GWh	Jul 1957	Dec 2025	Subbituminous Coal : 87.5% Natural Gas : 11.7% Solar : 0.8%
Gardner Energy Center	City of Gardner - (KS)	Gardner, KS	504 MWh	Apr 1990	Dec 2025	Natural Gas
Garnett Municipal	City of Garnett - (KS)	Garnett, KS	9 MWh	Dec 1929	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%
C W Burdick	City of Grand Island - (NE)	Grand Island, NE	3 GWh	Sep 1957	Dec 2025	Natural Gas : 84.7% Distillate Fuel Oil : 15.3%
Platte	City of Grand Island - (NE)	Grand Island, NE	396 GWh	Nov 1982	Dec 2025	Subbituminous Coal : 99.7%
Museum Drive East Solar	City of Grand Island - (NE)	Grand Island, NE	20 GWh	Nov 2024	Dec 2025	Solar
Whelan Energy Center	City of Hastings - (NE)	Hastings, NE	1 TWh	Jun 1981	Jul 2026	Subbituminous Coal : 99.8%
Hastings Community Solar Farm	City of Hastings - (NE)	Hastings, NE	3 GWh	Aug 2019	Dec 2025	Solar
Don Henry	City of Hastings - (NE)	Hastings, NE	452 MWh	May 1972	Dec 2025	Natural Gas
North Denver	City of Hastings - (NE)	Hastings, NE	10 GWh	Nov 1957	Nov 2025	Natural Gas
Higginsville	City of Higginsville - (MO)	Higginsville, MO	2 GWh	Dec 1944	Dec 2025	Natural Gas : 93.1% Distillate Fuel Oil : 6.9%
Hill City	City of Hill City -(KS)	Hill City, KS	6 MWh	Apr 1952	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Hoisington	City of Hoisington - (KS)	Hoisington, KS	39 MWh	Jul 1961	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil : 79.1% Natural Gas : 20.9%
Holton	City of Holton - (KS)	City of Holton, KS	806 MWh	Jan 1958	Dec 2025	Natural Gas : 92.3% Distillate Fuel Oil : 7.7%
Hugoton 2	City of Hugoton - (KS)	Hugoton, KS	73 MWh	Dec 1963	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Station I	City of Independence - (MO)	Independence, MO	2 GWh	May 1972	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Jackson Square	City of Independence - (MO)	Independence, MO	585 MWh	May 1969	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Station H	City of Independence - (MO)	Independence, MO	12 GWh	May 1972	Dec 2025	Natural Gas : 99.6%
Iola	City of Iola - (KS)	Iola, KS	605 MWh	Apr 1969	Dec 2025	Natural Gas : 76.7% Distillate Fuel Oil : 23.3%
Jetmore	City of Jetmore -(KS)	Jetmore, KS	126 MWh	Dec 1950	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Johnson	City of Johnson - (KS)	Johnson, KS	28 MWh	Feb 1950	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Quindaro	City of Kansas City - (KS)	Kansas, KS	8 GWh	Apr 1965	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Nearman Creek	City of Kansas City - (KS)	Kansas, KS	1 TWh	May 1981	Jul 2026	Subbituminous Coal : 89.1% Natural Gas : 9.8% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.1%
Kennett	City of Kennett - (MO)	Kennett, MO	1 GWh	Jul 1942	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil : 80.7% Natural Gas : 19.3%
Kimball	City of Kimball - (NE)	Kimball, NE	14 MWh	Dec 1943	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Kingfisher	City of Kingfisher - (OK)	Kingfisher, OK	24 MWh	Dec 1953	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil : 72.4% Natural Gas : 27.6%
Kingman Municipal Power and Light Plant	City of Kingman - (KS)	Kingman, KS	1 GWh	Mar 1962	Dec 2025	Natural Gas : 87.1% Distillate Fuel Oil : 12.9%
La Crosse	City of La Crosse - (KS)	La Crosse, KS	9 MWh	Oct 1962	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
La Plata	City of La Plata - (MO)	La Plata, MO	6 MWh	Feb 2013	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Laurens	City of Laurens - (IA)	Laurens, IA	161 MWh	Jun 1951	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Lincoln	City of Lincoln Center - (KS)	Lincoln, KS	32 MWh	Dec 1957	Dec 2025	Natural Gas : 84.3% Distillate Fuel Oil : 15.7%
Luverne	City of Luverne - (MN)	Luverne, MN	48 MWh	Apr 1967	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Madison Utilities	City of Madison - (NE)	Madison, NE	15 MWh	Mar 1953	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Malden	City of Malden - (MO)	Malden, MO	68 MWh	Jul 1957	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Marshall (MO)	City of Marshall - (MO)	Marshall, MO	1 GWh	May 1948	Dec 2025	Natural Gas : 94.1% Distillate Fuel Oil : 6.0%
McPherson 3	City of McPherson - (KS)	McPherson, KS	7 GWh	Sep 1998	Dec 2025	Natural Gas : 87.3% Distillate Fuel Oil : 12.7%
McPherson 2	City of McPherson - (KS)	McPherson, KS	20 GWh	May 1973	Dec 2025	Natural Gas : 76.6% Distillate Fuel Oil : 23.4%
Meade	City of Meade - (KS)	Meade, KS	73 MWh	Dec 1950	Dec 2025	Natural Gas : 84.8% Distillate Fuel Oil : 15.2%
Milford	City of Milford - (IA)	Milford, IA	127 MWh	Dec 1948	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Minneapolis City of	City of Minneapolis - (KS)	Minneapolis, KS	74 MWh	Mar 1955	Dec 2025	Natural Gas : 88.4% Distillate Fuel Oil : 11.6%
Moorhead Wind Turbine	City of Moorhead - (MN)	Moorhead, MN	809 MWh	Apr 1999	Dec 2025	Wind
Mulvane 2	City of Mulvane - (KS)	Mulvane, KS	61 MWh	Aug 2003	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
New Hampton	City of New Hampton - (IA)	New Hampton, IA	920 MWh	Mar 1967	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil : 61.4% Natural Gas : 38.6%
Oberlin (KS)	City of Oberlin - (KS)	Oberlin, KS	10 MWh	Dec 1953	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
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%
Ord	City of Ord - (NE)	Ord, NE	119 MWh	Dec 1962	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil : 99.4% Natural Gas : 0.6%
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
Osborne	City of Osborne - (KS)	Osborne, KS	30 MWh	May 1957	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil : 61.7% Natural Gas : 38.3%
Oxford (KS)	City of Oxford - (KS)	Oxford, KS	4 MWh	Jun 1999	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Pawhuska	City of Pawhuska - (OK)	Pawhuska, OK	88 MWh	Aug 1949	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Pender	City of Pender - (NE)	Pender, NE	152 MWh	Dec 1952	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Poplar Bluff Generating Station	City of Poplar Bluff - (MO)	Poplar Bluff, MO	679 MWh	Apr 1976	Dec 2025	Natural Gas : 92.4% Distillate Fuel Oil : 7.6%
Pratt 2	City of Pratt- (KS)	Pratt, KS	195 MWh	May 1994	Dec 2025	Natural Gas : 75.1% Distillate Fuel Oil : 24.9%
Pratt	City of Pratt- (KS)	Pratt, KS	348 MWh	Dec 1957	Dec 2025	Natural Gas : 99.1% Distillate Fuel Oil : 0.9%
Red Cloud	City of Red Cloud - (NE)	Red Cloud, NE	37 MWh	Dec 1949	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Russell Energy Center	City of Russell - (KS)	Russell, KS	385 MWh	Jan 2002	Dec 2025	Natural Gas
Russell Downtown	City of Russell - (KS)	Russell, KS	33 MWh	Jan 1971	Dec 2025	Natural Gas : 68.5% Distillate Fuel Oil : 31.5%
Sargent	City of Sargent - (NE)	Sargent, NE	12 MWh	Dec 1953	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%
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%
St Francis	City of St Francis - (KS)	St Francis, KS	20 MWh	Jul 1953	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%
Stuart (NE)	City of Stuart - (NE)	Stuart, NE	13 MWh	Dec 1951	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil : 76.5% Natural Gas : 23.5%
Wahoo	City of Wahoo - (NE)	Wahoo, NE	42 MWh	Jul 1936	Dec 2025	Natural Gas : 64.7% Distillate Fuel Oil : 35.3%
Washington	City of Washington - (KS)	Washington, KS	24 MWh	Oct 1953	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil : 92.8% Natural Gas : 7.2%
Wayne IC	City of Wayne (NE)	Wayne, NE	141 MWh	Dec 1946	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Wellington 2	City of Wellington - (KS)	Wellington, KS	3 GWh	Dec 1988	Dec 2025	Natural Gas
Wellington 1	City of Wellington - (KS)	Wellington, KS	6 GWh	Jul 1972	Dec 2025	Natural Gas : 99.9%
City of West Plains Power Station	City of West Plains - (MO)	West Plains, MO	3 GWh	Apr 2000	Dec 2025	Natural Gas : 90.4% Distillate Fuel Oil : 9.6%
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%

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