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	Apr 2026
Annual Generation	302.9 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 \| 37.2% Coal \| 28% Natural Gas \| 25.5% Nuclear \| 5.4% Water \| 2.9% Solar \| 0.9% 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
Nebraska City	Omaha Public Power District	Nebraska City, NE	7 TWh	Mar 1979	Feb 2026	Subbituminous Coal : 99.5%
Whelan Energy Center	City of Hastings - (NE)	Hastings, NE	1 TWh	Jun 1981	Feb 2026	Subbituminous Coal : 99.8%
Holcomb	Sunflower Electric Power Corp	Holcomb, KS	2 TWh	Jul 1983	Feb 2026	Subbituminous Coal : 99.5% Natural Gas : 0.5%
GREC	Grand River Dam Authority	Chouteau, OK	4 TWh	May 1981	Feb 2026	Natural Gas : 67.6% Subbituminous Coal : 32.4%
Bonanza BioEnergy LLC	Bonanza BioEnergy LLC	Garden City, KS	6 GWh	Jul 2008	Feb 2026	Natural Gas
Wolf Creek Generating Station	Wolf Creek Nuclear Optg Corp	Burlington, KS	9 TWh	Aug 1985	Feb 2026	Nuclear
Nearman Creek	City of Kansas City - (KS)	Kansas, KS	1 TWh	May 1981	Feb 2026	Subbituminous Coal : 92.5% Natural Gas : 6.5% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.1%
Harrison County Power Project	Northeast Texas Elec Coop, Inc	Marshall, TX	3 TWh	May 2003	Feb 2026	Natural Gas
Tesoro Mandan Cogeneration Plant	Tesoro Refining and Marketing Co LLC	Mandan, ND	56 GWh	Sep 1954	Feb 2026	Other Gas : 60.7% Natural Gas : 39.3%
Northeastern	Public Service Co of Oklahoma	Oologah, OK	4 TWh	Mar 1961	Feb 2026	Natural Gas : 71.5% Subbituminous Coal : 28.5%
Post Rock Wind Power Project, LLC	Pattern Operators LP	Ellsworth, KS	405 GWh	Aug 2012	Feb 2026	Wind
Lorenzo Wind	Lorenzo Wind, LLC	Lorenzo, TX	354 GWh	Nov 2018	Feb 2026	Wind
Butler Solar Power Project	Missouri Jnt Muni.Pwr Elec. Ut. Comm.	Butler, MO	4 GWh	Feb 2014	Feb 2026	Solar
Buffalo Dunes Wind Project	Buffalo Dunes Wind Project LLC	Satanta, KS	787 GWh	Nov 2013	Feb 2026	Wind
Maddox	Southwestern Public Service Co	Hobbs, NM	644 GWh	Dec 1962	Feb 2026	Natural Gas
Welsh	Southwestern Electric Power Co	Pittsburg, TX	4 TWh	Feb 1977	Feb 2026	Subbituminous Coal : 99.8%
Mustang	Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co	Oklahoma City, OK	439 GWh	Apr 1950	Feb 2026	Natural Gas : 99.1% Solar : 0.9%
International Paper Valliant OK	International Paper - Valliant	Valliant, OK	394 GWh	Sep 1971	Feb 2026	Black Liquor : 59.8% Natural Gas : 23.9% Other Biomass Solids : 16.3%
Fort Dodge	Sunflower Electric Power Corp	Dodge City, KS	46 GWh	May 1969	Feb 2026	Natural Gas
Jeffrey Energy Center	Evergy Kansas Central, Inc	St. Mary's, KS	8 TWh	Jun 1978	Feb 2026	Subbituminous Coal : 99.8%
Riverton	Empire District Electric Co	Riverton, KS	1 TWh	May 1950	Feb 2026	Natural Gas
Gordon Evans Energy Center	Evergy Kansas South, Inc	Colwich, KS	316 GWh	May 1961	Feb 2026	Natural Gas : 97.1% Distillate Fuel Oil : 2.9%
La Cygne	Evergy Metro	La Cygne, KS	6 TWh	May 1973	Feb 2026	Subbituminous Coal : 99.6%
Grand Ave Plant	Vicinity Energy Kansas City	Kansas City, MO	41 GWh	Jun 1991	Feb 2026	Natural Gas
Lawrence Energy Center	Evergy Kansas Central, Inc	Lawrence, KS	1 TWh	Dec 1954	Feb 2026	Subbituminous Coal : 94.7% Natural Gas : 5.3%
Crossroads Wind Farm	Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co	Canton, OK	397 GWh	Dec 2011	Feb 2026	Wind
Balko Wind LLC	Balko Wind LLC	Balko, OK	738 GWh	Jul 2015	Feb 2026	Wind
Rattlesnake Creek Wind Project	Rattlesnake Creek Wind Project, LLC	Dixon, NE	877 GWh	Nov 2018	Feb 2026	Wind
Hale Community Wind Farm	Southwestern Public Service Co	Plainview, TX	2 TWh	May 2019	Feb 2026	Wind
Roosevelt County	Boralex US Operations LLC	Portales, NM	932 GWh	Nov 2015	Feb 2026	Wind
Canadian Hills Wind	Canadian Hills Wind LLC	El Rino, OK	491 GWh	Nov 2012	Feb 2026	Wind
Riverside (OK)	Public Service Co of Oklahoma	Jenks, OK	696 GWh	Mar 1974	Feb 2026	Natural Gas
Muskogee	Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co	Fort Gibson, OK	3 TWh	Nov 1977	Feb 2026	Natural Gas : 52.0% Subbituminous Coal : 48.0%
Sooner	Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co	Red Rock, OK	3 TWh	Oct 1979	Feb 2026	Subbituminous Coal : 99.1% Distillate Fuel Oil : 0.9%
State Line Combined Cycle	Empire District Electric Co	Joplin, MO	2 TWh	Apr 1995	Feb 2026	Natural Gas
Antelope Valley	Basin Electric Power Coop	Beulah, ND	6 TWh	Jun 1984	Feb 2026	Lignite Coal : 99.5% Natural Gas : 0.5%
Harrington	Southwestern Public Service Co	Amarillo, TX	2 TWh	Dec 1975	Feb 2026	Natural Gas
Anadarko Plant	Western Farmers Elec Coop, Inc	Anadarko, OK	538 GWh	Jul 1953	Feb 2026	Natural Gas
Mustang Station	Golden Spread Electric Cooperative, Inc	Denver City, TX	2 TWh	May 1999	Feb 2026	Natural Gas
Missouri River Wastewater Treatment	City of Omaha	Omaha, NE	10 GWh	Mar 1985	Feb 2026	Other Biomass Gas : 98.6% Natural Gas : 1.4%
River Valley	Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co	Panama, OK	473 GWh	Aug 1990	Feb 2026	Subbituminous Coal : 90.1% Tire-derived Fuels : 6.2% Natural Gas : 3.5%
McClain Energy Facility	Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co	Newcastle, OK	2 TWh	May 2001	Feb 2026	Natural Gas
Osceola Windpower LLC	Osceola Windpower LLC	Harris, IA	384 GWh	Jun 2008	Feb 2026	Wind
John W Turk Jr Power Plant	Southwestern Electric Power Co	Fulton, AR	3 TWh	Nov 2012	Feb 2026	Subbituminous Coal : 99.6%
Oneta Energy Center	Oneta Power LLC	Broken Arrow, OK	5 TWh	Jun 2002	Feb 2026	Natural Gas
Frontier	Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co	Oklahoma City, OK	465 GWh	Aug 1989	Feb 2026	Natural Gas
Seminole (OK)	Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co	Konowa, OK	2 TWh	Feb 1971	Feb 2026	Natural Gas
Western Sugar Coop - Scottsbluff	Western Sugar Cooperative	Scottsbluff, NE	16 GWh	Aug 1987	Feb 2026	Natural Gas
Day County Wind LLC	Day County Wind LLC	Conde, SD	430 GWh	Mar 2010	Feb 2026	Wind
El Dorado Refinery	Frontier El Dorado Refinery LLC	El Dorado, KS	221 GWh	Dec 1995	Feb 2026	Natural Gas
Steele Flats Wind Project LLC	Steele Flats Wind Project LLC	Diller, NE	364 GWh	Sep 2013	Feb 2026	Wind
Pantex	Pantex (NNSA)	Amarillo, TX	22 GWh	May 2014	Feb 2026	Wind
Cloud County Wind Farm	Cloud County Windfarm, LLC	Concordia, KS	317 GWh	Nov 2008	Feb 2026	Wind
Chisholm View Wind Project	Chisholm View Wind Project	Hunter, OK	851 GWh	Nov 2012	Feb 2026	Wind
Cimarron Wind Energy LLC	Cimarron Wind Energy LLC	Cimmaron, KS	376 GWh	Oct 2012	Feb 2026	Wind
Goodwell Wind Project LLC	Enel Green Power NA, Inc.	Goodwell, OK	637 GWh	Nov 2015	Feb 2026	Wind
Kingfisher Wind LLC	Kingfisher Wind LLC	Kingfisher, OK	978 GWh	Feb 2016	Feb 2026	Wind
Buckeye Wind Energy Center	Invenergy Services LLC	Hays, KS	510 GWh	Jul 2015	Feb 2026	Wind
Springfield Solar 1 LLC	Strata Manager, LLC	Strafford, MO	7 GWh	May 2014	Feb 2026	Solar
East Kansas Agri-Energy, LLC	East Kansas Agri-Energy, LLC	Garnett, KS	5 GWh	May 2005	Feb 2026	Waste Heat
Caprock Solar 1 LLC	Duke Energy Renewables Services	San Jon, NM	57 GWh	Nov 2016	Feb 2026	Solar
Drift Sand Wind Project LLC	Enel Green Power NA, Inc.	Rush Springs, OK	342 GWh	Nov 2016	Feb 2026	Wind
Grande Prairie Wind Farm	BHE Renewables, LLC	O'Neill, NE	1 TWh	Nov 2016	Feb 2026	Wind
Leland Olds	Basin Electric Power Coop	Stanton, ND	2 TWh	Dec 1965	Feb 2026	Lignite Coal : 99.5% Distillate Fuel Oil : 0.5%
Greenwood (MO)	Evergy Missouri West	Greenwood, MO	58 GWh	Apr 1975	Feb 2026	Natural Gas : 78.4% Distillate Fuel Oil : 15.4% Solar : 6.3%
Iatan	Evergy Metro	Weston, MO	5 TWh	Apr 1980	Feb 2026	Subbituminous Coal : 99.0% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.0%
Jones	Southwestern Public Service Co	Lubbock, TX	3 TWh	Dec 1970	Feb 2026	Natural Gas
Hawthorn	Evergy Metro	Kansas City, MO	3 TWh	Apr 1969	Feb 2026	Subbituminous Coal : 79.2% Natural Gas : 20.8%
Cunningham	Southwestern Public Service Co	Hobbs, NM	2 TWh	Dec 1956	Feb 2026	Natural Gas
Flint Creek	Southwestern Electric Power Co	Gentry, AR	3 TWh	Apr 1978	Feb 2026	Subbituminous Coal : 99.9%
Lake Road (MO)	Evergy Missouri West	St Joseph, MO	55 GWh	Jun 1950	Feb 2026	Natural Gas : 73.4% Subbituminous Coal : 15.5% Distillate Fuel Oil : 11.2%
John Twitty Energy Center	City Utilities of Springfield - (MO)	Springfield, MO	2 TWh	May 1976	Feb 2026	Subbituminous Coal : 96.8% Natural Gas : 3.2%
Sheldon	Nebraska Public Power District	Hallam, NE	644 GWh	Dec 1960	Feb 2026	Subbituminous Coal : 99.7%
North Omaha	Omaha Public Power District	Omaha, NE	2 TWh	Jun 1954	Feb 2026	Subbituminous Coal : 91.7% Natural Gas : 8.3%
Terry Bundy Generating Station	Lincoln Electric System	Lincoln, NE	134 GWh	Jul 2003	Feb 2026	Natural Gas : 74.8% Landfill Gas : 18.9% Distillate Fuel Oil : 6.3%
Hugo	Western Farmers Elec Coop, Inc	Fort Towson, OK	1 TWh	Mar 1982	Feb 2026	Subbituminous Coal : 99.7%
Tolk	Southwestern Public Service Co	Muleshoe, TX	3 TWh	Dec 1981	Feb 2026	Subbituminous Coal : 86.8% Natural Gas : 13.2%
Gerald Gentleman	Nebraska Public Power District	Sutherland, NE	7 TWh	Mar 1979	Feb 2026	Subbituminous Coal : 99.5%
Georgia-Pacific Muskogee	Georgia-Pacific Muskogee LLC	Muskogee, OK	362 GWh	Feb 1978	Feb 2026	Natural Gas : 82.7% Subbituminous Coal : 17.3%
Papillion Creek Wastewater	City of Omaha	Bellevue, NE	3 GWh	Apr 1987	Feb 2026	Natural Gas : 54.9% Other Biomass Gas : 45.1%
Green Country Energy LLC	Green Country OP Services LLC	Jenks, OK	4 TWh	Jan 2002	Feb 2026	Natural Gas
James River Power Station	City Utilities of Springfield - (MO)	Springfield, MO	83 GWh	May 1957	Feb 2026	Natural Gas : 86.5% Distillate Fuel Oil : 13.5%
Black Hawk Station	Borger Energy Associates LP	Borger, TX	1 TWh	May 1999	Feb 2026	Natural Gas : 86.6% Other Gas : 13.4%
Ashdown	Domtar Industries Inc	Ashdown, AR	590 GWh	Dec 1967	Feb 2026	Black Liquor : 70.2% Natural Gas : 11.8% Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 10.9% Bituminous Coal : 5.9% Tire-derived Fuels : 1.2%
Kansas River Project	Bowersock Mills & Power Co	Lawrence, KS	24 GWh	Dec 1919	Feb 2026	Water
San Juan Mesa Wind Project LLC	NRG Energy Gas & Wind Holdings Inc	Elida, NM	241 GWh	Nov 2005	Feb 2026	Wind
Redbud Power Plant	Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co	Luther, OK	4 TWh	Apr 2004	Feb 2026	Natural Gas
Dogwood Energy Facility	Dogwood Power Management, LLC	Pleasant Hill, MO	2 TWh	May 2001	Feb 2026	Natural Gas
Emporia Energy Center	Evergy Kansas Central, Inc	Emporia, KS	566 GWh	May 2008	Feb 2026	Natural Gas
Wessington Springs	Wessington Wind	Wessington Springs, SD	226 GWh	Jan 2009	Feb 2026	Wind
J Lamar Stall Unit	Southwestern Electric Power Co	Shreveport, LA	3 TWh	May 2010	Feb 2026	Natural Gas
Hobbs Generating Station	Lea Power Partners LLC	Hobbs, NM	3 TWh	Aug 2008	Feb 2026	Natural Gas
Eastman Cogeneration Facility	Eastman Cogeneration LP	Longview, TX	2 TWh	Mar 2001	Feb 2026	Natural Gas
Cooper Nuclear Station	Nebraska Public Power District	Brownville, NE	7 TWh	Feb 1974	Feb 2026	Nuclear
Elk City LLC	Elk City LLC	Sweetwater, OK	547 GWh	Nov 2009	Feb 2026	Wind
Archer Daniels Midland Columbus	Archer Daniels Midland Co	Columbus, NE	229 GWh	Apr 2010	Feb 2026	Subbituminous Coal
Caney River Wind Project	Caney River Wind Project	Howard, KS	558 GWh	Oct 2011	Feb 2026	Wind
Flat Ridge 2 Wind Energy LLC	AE Power Services LLC	Zenda, KS	1 TWh	Sep 2012	Feb 2026	Wind
OREG 2 Inc	Ormat Nevada Inc	Culbertson, MT	128 GWh	Nov 2008	Feb 2026	Waste Heat
OREG 1 Inc	Ormat Nevada Inc	Culbertson, MT	131 GWh	Jun 2006	Feb 2026	Waste Heat

Surrounding Balancing Authorities

Rank	Balancing Authority	Annual Net Generation	# Power Plants
#27	Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc.	23.9 TWh	47
#47	El Paso Electric Company	7.0 TWh	32
#3	Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.	488.2 TWh	1,313
#2	Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.	664.4 TWh	2,831
#21	Public Service Company of Colorado	46.1 TWh	210
#34	Public Service Company of New Mexico	15.4 TWh	116
#51	Southwestern Power Administration	4.6 TWh	34
#9	Tennessee Valley Authority	163.1 TWh	204
#24	Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region	31.3 TWh	192
#62	Western Area Power Administration - Upper Great Plains West	356.2 GWh	24

Balancing Authorities with Similar Net Generation

Rank	Balancing Authority	Annual Net Generation	# Power Plants
#2	Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.	664.4 TWh	2,831
#3	Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.	488.2 TWh	1,313
#5	Southwest Power Pool	302.9 TWh	835
#6	Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans	250.9 TWh	417
#7	California Independent System Operator	176.8 TWh	2,075
#9	Tennessee Valley Authority	163.1 TWh	204
#10	Florida Power & Light Co.	150.9 TWh	187
#12	New York Independent System Operator	134.4 TWh	1,211
#13	Duke Energy Carolinas	112.5 TWh	565
#15	ISO New England	111.1 TWh	1,577