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Southwest Power Pool

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Southwest Power Pool is ranked #5 out of 65 balancing authorities in terms of total annual electricity generation.

Balancing AuthoritySouthwest Power Pool
States Arkansas Colorado Iowa Kansas Louisiana Minnesota Missouri Montana Nebraska New Mexico North Dakota Oklahoma South Dakota Texas
Last Update Nov 2025
Annual Generation 299.9 TWh
Power Plants835
Utilities440
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 | 36.4% Coal | 28.8% Natural Gas | 25.6% Nuclear | 5.4% Water | 2.9% Solar | 0.7% Other Fuel | 0.2%

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Daily Net Generation for Southwest Power Pool for the past 3 Years

List of All Southwest Power Pool Power Plants

Displaying Results 1 to 100 of 660
Plant NameUtilityLocationAnnual GenerationPlant DateLast UpdateFuel Types
Nebraska CityOmaha Public Power DistrictNebraska City, NE7 TWhMar 1979Sep 2025 Subbituminous Coal : 99.5%
Whelan Energy CenterCity of Hastings - (NE)Hastings, NE1 TWhJun 1981Sep 2025 Subbituminous Coal : 99.8%
HolcombSunflower Electric Power CorpHolcomb, KS2 TWhJul 1983Sep 2025 Subbituminous Coal : 99.3% Natural Gas : 0.7%
GRECGrand River Dam AuthorityChouteau, OK4 TWhMay 1981Sep 2025 Natural Gas : 72.5% Subbituminous Coal : 27.5%
Bonanza BioEnergy LLCBonanza BioEnergy LLCGarden City, KS6 GWhJul 2008Sep 2025 Natural Gas
Wolf Creek Generating StationWolf Creek Nuclear Optg CorpBurlington, KS11 TWhAug 1985Sep 2025 Nuclear
Nearman CreekCity of Kansas City - (KS)Kansas, KS1 TWhMay 1981Sep 2025 Subbituminous Coal : 91.8% Natural Gas : 7.3% Distillate Fuel Oil : 0.9%
Harrison County Power ProjectNortheast Texas Elec Coop, IncMarshall, TX3 TWhMay 2003Sep 2025 Natural Gas
Tesoro Mandan Cogeneration PlantTesoro Refining and Marketing Co LLCMandan, ND56 GWhSep 1954Sep 2025 Other Gas : 60.5% Natural Gas : 39.5%
NortheasternPublic Service Co of OklahomaOologah, OK5 TWhMar 1961Sep 2025 Natural Gas : 65.0% Subbituminous Coal : 35.0%
Post Rock Wind Power Project, LLCPattern Operators LPEllsworth, KS406 GWhAug 2012Sep 2025 Wind
Lorenzo WindLorenzo Wind, LLCLorenzo, TX334 GWhNov 2018Sep 2025 Wind
Butler Solar Power ProjectMissouri Jnt Muni.Pwr Elec. Ut. Comm.Butler, MO4 GWhFeb 2014Sep 2025 Solar
Buffalo Dunes Wind ProjectBuffalo Dunes Wind Project LLCSatanta, KS830 GWhNov 2013Sep 2025 Wind
MaddoxSouthwestern Public Service CoHobbs, NM537 GWhDec 1962Sep 2025 Natural Gas
WelshSouthwestern Electric Power CoPittsburg, TX4 TWhFeb 1977Sep 2025 Subbituminous Coal : 99.8%
MustangOklahoma Gas & Electric CoOklahoma City, OK495 GWhApr 1950Sep 2025 Natural Gas : 99.1% Solar : 0.9%
International Paper Valliant OKInternational Paper - ValliantValliant, OK395 GWhSep 1971Sep 2025 Black Liquor : 59.3% Natural Gas : 24.9% Other Biomass Solids : 15.8%
Fort DodgeSunflower Electric Power CorpDodge City, KS44 GWhMay 1969Sep 2025 Natural Gas
Jeffrey Energy CenterEvergy Kansas Central, IncSt. Mary's, KS8 TWhJun 1978Sep 2025 Subbituminous Coal : 99.8%
RivertonEmpire District Electric CoRiverton, KS1 TWhMay 1950Sep 2025 Natural Gas
Gordon Evans Energy CenterEvergy Kansas South, IncColwich, KS225 GWhMay 1961Sep 2025 Natural Gas : 98.5% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.5%
La CygneEvergy MetroLa Cygne, KS6 TWhMay 1973Sep 2025 Subbituminous Coal : 99.6%
Grand Ave PlantVicinity Energy Kansas CityKansas City, MO40 GWhJun 1991Sep 2025 Natural Gas
Lawrence Energy CenterEvergy Kansas Central, IncLawrence, KS909 GWhDec 1954Sep 2025 Subbituminous Coal : 90.7% Natural Gas : 9.3%
Crossroads Wind FarmOklahoma Gas & Electric CoCanton, OK328 GWhDec 2011Sep 2025 Wind
Balko Wind LLCBalko Wind LLCBalko, OK939 GWhJul 2015Sep 2025 Wind
Rattlesnake Creek Wind ProjectRattlesnake Creek Wind Project, LLCDixon, NE931 GWhNov 2018Sep 2025 Wind
Hale Community Wind FarmSouthwestern Public Service CoPlainview, TX2 TWhMay 2019Sep 2025 Wind
Roosevelt CountyBoralex US Operations LLCPortales, NM1 TWhNov 2015Sep 2025 Wind
Canadian Hills WindCanadian Hills Wind LLCEl Rino, OK366 GWhNov 2012Sep 2025 Wind
Riverside (OK)Public Service Co of OklahomaJenks, OK949 GWhMar 1974Sep 2025 Natural Gas
MuskogeeOklahoma Gas & Electric CoFort Gibson, OK3 TWhNov 1977Sep 2025 Natural Gas : 51.1% Subbituminous Coal : 48.9%
SoonerOklahoma Gas & Electric CoRed Rock, OK3 TWhOct 1979Sep 2025 Subbituminous Coal : 99.0% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.0%
State Line Combined CycleEmpire District Electric CoJoplin, MO2 TWhApr 1995Sep 2025 Natural Gas : 99.9%
Antelope ValleyBasin Electric Power CoopBeulah, ND6 TWhJun 1984Sep 2025 Lignite Coal : 99.4% Natural Gas : 0.6%
HarringtonSouthwestern Public Service CoAmarillo, TX2 TWhDec 1975Sep 2025 Natural Gas : 88.2% Subbituminous Coal : 11.8%
Anadarko PlantWestern Farmers Elec Coop, IncAnadarko, OK911 GWhJul 1953Sep 2025 Natural Gas
Mustang StationGolden Spread Electric Cooperative, IncDenver City, TX3 TWhMay 1999Sep 2025 Natural Gas
Missouri River Wastewater TreatmentCity of OmahaOmaha, NE11 GWhMar 1985Sep 2025 Other Biomass Gas : 98.1% Natural Gas : 1.9%
River ValleyOklahoma Gas & Electric CoPanama, OK503 GWhAug 1990Sep 2025 Subbituminous Coal : 90.6% Tire-derived Fuels : 5.0% Natural Gas : 4.0%
McClain Energy FacilityOklahoma Gas & Electric CoNewcastle, OK1 TWhMay 2001Sep 2025 Natural Gas
Osceola Windpower LLCOsceola Windpower LLCHarris, IA387 GWhJun 2008Sep 2025 Wind
John W Turk Jr Power PlantSouthwestern Electric Power CoFulton, AR3 TWhNov 2012Sep 2025 Subbituminous Coal : 99.3% Natural Gas : 0.7%
Oneta Energy CenterOneta Power LLCBroken Arrow, OK5 TWhJun 2002Sep 2025 Natural Gas
FrontierOklahoma Gas & Electric CoOklahoma City, OK607 GWhAug 1989Sep 2025 Natural Gas
Seminole (OK)Oklahoma Gas & Electric CoKonowa, OK2 TWhFeb 1971Sep 2025 Natural Gas
Western Sugar Coop - ScottsbluffWestern Sugar CooperativeScottsbluff, NE16 GWhAug 1987Sep 2025 Natural Gas
Day County Wind LLCDay County Wind LLCConde, SD436 GWhMar 2010Sep 2025 Wind
El Dorado RefineryFrontier El Dorado Refinery LLCEl Dorado, KS222 GWhDec 1995Sep 2025 Natural Gas
Steele Flats Wind Project LLCSteele Flats Wind Project LLCDiller, NE269 GWhSep 2013Sep 2025 Wind
PantexPantex (NNSA)Amarillo, TX7 GWhMay 2014Sep 2025 Wind
Cloud County Wind FarmCloud County Windfarm, LLCConcordia, KS335 GWhNov 2008Sep 2025 Wind
Chisholm View Wind ProjectChisholm View Wind ProjectHunter, OK908 GWhNov 2012Sep 2025 Wind
Cimarron Wind Energy LLCCimarron Wind Energy LLCCimmaron, KS400 GWhOct 2012Sep 2025 Wind
Goodwell Wind Project LLCEnel Green Power NA, Inc.Goodwell, OK733 GWhNov 2015Sep 2025 Wind
Kingfisher Wind LLCKingfisher Wind LLCKingfisher, OK841 GWhFeb 2016Sep 2025 Wind
Buckeye Wind Energy CenterInvenergy Services LLCHays, KS638 GWhJul 2015Sep 2025 Wind
Springfield Solar 1 LLCStrata Manager, LLCStrafford, MO7 GWhMay 2014Sep 2025 Solar
East Kansas Agri-Energy, LLCEast Kansas Agri-Energy, LLCGarnett, KS5 GWhMay 2005Sep 2025 Waste Heat
Caprock Solar 1 LLCDuke Energy Renewables ServicesSan Jon, NM59 GWhNov 2016Sep 2025 Solar
Drift Sand Wind Project LLCEnel Green Power NA, Inc.Rush Springs, OK342 GWhNov 2016Sep 2025 Wind
Grande Prairie Wind FarmBHE Renewables, LLCO'Neill, NE1 TWhNov 2016Sep 2025 Wind
Leland OldsBasin Electric Power CoopStanton, ND2 TWhDec 1965Sep 2025 Lignite Coal : 99.5%
Greenwood (MO)Evergy Missouri WestGreenwood, MO71 GWhApr 1975Sep 2025 Natural Gas : 87.4% Distillate Fuel Oil : 7.1% Solar : 5.5%
IatanEvergy MetroWeston, MO5 TWhApr 1980Sep 2025 Subbituminous Coal : 99.0% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.0%
JonesSouthwestern Public Service CoLubbock, TX3 TWhDec 1970Sep 2025 Natural Gas
HawthornEvergy MetroKansas City, MO3 TWhApr 1969Sep 2025 Subbituminous Coal : 78.3% Natural Gas : 21.7%
CunninghamSouthwestern Public Service CoHobbs, NM2 TWhDec 1956Sep 2025 Natural Gas
Flint CreekSouthwestern Electric Power CoGentry, AR3 TWhApr 1978Sep 2025 Subbituminous Coal : 99.8%
Lake Road (MO)Evergy Missouri WestSt Joseph, MO53 GWhJun 1950Sep 2025 Natural Gas : 81.0% Subbituminous Coal : 15.2% Distillate Fuel Oil : 3.8%
John Twitty Energy CenterCity Utilities of Springfield - (MO)Springfield, MO2 TWhMay 1976Sep 2025 Subbituminous Coal : 95.9% Natural Gas : 4.1%
SheldonNebraska Public Power DistrictHallam, NE712 GWhDec 1960Sep 2025 Subbituminous Coal : 99.7%
North OmahaOmaha Public Power DistrictOmaha, NE2 TWhJun 1954Sep 2025 Subbituminous Coal : 89.4% Natural Gas : 10.6%
Terry Bundy Generating StationLincoln Electric SystemLincoln, NE144 GWhJul 2003Sep 2025 Natural Gas : 80.9% Landfill Gas : 18.0% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.1%
HugoWestern Farmers Elec Coop, IncFort Towson, OK1 TWhMar 1982Sep 2025 Subbituminous Coal : 99.6%
TolkSouthwestern Public Service CoMuleshoe, TX2 TWhDec 1981Sep 2025 Subbituminous Coal : 90.2% Natural Gas : 9.8%
Gerald GentlemanNebraska Public Power DistrictSutherland, NE7 TWhMar 1979Sep 2025 Subbituminous Coal : 99.5% Natural Gas : 0.5%
Georgia-Pacific MuskogeeGeorgia-Pacific Muskogee LLCMuskogee, OK378 GWhFeb 1978Sep 2025 Natural Gas : 84.8% Subbituminous Coal : 15.2%
Papillion Creek WastewaterCity of OmahaBellevue, NE4 GWhApr 1987Sep 2025 Natural Gas : 71.5% Other Biomass Gas : 28.5%
Green Country Energy LLCGreen Country OP Services LLCJenks, OK4 TWhJan 2002Sep 2025 Natural Gas
James River Power StationCity Utilities of Springfield - (MO)Springfield, MO78 GWhMay 1957Sep 2025 Natural Gas : 92.0% Distillate Fuel Oil : 8.0%
Black Hawk StationBorger Energy Associates LPBorger, TX1 TWhMay 1999Sep 2025 Natural Gas : 87.5% Other Gas : 12.5%
AshdownDomtar Industries IncAshdown, AR572 GWhDec 1967Sep 2025 Black Liquor : 68.2% Natural Gas : 14.6% Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 9.5% Bituminous Coal : 6.6% Tire-derived Fuels : 1.1%
Kansas River ProjectBowersock Mills & Power CoLawrence, KS21 GWhDec 1919Sep 2025 Water
San Juan Mesa Wind Project LLCNRG Energy Gas & Wind Holdings IncElida, NM237 GWhNov 2005Sep 2025 Wind
Redbud Power PlantOklahoma Gas & Electric CoLuther, OK5 TWhApr 2004Sep 2025 Natural Gas
Dogwood Energy FacilityDogwood Power Management, LLCPleasant Hill, MO2 TWhMay 2001Sep 2025 Natural Gas
Emporia Energy CenterEvergy Kansas Central, IncEmporia, KS749 GWhMay 2008Sep 2025 Natural Gas
Wessington SpringsWessington WindWessington Springs, SD227 GWhJan 2009Sep 2025 Wind
J Lamar Stall UnitSouthwestern Electric Power CoShreveport, LA3 TWhMay 2010Sep 2025 Natural Gas
Hobbs Generating StationLea Power Partners LLCHobbs, NM3 TWhAug 2008Sep 2025 Natural Gas
Eastman Cogeneration FacilityEastman Cogeneration LPLongview, TX3 TWhMar 2001Sep 2025 Natural Gas
Cooper Nuclear StationNebraska Public Power DistrictBrownville, NE6 TWhFeb 1974Sep 2025 Nuclear
Elk City LLCElk City LLCSweetwater, OK497 GWhNov 2009Sep 2025 Wind
Archer Daniels Midland ColumbusArcher Daniels Midland CoColumbus, NE275 GWhApr 2010Sep 2025 Subbituminous Coal
Caney River Wind ProjectCaney River Wind ProjectHoward, KS591 GWhOct 2011Sep 2025 Wind
Flat Ridge 2 Wind Energy LLCAE Power Services LLCZenda, KS965 GWhSep 2012Sep 2025 Wind
OREG 2 IncOrmat Nevada IncCulbertson, MT119 GWhNov 2008Sep 2025 Waste Heat
OREG 1 IncOrmat Nevada IncCulbertson, MT144 GWhJun 2006Sep 2025 Waste Heat

Surrounding Balancing Authorities

RankBalancing AuthorityAnnual Net Generation# Power Plants
#27Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc.23.6 TWh47
#46El Paso Electric Company6.8 TWh32
#4Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.485.0 TWh1,313
#2Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.655.1 TWh2,831
#21Public Service Company of Colorado47.2 TWh210
#35Public Service Company of New Mexico14.9 TWh116
#49Southwestern Power Administration5.2 TWh34
#9Tennessee Valley Authority161.6 TWh204
#23Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region35.5 TWh192
#62Western Area Power Administration - Upper Great Plains West449.4 GWh24

Balancing Authorities with Similar Net Generation

RankBalancing AuthorityAnnual Net Generation# Power Plants
#2Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.655.1 TWh2,831
#4Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.485.0 TWh1,313
#5Southwest Power Pool299.9 TWh835
#6Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans250.9 TWh417
#7California Independent System Operator188.0 TWh2,075
#9Tennessee Valley Authority161.6 TWh204
#10Florida Power & Light Co.148.9 TWh187
#12New York Independent System Operator131.6 TWh1,211
#13Duke Energy Carolinas112.5 TWh565
#15ISO New England105.5 TWh1,577