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
Nebraska City	Omaha Public Power District	Nebraska City, NE	8 TWh	Mar 1979	Jul 2026	Subbituminous Coal : 99.6%
Whelan Energy Center	City of Hastings - (NE)	Hastings, NE	1 TWh	Jun 1981	Jul 2026	Subbituminous Coal : 99.8%
Holcomb	Sunflower Electric Power Corp	Holcomb, KS	1 TWh	Jul 1983	Jul 2026	Subbituminous Coal : 99.5% Natural Gas : 0.5%
GREC	Grand River Dam Authority	Chouteau, OK	3 TWh	May 1981	Jul 2026	Natural Gas : 61.5% Subbituminous Coal : 38.5%
Buffalo Dunes Wind Project	Buffalo Dunes Wind Project LLC	Satanta, KS	761 GWh	Nov 2013	Jul 2026	Wind
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%
Wolf Creek Generating Station	Wolf Creek Nuclear Optg Corp	Burlington, KS	9 TWh	Aug 1985	Jul 2026	Nuclear
San Juan Mesa Wind Project LLC	NRG Energy Gas & Wind Holdings Inc	Elida, NM	223 GWh	Nov 2005	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%
Northeastern	Public Service Co of Oklahoma	Oologah, OK	4 TWh	Mar 1961	Jul 2026	Natural Gas : 82.6% Subbituminous Coal : 17.4%
Cimarron Wind Energy LLC	Cimarron Wind Energy LLC	Cimmaron, KS	330 GWh	Oct 2012	Jul 2026	Wind
Lorenzo Wind	Lorenzo Wind, LLC	Lorenzo, TX	356 GWh	Nov 2018	Jul 2026	Wind
Butler Solar Power Project	Missouri Jnt Muni.Pwr Elec. Ut. Comm.	Butler, MO	4 GWh	Feb 2014	Jul 2026	Solar
Grand Ave Plant	Vicinity Energy Kansas City	Kansas City, MO	43 GWh	Jun 1991	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Antelope Valley	Basin Electric Power Coop	Beulah, ND	6 TWh	Jun 1984	Jul 2026	Lignite Coal : 99.4% Natural Gas : 0.6%
Welsh	Southwestern Electric Power Co	Pittsburg, TX	3 TWh	Feb 1977	Jul 2026	Subbituminous Coal : 99.7%
Mustang	Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co	Oklahoma City, OK	524 GWh	Apr 1950	Jul 2026	Natural Gas : 99.2% Solar : 0.8%
Sheldon	Nebraska Public Power District	Hallam, NE	726 GWh	Dec 1960	Jul 2026	Subbituminous Coal : 99.8%
Frontier	Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co	Oklahoma City, OK	487 GWh	Aug 1989	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Fort Dodge	Sunflower Electric Power Corp	Dodge City, KS	43 GWh	May 1969	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Jeffrey Energy Center	Evergy Kansas Central, Inc	St. Mary's, KS	7 TWh	Jun 1978	Jul 2026	Subbituminous Coal : 99.8%
Riverton	Empire District Electric Co	Riverton, KS	1 TWh	May 1950	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Gordon Evans Energy Center	Evergy Kansas South, Inc	Colwich, KS	310 GWh	May 1961	Jul 2026	Natural Gas : 97.2% Distillate Fuel Oil : 2.8%
La Cygne	Evergy Metro	La Cygne, KS	6 TWh	May 1973	Jul 2026	Subbituminous Coal : 99.5% Distillate Fuel Oil : 0.5%
Elk City LLC	Elk City LLC	Sweetwater, OK	579 GWh	Nov 2009	Jul 2026	Wind
Lawrence Energy Center	Evergy Kansas Central, Inc	Lawrence, KS	2 TWh	Dec 1954	Jul 2026	Subbituminous Coal : 96.7% Natural Gas : 3.3%
Balko Wind LLC	Balko Wind LLC	Balko, OK	516 GWh	Jul 2015	Jul 2026	Wind
Rattlesnake Creek Wind Project	Rattlesnake Creek Wind Project, LLC	Dixon, NE	919 GWh	Nov 2018	Jul 2026	Wind
Hale Community Wind Farm	Southwestern Public Service Co	Plainview, TX	2 TWh	May 2019	Jul 2026	Wind
Roosevelt County	Boralex US Operations LLC	Portales, NM	746 GWh	Nov 2015	Jul 2026	Wind
Chisholm View Wind Project	Chisholm View Wind Project	Hunter, OK	848 GWh	Nov 2012	Jul 2026	Wind
Riverside (OK)	Public Service Co of Oklahoma	Jenks, OK	740 GWh	Mar 1974	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Muskogee	Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co	Fort Gibson, OK	3 TWh	Nov 1977	Jul 2026	Natural Gas : 60.3% Subbituminous Coal : 39.7%
Sooner	Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co	Red Rock, OK	2 TWh	Oct 1979	Jul 2026	Subbituminous Coal : 99.2% Distillate Fuel Oil : 0.8%
Terry Bundy Generating Station	Lincoln Electric System	Lincoln, NE	131 GWh	Jul 2003	Jul 2026	Natural Gas : 75.4% Landfill Gas : 18.2% Distillate Fuel Oil : 6.5%
Hugo	Western Farmers Elec Coop, Inc	Fort Towson, OK	1 TWh	Mar 1982	Jul 2026	Subbituminous Coal : 99.7%
Harrington	Southwestern Public Service Co	Amarillo, TX	2 TWh	Dec 1975	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Anadarko Plant	Western Farmers Elec Coop, Inc	Anadarko, OK	683 GWh	Jul 1953	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Green Country Power Station	Public Service Co of Oklahoma	Jenks, OK	4 TWh	Jan 2002	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Black Hawk Station	Borger Energy Associates LP	Borger, TX	1 TWh	May 1999	Jul 2026	Natural Gas : 86.0% Other Gas : 14.0%
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%
Redbud Power Plant	Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co	Luther, OK	4 TWh	Apr 2004	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Wessington Springs	Wessington Wind	Wessington Springs, SD	225 GWh	Jan 2009	Jul 2026	Wind
J Lamar Stall Unit	Southwestern Electric Power Co	Shreveport, LA	3 TWh	May 2010	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
McClain Energy Facility	Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co	Newcastle, OK	2 TWh	May 2001	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%
Seminole (OK)	Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co	Konowa, OK	2 TWh	Feb 1971	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Canadian Hills Wind	Canadian Hills Wind LLC	El Rino, OK	520 GWh	Nov 2012	Jul 2026	Wind
Crossroads Wind Farm	Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co	Canton, OK	401 GWh	Dec 2011	Jul 2026	Wind
Bonanza BioEnergy LLC	Bonanza BioEnergy LLC	Garden City, KS	6 GWh	Jul 2008	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Steele Flats Wind Project LLC	Steele Flats Wind Project LLC	Diller, NE	364 GWh	Sep 2013	Jul 2026	Wind
Pantex	Pantex (NNSA)	Amarillo, TX	40 GWh	May 2014	Jul 2026	Wind
El Dorado Refinery	Frontier El Dorado Refinery LLC	El Dorado, KS	227 GWh	Dec 1995	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Flat Ridge 2 Wind Energy LLC	Clearlight Energy Holdings LP	Zenda, KS	1 TWh	Sep 2012	Jul 2026	Wind
Goodwell Wind Project LLC	Goodwell Wind Project LLC	Goodwell, OK	407 GWh	Nov 2015	Jul 2026	Wind
Kingfisher Wind LLC	Kingfisher Wind LLC	Kingfisher, OK	875 GWh	Feb 2016	Jul 2026	Wind
OREG 1 Inc	Ormat Nevada Inc	Culbertson, MT	124 GWh	Jun 2006	Jul 2026	Waste Heat
Buckeye Wind Energy Center	Invenergy Services LLC	Hays, KS	416 GWh	Jul 2015	Jul 2026	Wind
Springfield Solar 1 LLC	Strata Manager, LLC	Strafford, MO	6 GWh	May 2014	Jul 2026	Solar
East Kansas Agri-Energy, LLC	East Kansas Agri-Energy, LLC	Garnett, KS	5 GWh	May 2005	Jul 2026	Waste Heat
Caprock Solar 1 LLC	Deriva Energy	San Jon, NM	61 GWh	Nov 2016	Jul 2026	Solar
Drift Sand Wind Project LLC	Enel Green Power NA, Inc.	Rush Springs, OK	367 GWh	Nov 2016	Jul 2026	Wind
Grande Prairie Wind Farm	BHE Renewables, LLC	O'Neill, NE	1 TWh	Nov 2016	Jul 2026	Wind
Leland Olds	Basin Electric Power Coop	Stanton, ND	3 TWh	Dec 1965	Jul 2026	Lignite Coal : 99.6%
Greenwood (MO)	Evergy Missouri West	Greenwood, MO	109 GWh	Apr 1975	Jul 2026	Natural Gas : 91.4% Distillate Fuel Oil : 6.0% Solar : 2.6%
Iatan	Evergy Metro	Weston, MO	5 TWh	Apr 1980	Jul 2026	Subbituminous Coal : 99.2% Distillate Fuel Oil : 0.8%
Jones	Southwestern Public Service Co	Lubbock, TX	3 TWh	Dec 1970	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Hawthorn	Evergy Metro	Kansas City, MO	2 TWh	Apr 1969	Jul 2026	Subbituminous Coal : 80.8% Natural Gas : 19.2%
Cunningham	Southwestern Public Service Co	Hobbs, NM	2 TWh	Dec 1956	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Flint Creek	Southwestern Electric Power Co	Gentry, AR	3 TWh	Apr 1978	Jul 2026	Subbituminous Coal : 99.8%
North Omaha	Omaha Public Power District	Omaha, NE	2 TWh	Jun 1954	Jul 2026	Subbituminous Coal : 91.0% Natural Gas : 9.0%
Lake Road (MO)	Evergy Missouri West	St Joseph, MO	40 GWh	Jun 1950	Jul 2026	Natural Gas : 79.5% Distillate Fuel Oil : 13.6% Subbituminous Coal : 6.9%
Spirit Mound	Basin Electric Power Coop	Vermillion, SD	2 GWh	May 1978	Jul 2026	Distillate Fuel Oil
John Twitty Energy Center	City Utilities of Springfield - (MO)	Springfield, MO	2 TWh	May 1976	Jul 2026	Subbituminous Coal : 97.2% Natural Gas : 2.8%
Cooper Nuclear Station	Nebraska Public Power District	Brownville, NE	7 TWh	Feb 1974	Jul 2026	Nuclear
State Line Combined Cycle	Empire District Electric Co	Joplin, MO	2 TWh	Apr 1995	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Tolk	Southwestern Public Service Co	Muleshoe, TX	3 TWh	Dec 1981	Jul 2026	Subbituminous Coal : 85.6% Natural Gas : 14.4%
Gerald Gentleman	Nebraska Public Power District	Sutherland, NE	7 TWh	Mar 1979	Jul 2026	Subbituminous Coal : 99.6%
Maddox	Southwestern Public Service Co	Hobbs, NM	739 GWh	Dec 1962	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
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%
Missouri River Wastewater Treatment	City of Omaha - (NE)	Omaha, NE	11 GWh	Mar 1985	Jul 2026	Other Biomass Gas : 99.8%
Eastman Cogeneration Facility	Eastman Cogeneration LP	Longview, TX	3 TWh	Mar 2001	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
James River Power Station	City Utilities of Springfield - (MO)	Springfield, MO	70 GWh	May 1957	Jul 2026	Natural Gas : 83.9% Distillate Fuel Oil : 16.1%
Mustang Station	Golden Spread Electric Cooperative, Inc	Denver City, TX	2 TWh	May 1999	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Papillion Creek Wastewater	City of Omaha - (NE)	Bellevue, NE	3 GWh	Apr 1987	Jul 2026	Natural Gas : 78.6% Other Biomass Gas : 21.4%
Georgia-Pacific Muskogee	Georgia-Pacific Muskogee LLC	Muskogee, OK	349 GWh	Feb 1978	Jul 2026	Natural Gas : 88.9% Subbituminous Coal : 11.1%
Hobbs Generating Station	Lea Power Partners LLC	Hobbs, NM	3 TWh	Aug 2008	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Harrison County Power Project	Northeast Texas Elec Coop, Inc	Marshall, TX	3 TWh	May 2003	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Kansas River Project	Bowersock Mills & Power Co	Lawrence, KS	26 GWh	Dec 1919	Jul 2026	Water
Oneta Energy Center	Oneta Power LLC	Broken Arrow, OK	4 TWh	Jun 2002	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%
Cloud County Wind Farm	Cloud County Windfarm, LLC	Concordia, KS	322 GWh	Nov 2008	Jul 2026	Wind
Osceola Windpower LLC	Osceola Windpower LLC	Harris, IA	384 GWh	Jun 2008	Jul 2026	Wind
Emporia Energy Center	Evergy Kansas Central, Inc	Emporia, KS	627 GWh	May 2008	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Dogwood Energy Facility	Dogwood Power Management, LLC	Pleasant Hill, MO	2 TWh	May 2001	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Post Rock Wind Power Project, LLC	Pattern Operators LP	Ellsworth, KS	424 GWh	Aug 2012	Jul 2026	Wind
OREG 2 Inc	Ormat Nevada Inc	Culbertson, MT	119 GWh	Nov 2008	Jul 2026	Waste Heat
Day County Wind LLC	Day County Wind LLC	Conde, SD	435 GWh	Mar 2010	Jul 2026	Wind
Caney River Wind Project	Caney River Wind Project	Howard, KS	594 GWh	Oct 2011	Jul 2026	Wind
Archer Daniels Midland Columbus	Archer Daniels Midland Co	Columbus, NE	232 GWh	Apr 2010	Jul 2026	Subbituminous Coal

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