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
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%
Emerson	City of Emerson - (NE)	Emerson, NE	2 MWh	Dec 1946	Dec 2025	Natural Gas : 65.1% Distillate Fuel Oil : 35.0%
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%
Franklin (NE)	City of Franklin - (NE)	Franklin, NE	60 MWh	Dec 1954	Dec 2025	Natural Gas : 94.5% Distillate Fuel Oil : 5.5%
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%
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%
Don Henry	City of Hastings - (NE)	Hastings, NE	452 MWh	May 1972	Dec 2025	Natural Gas
Kimball	City of Kimball - (NE)	Kimball, NE	14 MWh	Dec 1943	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Columbus	Loup River Public Power Dist	Columbus, NE	125 GWh	Dec 1935	Dec 2025	Water
Hebron	Nebraska Public Power District	Hebron, NE	3 GWh	May 1973	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
McCook	Nebraska Public Power District	McCook, NE	3 GWh	May 1973	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Monroe (NE)	Loup River Public Power Dist	Monroe, NE	27 GWh	Dec 1935	Dec 2025	Water
North Platte	Nebraska Public Power District	North Platte, NE	61 GWh	Dec 1934	Dec 2025	Water
Jones Street	Omaha Public Power District	Omaha, NE	10 GWh	May 1973	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Sarpy County	Omaha Public Power District	Bellevue, NE	179 GWh	May 1972	Dec 2025	Natural Gas : 95.0% Distillate Fuel Oil : 5.0%
Ord	City of Ord - (NE)	Ord, NE	119 MWh	Dec 1962	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil : 99.4% Natural Gas : 0.6%
Oxford (NE)	Village of Oxford - (NE)	Oxford, NE	82 MWh	Jul 1953	Dec 2025	Natural Gas : 67.3% Distillate Fuel Oil : 32.7%
Pender	City of Pender - (NE)	Pender, NE	152 MWh	Dec 1952	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Red Cloud	City of Red Cloud - (NE)	Red Cloud, NE	37 MWh	Dec 1949	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Sargent	City of Sargent - (NE)	Sargent, NE	12 MWh	Dec 1953	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Spalding	Village of Spalding - (NE)	Spalding, NE	3 MWh	Jun 1919	Dec 2025	Water : 66.7% Distillate Fuel Oil : 33.3%
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%
Wayne IC	City of Wayne (NE)	Wayne, NE	141 MWh	Dec 1946	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
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%
Wilber	City of Wilber - (NE)	Wilber, NE	14 MWh	Dec 1959	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Wisner	City of Wisner (NE)	Wisner, NE	14 MWh	Apr 1969	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Garrison	USACE-Omaha	Riverside, ND	2 TWh	Dec 1955	Dec 2025	Water
Horseshoe Lake	Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co	Harrah, OK	443 GWh	Mar 1958	Dec 2025	Natural Gas
Southwestern	Public Service Co of Oklahoma	Anadarko, OK	453 GWh	Jun 1952	Dec 2025	Natural Gas
Tulsa	Public Service Co of Oklahoma	Tulsa, OK	295 GWh	Oct 1956	Dec 2025	Natural Gas
Weleetka	Public Service Co of Oklahoma	Weleetka, OK	13 GWh	Sep 1963	Dec 2025	Natural Gas
Cushing	City of Cushing - (OK)	Cushing, OK	94 MWh	May 1936	Dec 2025	Natural Gas : 71.9% Distillate Fuel Oil : 28.1%
Markham	Grand River Dam Authority	Locust Grove, OK	288 GWh	Apr 1964	Dec 2025	Water
Pensacola	Grand River Dam Authority	Langley, OK	422 GWh	Jul 1940	Dec 2025	Water
Keystone Dam	USCE-Tulsa District	Sand Springs, OK	293 GWh	Apr 1968	Dec 2025	Water
Kingfisher	City of Kingfisher - (OK)	Kingfisher, OK	24 MWh	Dec 1953	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil : 72.4% Natural Gas : 27.6%
Pawhuska	City of Pawhuska - (OK)	Pawhuska, OK	88 MWh	Aug 1949	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Mooreland	Western Farmers Elec Coop, Inc	Mooreland, OK	160 GWh	Feb 1964	Dec 2025	Natural Gas
Aberdeen CT	NorthWestern Energy - (SD)	Aberdeen, SD	56 GWh	Apr 1978	Dec 2025	Natural Gas
Oahe	USACE-Omaha	Pierre, SD	2 TWh	Mar 1962	Dec 2025	Water
Fort Randall	USACE-Omaha	Pickstown, SD	1 TWh	Feb 1954	Dec 2025	Water
Big Bend Dam	USACE-Omaha	Chamberlain, SD	746 GWh	Aug 1964	Dec 2025	Water
Knox Lee	Southwestern Electric Power Co	Longview, TX	546 GWh	Nov 1950	Dec 2025	Natural Gas
Wilkes	Southwestern Electric Power Co	Avinger, TX	995 GWh	Apr 1964	Dec 2025	Natural Gas
Nichols	Southwestern Public Service Co	Amarillo, TX	2 TWh	Dec 1959	Dec 2025	Natural Gas
Plant X	Southwestern Public Service Co	Earth, TX	586 GWh	Dec 1951	Dec 2025	Natural Gas : 99.9%
Empire Energy Center	Empire District Electric Co	Sarcoxie, MO	144 GWh	Feb 1978	Dec 2025	Natural Gas : 93.5% Jet Fuel : 6.5%
Mobile	Nebraska Public Power District	York, NE	29 MWh	Dec 1979	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Ozark Beach	Empire District Electric Co	Forsyth, MO	40 GWh	May 1931	Dec 2025	Water
Rokeby	Lincoln Electric System	Lincoln, NE	13 GWh	Jun 1975	Dec 2025	Natural Gas : 86.9% Distillate Fuel Oil : 13.1%
Broken Bow Dam	USCE-Tulsa District	Broken Bow, OK	196 GWh	Dec 1969	Dec 2025	Water
Johnson	City of Johnson - (KS)	Johnson, KS	28 MWh	Feb 1950	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Gavins Point	USACE-Omaha	Crofton, NE	694 GWh	Aug 1956	Dec 2025	Water
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%
Hugoton 2	City of Hugoton - (KS)	Hugoton, KS	73 MWh	Dec 1963	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
East 12th Street	City of Winfield - (KS)	Winfield, KS	11 GWh	May 1970	Dec 2025	Natural Gas : 99.9%
Chanute 3	City of Chanute (KS)	Chanute, KS	331 MWh	Sep 1985	Dec 2025	Natural Gas : 78.6% Distillate Fuel Oil : 21.4%
Ellis Hydro	Arkansas Electric Coop Corp	Van Buren, AR	134 GWh	Nov 1988	Dec 2025	Water
Watertown Power Plant	Missouri Basin Muni Power Agny	Watertown, SD	2 GWh	Dec 1977	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Gardner Energy Center	City of Gardner - (KS)	Gardner, KS	504 MWh	Apr 1990	Dec 2025	Natural Gas
Wellington 2	City of Wellington - (KS)	Wellington, KS	3 GWh	Dec 1988	Dec 2025	Natural Gas
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%
Oxford (KS)	City of Oxford - (KS)	Oxford, KS	4 MWh	Jun 1999	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Pratt 2	City of Pratt- (KS)	Pratt, KS	195 MWh	May 1994	Dec 2025	Natural Gas : 75.1% Distillate Fuel Oil : 24.9%
Madison Utilities	City of Madison - (NE)	Madison, NE	15 MWh	Mar 1953	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
City Light & Water	City of Blue Hill - (NE)	Blue Hill, NE	24 MWh	Dec 1986	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
McPherson 3	City of McPherson - (KS)	McPherson, KS	7 GWh	Sep 1998	Dec 2025	Natural Gas : 87.3% Distillate Fuel Oil : 12.7%
Ponca City	Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority	Ponca City, OK	32 GWh	Sep 1966	Dec 2025	Natural Gas
Erie Energy Center	City of Erie - (KS)	Erie, KS	2 GWh	Jun 1999	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Springview	Bluestem LLC	Springview, NE	10 GWh	May 2011	Dec 2025	Wind
Fulton (AR)	Arkansas Electric Coop Corp	Fulton, AR	285 GWh	Apr 2001	Dec 2025	Natural Gas
Coon Rapids II	City of Coon Rapids -(IA)	Coon Rapids, IA	57 MWh	Sep 2001	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
West Receiving	City of Denison - (IA)	Denison, IA	8 MWh	Mar 1998	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Moorhead Wind Turbine	City of Moorhead - (MN)	Moorhead, MN	809 MWh	Apr 1999	Dec 2025	Wind
McCartney	City Utilities of Springfield - (MO)	Strafford, MO	81 GWh	Jun 2002	Dec 2025	Natural Gas
Osawatomie	Evergy Metro	Miami, KS	54 GWh	May 2003	Dec 2025	Natural Gas
West Gardner	Evergy Metro	Johnson, KS	239 GWh	May 2003	Dec 2025	Natural Gas
Russell Energy Center	City of Russell - (KS)	Russell, KS	385 MWh	Jan 2002	Dec 2025	Natural Gas
Trenton South	Trenton Municipal Utilities - (MO)	Trenton, MO	64 MWh	Jun 2000	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Iowa Distributed Wind Generation Project	City of Algona - (IA)	Algona, IA	4 GWh	May 2000	Dec 2025	Wind
Mulvane 2	City of Mulvane - (KS)	Mulvane, KS	61 MWh	Aug 2003	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Beatrice	Nebraska Public Power District	Beatrice, NE	356 GWh	Dec 2004	Dec 2025	Natural Gas
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%
Clifton	Sunflower Electric Power Corp	Clifton, KS	923 MWh	Jul 1974	Dec 2025	Natural Gas : 99.8%
Comanche (OK)	Public Service Co of Oklahoma	Lawton, OK	331 GWh	Apr 1962	Dec 2025	Natural Gas
Engineered Carbons Borger Cogen	Orion Engineered Carbons	Borger, TX	32 GWh	Sep 1982	Dec 2025	Other Gas : 99.5%
Archer Daniels Midland Lincoln	Archer Daniels Midland Co	Lincoln, NE	45 GWh	Jun 1988	Dec 2025	Natural Gas
Snider Industries	Snider Industries Inc	Marshall, TX	14 GWh	Jul 1983	Dec 2025	Wood/Wood Waste Solids
Wasson CO2 Removal Plant	Occidental Permian Ltd	Denver City, TX	114 GWh	Jan 1988	Dec 2025	Natural Gas
International Paper Texarkana Mill	Graphic Packaging International - Texarkana	Queen City, TX	388 GWh	Dec 1971	Dec 2025	Black Liquor : 53.2% Natural Gas : 26.7% Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 20.1%
American Crystal Sugar Moorhead	American Crystal Sugar Co	Moorhead, MN	38 GWh	Aug 1948	Dec 2025	Subbituminous Coal
Llano Estacado Wind Ranch	Llano Estacado Wind Ranch	White Deer, TX	77 GWh	Nov 2001	Dec 2025	Wind
Spring Creek Energy Center	Evergy Kansas Central, Inc	Edmond, OK	124 GWh	Apr 2001	Dec 2025	Natural Gas
Gray County Wind Energy	Gray County Wind Energy LLC	Montezuma, KS	237 GWh	Oct 2001	Dec 2025	Wind
Cass County	Omaha Public Power District	Plattsmouth, NE	155 GWh	Apr 2003	Dec 2025	Natural Gas
Exira	Western Minnesota Mun Pwr Agny	Brayton, IA	243 GWh	Mar 2004	Dec 2025	Natural Gas : 99.0% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.0%
Waste Water Plant Generator	City of Winfield - (KS)	Winfield, KS	6 MWh	Feb 1993	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Oklahoma Wind Energy Center	FPL Energy Oklahoma Wind LLC	Woodward, OK	141 GWh	Sep 2003	Dec 2025	Wind
Ft. Pierre	City of Fort Pierre - (SD)	Fort Pierre, SD	68 MWh	Sep 2004	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil

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