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	Jul 2026
Annual Generation	306.8 TWh
Power Plants	856
Utilities	453
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 \| 37.1% Coal \| 27.5% Natural Gas \| 26% Nuclear \| 5.3% Water \| 2.7% Solar \| 1.3% 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
Ashland	City of Ashland - (KS)	Ashland, KS	24 MWh	Aug 1953	Dec 2024	Distillate Fuel Oil
St Francis	City of St Francis - (KS)	St Francis, KS	20 MWh	Jul 1953	Dec 2024	Distillate Fuel Oil
Oxford (NE)	Village of Oxford - (NE)	Oxford, NE	82 MWh	Jul 1953	Dec 2025	Natural Gas : 67.3% Distillate Fuel Oil : 32.7%
Anadarko Plant	Western Farmers Elec Coop, Inc	Anadarko, OK	616 GWh	Jul 1953	May 2026	Natural Gas
Madison Utilities	City of Madison - (NE)	Madison, NE	15 MWh	Mar 1953	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Pender	City of Pender - (NE)	Pender, NE	152 MWh	Dec 1952	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Southwestern	Public Service Co of Oklahoma	Anadarko, OK	779 GWh	Jun 1952	Dec 2024	Natural Gas
Hill City	City of Hill City -(KS)	Hill City, KS	11 MWh	Apr 1952	Dec 2024	Distillate Fuel Oil
Stuart (NE)	City of Stuart - (NE)	Stuart, NE	13 MWh	Dec 1951	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil : 76.5% Natural Gas : 23.5%
Plant X	Southwestern Public Service Co	Earth, TX	816 GWh	Dec 1951	Dec 2024	Natural Gas : 99.9%
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%
Laurens	City of Laurens - (IA)	Laurens, IA	161 MWh	Jun 1951	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Jetmore	City of Jetmore -(KS)	Jetmore, KS	126 MWh	Dec 1950	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Meade	City of Meade - (KS)	Meade, KS	73 MWh	Dec 1950	Dec 2025	Natural Gas : 84.8% Distillate Fuel Oil : 15.2%
Knox Lee	Southwestern Electric Power Co	Longview, TX	321 GWh	Nov 1950	Dec 2024	Natural Gas
Sterling	City of Sterling - (KS)	Sterling, KS	22 MWh	Jul 1950	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil : 61.7% Natural Gas : 38.3%
Lake Road (MO)	Evergy Missouri West	St Joseph, MO	52 GWh	Jun 1950	May 2026	Natural Gas : 74.5% Subbituminous Coal : 14.4% Distillate Fuel Oil : 11.1%
Riverton	Empire District Electric Co	Riverton, KS	1 TWh	May 1950	May 2026	Natural Gas
Narrows (AR)	USCE -Vickburg District	Murfreesboro, AR	3 GWh	Apr 1950	Dec 2025	Water
Beloit	City of Beloit - (KS)	Beloit, KS	47 MWh	Apr 1950	Dec 2025	Natural Gas : 79.0% Distillate Fuel Oil : 21.0%
Mustang	Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co	Oklahoma City, OK	477 GWh	Apr 1950	May 2026	Natural Gas : 99.2% Solar : 0.8%
Johnson	City of Johnson - (KS)	Johnson, KS	28 MWh	Feb 1950	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Deshler	City of Deshler - (NE)	Deshler, NE	2 MWh	Dec 1949	Dec 2024	Distillate Fuel Oil
Red Cloud	City of Red Cloud - (NE)	Red Cloud, NE	37 MWh	Dec 1949	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Pawhuska	City of Pawhuska - (OK)	Pawhuska, OK	88 MWh	Aug 1949	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Auburn	Auburn Board of Public Works	Auburn, NE	31 MWh	May 1949	Dec 2025	Natural Gas : 70.4% Distillate Fuel Oil : 29.6%
Milford	City of Milford - (IA)	Milford, IA	127 MWh	Dec 1948	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
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%
American Crystal Sugar Moorhead	American Crystal Sugar Co	Moorhead, MN	38 GWh	Aug 1948	Dec 2025	Subbituminous Coal
Ellinwood	City of Ellinwood - (KS)	Ellinwood, KS	28 MWh	May 1948	Dec 2025	Natural Gas : 79.1% Distillate Fuel Oil : 20.9%
Marshall (MO)	City of Marshall - (MO)	Marshall, MO	1 GWh	May 1948	Dec 2025	Natural Gas : 94.1% Distillate Fuel Oil : 6.0%
Alta Municipal Utilities	City of Alta - (IA)	Alta, IA	54 MWh	Jul 1947	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Lieberman	Southwestern Electric Power Co	Mooringsport, LA	184 GWh	Jun 1947	Dec 2024	Natural Gas
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%
Emerson	City of Emerson - (NE)	Emerson, NE	2 MWh	Dec 1946	Dec 2025	Natural Gas : 65.1% Distillate Fuel Oil : 35.0%
Wayne IC	City of Wayne (NE)	Wayne, NE	141 MWh	Dec 1946	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Estherville	City of Estherville - (IA)	Estherville, IA	199 MWh	Nov 1946	Dec 2024	Distillate Fuel Oil
Butler Municipal Power Plant	City of Butler - (MO)	Butler, MO	39 MWh	May 1946	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Higginsville	City of Higginsville - (MO)	Higginsville, MO	2 GWh	Dec 1944	Dec 2025	Natural Gas : 93.1% Distillate Fuel Oil : 6.9%
Kimball	City of Kimball - (NE)	Kimball, NE	14 MWh	Dec 1943	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Kennett	City of Kennett - (MO)	Kennett, MO	1 GWh	Jul 1942	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil : 80.7% Natural Gas : 19.3%
Johnson 1	Central Nebraska Pub P&I Dist	Elwood, NE	51 GWh	Mar 1941	Dec 2025	Water
Johnson 2	Central Nebraska Pub P&I Dist	Lexington, NE	63 GWh	Mar 1941	Dec 2025	Water
Jeffrey	Central Nebraska Pub P&I Dist	Brady, NE	81 GWh	Dec 1940	Dec 2025	Water
Pensacola	Grand River Dam Authority	Langley, OK	422 GWh	Jul 1940	Dec 2025	Water
Chappell	City of Chappell - (NE)	Chappell, NE	4 MWh	Dec 1939	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
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%
Wahoo	City of Wahoo - (NE)	Wahoo, NE	42 MWh	Jul 1936	Dec 2025	Natural Gas : 64.7% Distillate Fuel Oil : 35.3%
Cushing	City of Cushing - (OK)	Cushing, OK	94 MWh	May 1936	Dec 2025	Natural Gas : 71.9% Distillate Fuel Oil : 28.1%
Columbus	Loup River Public Power Dist	Columbus, NE	125 GWh	Dec 1935	Dec 2025	Water
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
Ozark Beach	Empire District Electric Co	Forsyth, MO	40 GWh	May 1931	Dec 2025	Water
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%
Garnett Municipal	City of Garnett - (KS)	Garnett, KS	9 MWh	Dec 1929	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Augusta Electric Plant No 1	City of Augusta - (KS)	Augusta, KS	5 MWh	Jul 1929	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Kearney	Nebraska Public Power District	Kearney, NE	375 MWh	Dec 1920	Oct 2025	Water
Kansas River Project	Bowersock Mills & Power Co	Lawrence, KS	27 GWh	Dec 1919	May 2026	Water
Spalding	Village of Spalding - (NE)	Spalding, NE	3 MWh	Jun 1919	Dec 2025	Water : 66.7% Distillate Fuel Oil : 33.3%
Huckleberry Solar	Leeward Asset Management, LLC	Pryor, OK	19 GWh	-	May 2026	Solar
Twelvemile Solar 1	Leeward Asset Management, LLC	Tulsa, OK	62 GWh	-	May 2026	Solar
Boot Hill Solar	Boot Hill Solar LLC	Dodge City, KS	58 GWh	-	May 2026	Solar
Cunningham Solar I & BESS	Southwestern Public Service Co	Hobbs, NM	38 GWh	-	May 2026	Solar
Plant X Solar	Southwestern Public Service Co	Earth, TX	79 GWh	-	May 2026	Solar
Twelvemile Solar 2	Leeward Asset Management, LLC	Durant, OK	30 GWh	-	May 2026	Solar

Surrounding Balancing Authorities

Rank	Balancing Authority	Annual Net Generation	# Power Plants
#26	Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc.	23.4 TWh	47
#46	El Paso Electric Company	7.3 TWh	37
#3	Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.	494.1 TWh	1,471
#2	Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.	669.4 TWh	3,038
#21	Public Service Company of Colorado	46.3 TWh	231
#34	Public Service Company of New Mexico	16.1 TWh	137
#53	Southwestern Power Administration	4.1 TWh	34
#9	Tennessee Valley Authority	163.4 TWh	207
#27	Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region	22.5 TWh	193
#62	Western Area Power Administration - Upper Great Plains West	249.0 GWh	24

Balancing Authorities with Similar Net Generation

Rank	Balancing Authority	Annual Net Generation	# Power Plants
#2	Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.	669.4 TWh	3,038
#3	Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.	494.1 TWh	1,471
#5	Southwest Power Pool	306.8 TWh	856
#6	Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans	253.5 TWh	422
#7	California Independent System Operator	169.4 TWh	2,135
#9	Tennessee Valley Authority	163.4 TWh	207
#10	Florida Power & Light Co.	152.2 TWh	187
#12	New York Independent System Operator	134.3 TWh	1,299
#13	Duke Energy Carolinas	112.6 TWh	577
#15	ISO New England	111.1 TWh	1,629