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
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%
North Omaha	Omaha Public Power District	Omaha, NE	2 TWh	Jun 1954	Jul 2026	Subbituminous Coal : 91.0% Natural Gas : 9.0%
Fort Randall	USACE-Omaha	Pickstown, SD	1 TWh	Feb 1954	Dec 2025	Water
Oberlin (KS)	City of Oberlin - (KS)	Oberlin, KS	10 MWh	Dec 1953	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Sargent	City of Sargent - (NE)	Sargent, NE	12 MWh	Dec 1953	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Kingfisher	City of Kingfisher - (OK)	Kingfisher, OK	24 MWh	Dec 1953	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil : 72.4% Natural Gas : 27.6%
Washington	City of Washington - (KS)	Washington, KS	24 MWh	Oct 1953	Dec 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil : 92.8% Natural Gas : 7.2%
Ashland	City of Ashland - (KS)	Ashland, KS	32 MWh	Aug 1953	Dec 2025	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	683 GWh	Jul 1953	Jul 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	453 GWh	Jun 1952	Dec 2025	Natural Gas
Hill City	City of Hill City -(KS)	Hill City, KS	6 MWh	Apr 1952	Dec 2025	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	586 GWh	Dec 1951	Dec 2025	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	546 GWh	Nov 1950	Dec 2025	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	40 GWh	Jun 1950	Jul 2026	Natural Gas : 79.5% Distillate Fuel Oil : 13.6% Subbituminous Coal : 6.9%
Riverton	Empire District Electric Co	Riverton, KS	1 TWh	May 1950	Jul 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	524 GWh	Apr 1950	Jul 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	253 GWh	Jun 1947	Dec 2025	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	203 MWh	Nov 1946	Dec 2025	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	26 GWh	Dec 1919	Jul 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	84 GWh	-	Jul 2026	Solar
Twelvemile Solar 1	Leeward Asset Management, LLC	Tulsa, OK	116 GWh	-	Jul 2026	Solar
Boot Hill Solar	Boot Hill Solar LLC	Dodge City, KS	131 GWh	-	Jul 2026	Solar
Choctaw Fields Solar Project	Choctaw Fields Solar Project, LLC	Ft Towson, OK	18 GWh	-	Jul 2026	Solar
1000 Mile Solar	1000 Mile Solar, LLC	Plains, TX	113 GWh	-	Jul 2026	Solar
Cunningham Solar I & BESS	Southwestern Public Service Co	Hobbs, NM	80 GWh	-	Jul 2026	Solar
Plant X Solar	Southwestern Public Service Co	Earth, TX	171 GWh	-	Jul 2026	Solar
Twelvemile Solar 2	Leeward Asset Management, LLC	Durant, OK	59 GWh	-	Jul 2026	Solar

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