Southwest Power Pool

Balancing Authority Summary Information

Southwest Power Pool is ranked #5 out of 65 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	May 2025
Annual Generation	296.3 TWh
Power Plants	762
Utilities	424
Ranked #5 out of 65 in terms of net annual generation
Ranked #3 out of 34 in terms of annual generation from wind
Power Plant Types	Wind \| 36.8% Natural Gas \| 27.4% Coal \| 26.4% Nuclear \| 5.6% Water \| 3.1% Solar \| 0.5% Other Fuel \| 0.1%

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

Plant Name	Utility	Location	Annual Generation	Plant Date	Last Update	Fuel Types
Grande Prairie Wind Farm	BHE Renewables, LLC	O'Neill, NE	2 TWh	Nov 2016	Feb 2025	Wind
Grand Ave Plant	Veolia Energy Kansas City	Kansas City, MO	39 GWh	Jun 1991	Feb 2025	Natural Gas
Gordon Evans Energy Center	Evergy Kansas South, Inc	Colwich, KS	334 GWh	May 1961	Feb 2025	Natural Gas : 99.1% Distillate Fuel Oil : 0.9%
Goodwell Wind Project LLC	Enel Green Power NA, Inc.	Goodwell, OK	707 GWh	Nov 2015	Feb 2025	Wind
Goodman Energy Center	Midwest Energy Inc - (KS)	Hays, KS	112 GWh	May 2008	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Golden Spread Panhandle Wnd Rch	Golden Spread Electric Cooperative, Inc	Wilderado, TX	193 GWh	Aug 2011	Dec 2023	Wind
Glass Sands Wind Facility	Southern Power Co	Sulphur, OK	424 GWh	Oct 2021	Feb 2025	Wind
Girard	City of Girard - (KS)	Girard, KS	185 MWh	Aug 1955	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 56.0% Distillate Fuel Oil : 44.0%
Gerald Gentleman	Nebraska Public Power District	Sutherland, NE	7 TWh	Mar 1979	Feb 2025	Subbituminous Coal : 99.5%
Georgia-Pacific Muskogee	Georgia-Pacific Muskogee LLC	Muskogee, OK	378 GWh	Feb 1978	Feb 2025	Natural Gas : 84.2% Subbituminous Coal : 15.5%
GE-Lubbock	GE Wind Energy LLC	Lubbock, TX	24 GWh	Mar 2014	Dec 2023	Wind
Gavins Point	USACE-Omaha	Crofton, NE	715 GWh	Aug 1956	Dec 2023	Water
Garrison	USACE-Omaha	Riverside, ND	2 TWh	Dec 1955	Dec 2023	Water
Garnett Municipal	City of Garnett - (KS)	Garnett, KS	9 MWh	Dec 1929	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Gardner Energy Center	City of Gardner - (KS)	Gardner, KS	40 MWh	Apr 1990	Dec 2022	Natural Gas
Garden City	Sunflower Electric Power Corp	Garden City, KS	80 GWh	May 1968	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Fulton (AR)	Arkansas Electric Coop Corp	Fulton, AR	149 GWh	Apr 2001	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Ft. Pierre	City of Fort Pierre - (SD)	Fort Pierre, SD	53 MWh	Sep 2004	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Frontier Windpower II	Duke Energy Renewables Services	Blackwell, OK	600 GWh	Jan 2021	Feb 2025	Wind
Frontier	Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co	Oklahoma City, OK	737 GWh	Aug 1989	Feb 2025	Natural Gas
FreeState Stull Solar I	Evergy Kansas Central, Inc	LeCompton, KS	215 MWh	Nov 2023	Dec 2023	Solar
FreeState Kiro Solar I	Evergy Kansas Central, Inc	Silver Lake, KS	2 GWh	Jan 2023	Dec 2023	Solar
FreeState Crooked Post Solar I	Evergy Kansas Central, Inc	Topeka, KS	3 GWh	Feb 2023	Dec 2023	Solar
Fredonia	City of Fredonia - (KS)	Fredonia, KS	15 MWh	May 2023	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Fredericktown Energy Center	Missouri Jnt Muni.Pwr Elec. Ut. Comm.	Fredericktown, MO	8 GWh	May 2015	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Franklin (NE)	City of Franklin - (NE)	Franklin, NE	32 MWh	Dec 1954	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 91.1% Distillate Fuel Oil : 8.9%
Fort Randall	USACE-Omaha	Pickstown, SD	1 TWh	Feb 1954	Dec 2023	Water
Fort Hays State University Wind Farm	Fort Hays State University	Hays, KS	13 GWh	Oct 2013	Dec 2023	Wind
Fort Dodge	Sunflower Electric Power Corp	Dodge City, KS	101 GWh	May 1969	Feb 2025	Natural Gas
Fort Calhoun Community Solar	DG Southwest Solar Portfolio 2019, LLC	Fort Calhoun, NE	10 GWh	Nov 2019	Dec 2023	Solar
Flint Creek	Southwestern Electric Power Co	Gentry, AR	3 TWh	Apr 1978	Feb 2025	Subbituminous Coal : 99.8%
Flat Water Wind Farm LLC	Flat Water Wind Farm LLC	Du Bois, NE	201 GWh	Nov 2010	Dec 2023	Wind
Flat Ridge Wind Farm	Evergy Kansas Central, Inc	Nashville, KS	45 GWh	Jan 2009	Dec 2023	Wind
Flat Ridge Wind Energy LLC	AE Power Services LLC	Isabel, KS	175 GWh	Feb 2009	Dec 2023	Wind
Flat Ridge 3	Flat Ridge 3 Wind Energy, LLC	Zenda, KS	495 GWh	Nov 2021	Feb 2025	Wind
Flat Ridge 2 Wind Energy LLC	AE Power Services LLC	Zenda, KS	1 TWh	Sep 2012	Feb 2025	Wind
Flat Iron Wind (7) LLC	UPC Power Solutions	Sunray, TX	2 GWh	Mar 2008	Dec 2023	Wind
Filet Wind (5) LLC	UPC Power Solutions	Stratford, TX	2 GWh	Oct 2006	Dec 2023	Wind
Farmington Solar Farm	Missouri Jnt Muni.Pwr Elec. Ut. Comm.	Farmington, MO	3 GWh	Aug 2018	Dec 2023	Solar
Falls City	City of Falls City - (NE)	Falls City, NE	161 MWh	Jul 1930	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 65.4% Distillate Fuel Oil : 34.6%
Fall River Solar, LLC	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation	Edgemont, SD	172 GWh	Aug 2023	Feb 2025	Solar
Exira	Western Minnesota Mun Pwr Agny	Brayton, IA	230 GWh	Mar 2004	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 99.0% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.0%
Estherville	City of Estherville - (IA)	Estherville, IA	783 MWh	Nov 1946	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Erie Energy Center	City of Erie - (KS)	Erie, KS	2 GWh	Jun 1999	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Erie	City of Erie - (KS)	Erie, KS	7 MWh	Oct 1958	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Ensign Wind LLC	NextEra Energy Resources Ensign Wind	Montezuma, KS	483 GWh	Oct 2012	Dec 2023	Wind
Engineered Carbons Borger Cogen	Orion Engineered Carbons	Borger, TX	40 GWh	Sep 1982	Dec 2023	Other Gas : 99.5%
Emporia Energy Center	Evergy Kansas Central, Inc	Emporia, KS	1 TWh	May 2008	Feb 2025	Natural Gas
Empire Energy Center	Empire District Electric Co	Sarcoxie, MO	239 GWh	Feb 1978	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 96.3% Jet Fuel : 3.7%
Emerson	City of Emerson - (NE)	Emerson, NE	7 MWh	Dec 1946	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 54.9% Distillate Fuel Oil : 45.1%
Ellis Hydro	Arkansas Electric Coop Corp	Van Buren, AR	124 GWh	Nov 1988	Dec 2023	Water
Ellinwood	City of Ellinwood - (KS)	Ellinwood, KS	48 MWh	May 1948	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 80.3% Distillate Fuel Oil : 19.7%
Elkins Generating Center	Arkansas Electric Coop Corp	Elkins, AR	25 GWh	Apr 2010	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Elkhorn Ridge Wind LLC	Elkhorn Ridge Wind, LLC	Bloomfield, NE	157 GWh	Feb 2009	Dec 2023	Wind
Elk Station	Golden Spread Electric Cooperative, Inc	Abernathy, TX	934 GWh	May 2015	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Elk River Wind	Avangrid Renewables LLC	Beaumont, KS	288 GWh	Nov 2005	Dec 2023	Wind
Elk City Station	Omaha Public Power District	Bennington, NE	49 GWh	Mar 2002	Dec 2023	Landfill Gas
Elk City LLC	Elk City LLC	Sweetwater, OK	493 GWh	Nov 2009	Feb 2025	Wind
El Dorado Springs Solar Farm	Missouri Jnt Muni.Pwr Elec. Ut. Comm.	El Dorado Springs, MO	4 GWh	May 2018	Dec 2023	Solar
El Dorado Refinery	Frontier El Dorado Refinery LLC	El Dorado, KS	219 GWh	Dec 1995	Feb 2025	Natural Gas
Eastman Cogeneration Facility	Eastman Cogeneration LP	Longview, TX	3 TWh	Mar 2001	Feb 2025	Natural Gas
East Kansas Agri-Energy, LLC	East Kansas Agri-Energy, LLC	Garnett, KS	5 GWh	May 2005	Feb 2025	Waste Heat
East Fork Wind Project, LLC	Engie North America	Colby, KS	739 GWh	Feb 2020	Feb 2025	Wind
East 12th Street	City of Winfield - (KS)	Winfield, KS	4 GWh	May 1970	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 99.9%
Earl F Wisdom	Corn Belt Power Coop	Spencer, IA	6 GWh	Mar 1960	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 99.1% Distillate Fuel Oil : 0.9%
Drift Sand Wind Project LLC	Enel Green Power NA, Inc.	Rush Springs, OK	379 GWh	Nov 2016	Feb 2025	Wind
Don Henry	City of Hastings - (NE)	Hastings, NE	1 GWh	May 1972	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Dogwood Energy Facility	Dogwood Power Management, LLC	Pleasant Hill, MO	2 TWh	May 2001	Feb 2025	Natural Gas
Dodge County Solar Hybrid	BCSB, LLC	Scribner, NE	1 GWh	May 2021	Dec 2023	Solar
Diversion Wind Energy LLC	Invenergy Services LLC	Seymour, TX	154 GWh	-	Feb 2025	Wind
Diamond Vista Wind Project, LLC	Enel Green Power Diamond Vista Wind Project, LLC	Tampa, KS	913 GWh	Nov 2018	Feb 2025	Wind
Diamond Spring, LLC	ALLETE Clean Energy	Sulphur, OK	713 GWh	Nov 2020	Feb 2025	Wind
Denver Intl Airport IV Solar	Denver Int'l Airport IV Solar	Denver, CO	3 GWh	Jun 2014	Dec 2023	Solar
Dempsey Ridge Wind Farm	Acciona Wind Energy USA LLC	Cheyenne, OK	188 GWh	Apr 2012	Dec 2023	Wind
DeGraff Butler Electric	Today's Power, Inc.	Burns, KS	2 GWh	Apr 2021	Dec 2023	Solar
Deer Creek Station	Basin Electric Power Coop	White, SD	1 TWh	Jul 2012	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Day County Wind LLC	Day County Wind LLC	Conde, SD	442 GWh	Mar 2010	Feb 2025	Wind
David City	City of David City	David City, NE	8 MWh	Dec 1948	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil : 84.3% Natural Gas : 15.7%
Dakota Range III Wind Project	Engie North America	Summit, SD	529 GWh	Apr 2021	Feb 2025	Wind
Cyril	Western Farmers Elec Coop, Inc	Cyril, OK	9 GWh	Apr 2017	Feb 2025	Solar
Cushing	City of Cushing - (OK)	Cushing, OK	575 MWh	May 1936	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 92.9% Distillate Fuel Oil : 7.1%
Curtis	City of Curtis - (NE)	Curtis, NE	17 MWh	Dec 1954	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 76.3% Distillate Fuel Oil : 23.7%
Cunningham	Southwestern Public Service Co	Hobbs, NM	2 TWh	Dec 1956	Jan 2025	Natural Gas
Cuming County Renewables, LLC	Cuming County Renewables. LLC	Wisner, NE	10 GWh	Nov 2019	Dec 2023	Wind
Culbertson Generation Station	Basin Electric Power Coop	Culbertson, MT	317 GWh	Nov 2010	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Crosswind Energy Project	Junction Hilltop Management LLC	Ruthven, IA	58 GWh	May 2007	Dec 2023	Wind
Crossroads Wind Farm	Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co	Canton, OK	306 GWh	Dec 2011	Feb 2025	Wind
Crofton Bluffs Wind LLC	Crofton Bluffs Wind, LLC	Bloomfield, NE	119 GWh	Oct 2012	Dec 2023	Wind
Crete	City of Crete	Crete, NE	83 MWh	May 1973	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 62.3% Distillate Fuel Oil : 37.7%
Creston Ridge Wind Farm	Creston Ridge, LLC	Creston, NE	26 GWh	Nov 2015	Dec 2023	Wind
Creston Ridge II, LLC	Creston Ridge II, LLC	Creston, NE	25 GWh	May 2017	Dec 2023	Wind
Covington Solar Farm	Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co	Covington, OK	18 GWh	Jan 2018	Dec 2023	Solar
Cottonwood Wind Energy Center	Cottonwood Wind Project	Blue Hill, NE	422 GWh	Oct 2017	Feb 2025	Wind
Corvias - Fort Riley II	Onyx Asset Services Group	Fort Riley, KS	2 GWh	Jan 2022	Dec 2023	Solar
Cooper Nuclear Station	Nebraska Public Power District	Brownville, NE	6 TWh	Feb 1974	Feb 2025	Nuclear
Coon Rapids II	City of Coon Rapids	Coon Rapids, IA	451 MWh	Sep 2001	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Comanche (OK)	Public Service Co of Oklahoma	Lawton, OK	512 GWh	Apr 1962	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Columbus	Loup River Public Power Dist	Columbus, NE	124 GWh	Dec 1935	Dec 2023	Water
Colby	Midwest Energy Inc - (KS)	Colby, KS	2 GWh	Dec 1969	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Coffeyville	City of Coffeyville - (KS)	Coffeyville, KS	11 GWh	Jul 1956	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 99.9%

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	6.7 TWh	31
#3	Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.	474.5 TWh	1,139
#2	Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.	645.5 TWh	2,653
#20	Public Service Company of Colorado	48.6 TWh	201
#35	Public Service Company of New Mexico	15.1 TWh	108
#51	Southwestern Power Administration	4.2 TWh	31
#8	Tennessee Valley Authority	158.9 TWh	170
#23	Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region	35.8 TWh	170
#64	Western Area Power Administration - Upper Great Plains West	471.1 GWh	24

Balancing Authorities with Similar Net Generation

Rank	Balancing Authority	Annual Net Generation	# Power Plants
#2	Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.	645.5 TWh	2,653
#3	Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.	474.5 TWh	1,139
#5	Southwest Power Pool	296.3 TWh	762
#6	Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans	252.3 TWh	393
#7	California Independent System Operator	189.5 TWh	1,943
#8	Tennessee Valley Authority	158.9 TWh	170
#10	Florida Power & Light Co.	148.5 TWh	159
#12	New York Independent System Operator	130.9 TWh	1,100
#13	Duke Energy Carolinas	111.3 TWh	556
#15	ISO New England	103.6 TWh	1,487