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 |
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States | Arkansas Colorado Iowa Kansas Louisiana Minnesota Missouri Montana Nebraska New Mexico North Dakota Oklahoma South Dakota Texas |
Last Update | Jun 2025 |
Annual Generation | 296.3 TWh |
Power Plants | 830 |
Utilities | 439 |
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 | 36.9% Natural Gas | 26.9% Coal | 26.7% Nuclear | 5.6% Water | 3.1% Solar | 0.6% 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 |
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Marshall Wind Farm | BHE Renewables, LLC | Frankfort, KS | 305 GWh | Apr 2016 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
Grande Prairie Wind Farm | BHE Renewables, LLC | O'Neill, NE | 2 TWh | Nov 2016 | Apr 2025 | Wind |
BESSP1, LLC. | BESSP1, LLC. | Shallowater, TX | 10 GWh | Oct 2023 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
Burt County Solar Hybrid | BCSB, LLC | Tekamah, NE | 2 GWh | May 2021 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
Dodge County Solar Hybrid | BCSB, LLC | Scribner, NE | 1 GWh | May 2021 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
Groton Generation Station | Basin Electric Power Coop | Groton, SD | 180 GWh | Jun 2006 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas |
Prairie Winds ND1 | Basin Electric Power Coop | Minot, ND | 311 GWh | Nov 2009 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
Culbertson Generation Station | Basin Electric Power Coop | Culbertson, MT | 251 GWh | Nov 2010 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas |
Prairie Winds SD1 | Basin Electric Power Coop | Crow Lake, SD | 379 GWh | Jan 2011 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
Deer Creek Station | Basin Electric Power Coop | White, SD | 1 TWh | Jul 2012 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas |
Leland Olds | Basin Electric Power Coop | Stanton, ND | 3 TWh | Dec 1965 | Apr 2025 | Lignite Coal : 99.6% |
Minot Wind Project | Basin Electric Power Coop | Minot, ND | 18 GWh | Dec 2002 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
Antelope Valley | Basin Electric Power Coop | Beulah, ND | 5 TWh | Jun 1984 | Apr 2025 | Lignite Coal : 99.4% Natural Gas : 0.6% |
Lonesome Creek Station | Basin Electric Power Coop | Alexander, ND | 1 TWh | Oct 2013 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas |
Pioneer Generation Station | Basin Electric Power Coop | Williston, ND | 1 TWh | Aug 2013 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas |
Spirit Mound | Basin Electric Power Coop | Vermillion, SD | 5 GWh | May 1978 | Feb 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
Balko Wind LLC | Balko Wind LLC | Balko, OK | 934 GWh | Jul 2015 | Apr 2025 | Wind |
Elk River Wind | Avangrid Power LLC | Beaumont, KS | 295 GWh | Nov 2005 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
Aurora Wind Project | Aurora Wind Project, LLC | Tioga, ND | 981 GWh | Dec 2020 | Apr 2025 | Wind |
Auburn | Auburn Board of Public Works | Auburn, NE | 135 MWh | May 1949 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil : 68.3% Natural Gas : 31.7% |
Armadillo Flats Wind Project, LLC | Armadillo Flats Wind Project, LLC | Enid, OK | 807 GWh | Nov 2018 | Apr 2025 | Wind |
Fulton (AR) | Arkansas Electric Coop Corp | Fulton, AR | 194 GWh | Apr 2001 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas |
Thomas Fitzhugh | Arkansas Electric Coop Corp | Ozark, AR | 484 GWh | Apr 1963 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas |
Elkins Generating Center | Arkansas Electric Coop Corp | Elkins, AR | 21 GWh | Apr 2010 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas |
Ellis Hydro | Arkansas Electric Coop Corp | Van Buren, AR | 129 GWh | Nov 1988 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Arkalon Ethanol LLC | Arkalon Ethanol LLC | Liberal, KS | 13 GWh | Nov 2008 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas |
Airport 009239 SCS Lexington, LLC | Arevon Energy, Inc. | Lexington, NE | 2 GWh | Apr 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Monroe 009452 SCS Cozad, LLC | Arevon Energy, Inc. | Cozad, NE | 5 GWh | Jun 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Western Meadowlark Solar SCS NE 1, LLC | Arevon Energy, Inc. | Scottsbluff, NE | 5 GWh | Jan 2020 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Archer Daniels Midland Lincoln | Archer Daniels Midland Co | Lincoln, NE | 11 GWh | Jun 1988 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas |
Archer Daniels Midland Columbus | Archer Daniels Midland Co | Columbus, NE | 280 GWh | Apr 2010 | Apr 2025 | Subbituminous Coal |
Arbuckle Mountain Wind Farm LLC | Arbuckle Mountain Wind Farm LLC | Davis, OK | 356 GWh | Oct 2015 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
American Crystal Sugar Moorhead | American Crystal Sugar Co | Moorhead, MN | 40 GWh | Aug 1948 | Dec 2024 | Subbituminous Coal |
SEV NM Phase 2 | Altus Power America Management, LLC | Roswell, NM | 4 GWh | May 2013 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
GSE NM1 | Altus Power America Management, LLC | Dexter, NM | 5 GWh | Apr 2011 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
Diamond Spring, LLC | ALLETE Clean Energy | Sulphur, OK | 715 GWh | Nov 2020 | Apr 2025 | Wind |
Caddo Wind | ALLETE Clean Energy | Apache, OK | 935 GWh | Dec 2021 | Apr 2025 | Wind |
Prevailing Wind Park | AES Distributed Energy | Lesterville, SD | 883 GWh | Feb 2020 | Apr 2025 | Wind |
Platteview Solar LLC | AES Distributed Energy | Ashland, NE | 143 GWh | Apr 2024 | Apr 2025 | Solar |
Sterling I Wind Farm | AEM Wind LLC | Tatum, NM | 111 GWh | Jun 2017 | Apr 2025 | Wind |
Flat Ridge 2 Wind Energy LLC | AE Power Services LLC | Zenda, KS | 993 GWh | Sep 2012 | Apr 2025 | Wind |
Rolling Thunder Wind Farm Hybrid | AE Power Services LLC | Miller, SD | 77 GWh | Oct 2009 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
Flat Ridge Wind Energy LLC | AE Power Services LLC | Isabel, KS | 197 GWh | Feb 2009 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
Adrian | Adrian Public Utilities Comm | Adrian, MN | 21 MWh | Apr 2005 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
Holdrege Solar Center | Adapture Renewables, Inc. | Lincoln, NE | 6 GWh | May 2016 | Apr 2025 | Solar |
Red Hills Wind Project LLC | Acciona Wind Energy USA LLC | Hammon, OK | 121 GWh | Nov 2008 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
Dempsey Ridge Wind Farm | Acciona Wind Energy USA LLC | Cheyenne, OK | 117 GWh | Apr 2012 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
Thunderbird Generator (Tbird) | 4 Rivers Electric Cooperative, Inc. | Emporia, KS | 56 MWh | Apr 2019 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
Wolf Creek Generator | 4 Rivers Electric Cooperative, Inc. | Burlington, KS | 75 MWh | Mar 2014 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
Surrounding Balancing Authorities
Rank | Balancing Authority | Annual Net Generation | # Power Plants |
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#27 | Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc. | 23.0 TWh | 47 |
#46 | El Paso Electric Company | 6.9 TWh | 32 |
#3 | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. | 476.8 TWh | 1,305 |
#2 | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. | 643.6 TWh | 2,788 |
#20 | Public Service Company of Colorado | 48.4 TWh | 208 |
#36 | Public Service Company of New Mexico | 14.8 TWh | 113 |
#51 | Southwestern Power Administration | 4.1 TWh | 33 |
#8 | Tennessee Valley Authority | 158.7 TWh | 204 |
#23 | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region | 35.5 TWh | 182 |
#63 | Western Area Power Administration - Upper Great Plains West | 468.0 GWh | 24 |
Balancing Authorities with Similar Net Generation
Rank | Balancing Authority | Annual Net Generation | # Power Plants |
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#2 | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. | 643.6 TWh | 2,788 |
#3 | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. | 476.8 TWh | 1,305 |
#5 | Southwest Power Pool | 296.3 TWh | 830 |
#6 | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans | 251.6 TWh | 417 |
#7 | California Independent System Operator | 190.5 TWh | 2,051 |
#8 | Tennessee Valley Authority | 158.7 TWh | 204 |
#10 | Florida Power & Light Co. | 149.5 TWh | 187 |
#12 | New York Independent System Operator | 130.5 TWh | 1,191 |
#13 | Duke Energy Carolinas | 111.8 TWh | 565 |
#14 | ISO New England | 103.4 TWh | 1,561 |