Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region

Balancing Authority Summary Information

Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region is ranked #34 out of 64 balancing authorities in terms of total annual electricity generation.

Balancing Authority	Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region
States	Colorado Nebraska New Mexico North Dakota South Dakota Utah Wyoming
Last Update	Oct 2026
Annual Generation	15.3 TWh
Power Plants	206
Utilities	114
Ranked #34 out of 64 in terms of net annual generation
Ranked #16 out of 33 in terms of annual generation from coal
Power Plant Types	Coal \| 55.8% Water \| 14.4% Wind \| 14.4% Natural Gas \| 9.8% Solar \| 5.3%

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Daily Net Generation for Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region for the past 3 Years

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Plant Name	Utility	Location	Annual Generation	Plant Date	Last Update	Fuel Types
Laramie River Station	Basin Electric Power Coop	Wheatland, WY	8 TWh	Jun 1981	Jul 2026	Subbituminous Coal : 99.7%
Craig (CO)	Tri-State G & T Assn, Inc	Craig, CO	3 TWh	Oct 1979	Jul 2026	Subbituminous Coal : 99.6%
Dry Fork Station	Basin Electric Power Coop	Gillette, WY	3 TWh	Oct 2011	Jul 2026	Subbituminous Coal : 99.8%
Front Range Power Plant	City of Colorado Springs - (CO)	Fountain, CO	2 TWh	Mar 2003	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Comanche (CO)	Public Service Co of Colorado	Pueblo, CO	2 TWh	May 1973	Jul 2026	Subbituminous Coal : 94.9% Natural Gas : 5.1%
Cedar Springs Wind IV	Cedar Springs Wind IV, LLC	Douglas, WY	1 TWh	Dec 2024	Jul 2026	Wind
Ray D Nixon	City of Colorado Springs - (CO)	Fountain, CO	1 TWh	Mar 1980	Jul 2026	Subbituminous Coal : 93.8% Natural Gas : 6.0%
Roundhouse Wind Energy Project	Roundhouse Renewable Energy, LLC	Cheyenne, WY	898 GWh	May 2020	Jul 2026	Wind
Niyol Wind, LLC	Niyol Wind, LLC	Fleming, CO	790 GWh	Oct 2021	Jul 2026	Wind
Neil Simpson II	Black Hills Power, Inc.	Gillette, WY	642 GWh	Aug 1995	Dec 2025	Subbituminous Coal : 81.9% Natural Gas : 18.1%
Wygen 2	Black Hills Power, Inc.	Gillette, WY	596 GWh	Dec 2007	Dec 2025	Subbituminous Coal : 99.5%
Panorama Wind, LLC	Leeward Asset Management, LLC	Grover, CO	591 GWh	May 2022	Jul 2026	Wind
Wygen 1	Black Hills Power, Inc.	Gillette, WY	588 GWh	Dec 2002	Jul 2026	Subbituminous Coal : 99.8%
Cheyenne Prairie Generating Station	Black Hills Service Company LLC	Cheyenne, WY	487 GWh	Sep 2014	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Sunflower Wind Project	Onward Energy	Mandan, ND	432 GWh	Nov 2016	Jul 2026	Wind
Anticline Wind	Anticline Wind, LLC	Casper, WY	422 GWh	Nov 2024	Jul 2026	Wind
Roundhouse Renewable Energy II	Roundhouse Renewable Energy II, LLC	Granite, WY	406 GWh	Nov 2023	Jul 2026	Wind
Crossing Trails Wind Power Project LLC.	EDP Renewables North America LLC	Seibert, CO	391 GWh	Mar 2021	Jul 2026	Wind
Coyote Ridge	Coyote Ridge LLC	White, SD	372 GWh	Nov 2019	Jul 2026	Wind
Colorado Highlands Wind	Colorado Highlands Wind LLC	Fleming, CO	362 GWh	Nov 2012	Dec 2025	Wind
South Cheyenne Solar	Southern Power Co	South Greeley, WY	321 GWh	Mar 2024	Jul 2026	Solar
Twin Buttes II Wind	Avangrid Power LLC	Lamar, CO	301 GWh	Nov 2017	Jul 2026	Wind
Bluffview	City of Farmington - (NM)	Farmington, NM	298 GWh	Apr 2005	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Wild Springs	Geronimo Power	New Underwood, SD	270 GWh	May 2024	Jul 2026	Solar
Morrow Point	U S Bureau of Reclamation	Montrose, CO	263 GWh	Nov 1970	Dec 2025	Water
Corriedale Wind Energy	Black Hills Service Company LLC	Cheyenne, WY	225 GWh	Oct 2020	Jul 2026	Wind
Flatiron	U S Bureau of Reclamation	Loveland, CO	209 GWh	Dec 1953	Jul 2026	Water
Garnet Mesa Solar	Garnet Mesa Solar LLC	Delta, CO	208 GWh	Jul 2025	Jul 2026	Solar
Pole Hill	U S Bureau of Reclamation	Loveland, CO	202 GWh	Dec 1953	Dec 2025	Water
Blue Mesa	U S Bureau of Reclamation	Gunnison, CO	198 GWh	Aug 1967	Dec 2025	Water
South Plant (CO)	City of Colorado Springs - (CO)	Colorado Springs, CO	189 GWh	Oct 1962	Jul 2026	Natural Gas : 99.9%
Dolores Canyon Solar	Tri-State G & T Assn, Inc	Cahone, CO	179 GWh	Oct 2025	Jul 2026	Solar
Fall River Solar, LLC	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation	Edgemont, SD	171 GWh	Aug 2023	Jul 2026	Solar
Kit Carson Windpower	Deriva Energy	Burlington, CO	155 GWh	Oct 2010	Dec 2025	Wind
Limon Generating Station	Tri-State G & T Assn, Inc	Limon, CO	148 GWh	Jan 2002	Dec 2025	Natural Gas : 99.2% Distillate Fuel Oil : 0.8%
Lange Generating Station	Black Hills Power, Inc.	Rapid City, SD	144 GWh	Feb 2002	Dec 2025	Natural Gas
Crystal	U S Bureau of Reclamation	Montrose, CO	141 GWh	May 1978	Dec 2025	Water
Palmer Solar	Deriva Energy	Fountain, CO	139 GWh	Mar 2020	Jul 2026	Solar
Kimball Wind	Kimball Wind, LLC	Kimball, NE	124 GWh	Sep 2002	Dec 2025	Wind
Mountain Peak Power Station	Mountain Peak Power, LLC	Keenesburg, CO	124 GWh	May 2025	Dec 2025	Natural Gas
Estes	U S Bureau of Reclamation	Estes Park, CO	123 GWh	Aug 1950	Dec 2025	Water
Wygen III	Black Hills Power, Inc.	Gillette, WY	95 GWh	Mar 2010	Dec 2025	Subbituminous Coal : 99.8%
Navajo Dam	City of Farmington - (NM)	Farmington, NM	88 GWh	Dec 1988	Dec 2025	Water
South Dakota Wind Energy Cente	FPL Energy South Dakota Wind LLC	Highmore, SD	85 GWh	Sep 2003	Jul 2026	Wind
Grazing Yak Solar	Grazing Yak Solar, LLC	Calhan, CO	68 GWh	Oct 2019	Jul 2026	Solar
Cimarron Solar Facility	Southern Power Co	Springer, NM	60 GWh	Nov 2010	Dec 2025	Solar
Tesla	City of Colorado Springs - (CO)	Colorado Springs, CO	54 GWh	Mar 1997	Oct 2025	Water
Williams Ignacio Natural Gas Plant	Harvest Midstream Co	Durango, CO	47 GWh	Nov 1984	Jul 2026	Waste Heat
George Birdsall	City of Colorado Springs - (CO)	Colorado Springs, CO	42 GWh	Jul 1953	Nov 2025	Natural Gas
Big Sand Draw Plant	Denbury Inc	Riverton, WY	39 GWh	Feb 2015	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Marys Lake	U S Bureau of Reclamation	Estes Park, CO	36 GWh	Apr 1951	Dec 2025	Water
Neil Simpson Gas Turbine #2	Black Hills Power, Inc.	Gillette, WY	36 GWh	Mar 2001	Dec 2025	Natural Gas
Green Mountain	U S Bureau of Reclamation	Kremmling, CO	29 GWh	Apr 1943	Dec 2025	Water
CSWIND America Inc.	CS Wind America, Inc.	Pueblo, CO	27 GWh	Sep 2023	Dec 2025	Solar
Ben French	Black Hills Power, Inc.	Rapid City, SD	26 GWh	Mar 1960	Jul 2026	Natural Gas : 99.7%
North Fork Hydro Plant	Denver City & County of - (CO)	Grant, CO	22 GWh	Dec 1987	Dec 2025	Water
Shavano Falls Hydro Drop 4	Shavano Falls Hydro LLC - Drop 4 Project	Montrose, CO	21 GWh	May 2015	Oct 2025	Water
Front Range Project	Timberline Energy LLC	Erie, CO	20 GWh	Sep 2011	Dec 2025	Landfill Gas
Spearfish Hydro	City of Spearfish - (SD)	Spearfish, SD	18 GWh	Sep 1912	Dec 2025	Water
Vallecito Hydroelectric	Ptarmigan Res & Engy Inc	Bayfield, CO	17 GWh	Apr 1989	Dec 2025	Water
Clear Spring Ranch PV Project	Madison Energy Investments LLC	Fountain, CO	17 GWh	Sep 2016	Dec 2025	Solar
Boulder	Garkane Energy Coop, Inc	Boulder, UT	17 GWh	Jul 1958	Dec 2025	Water
South 49th 013445 SCS Norfolk, LLC	Arevon Energy, Inc.	Norfolk, NE	17 GWh	Aug 2022	Dec 2025	Solar
South Canal Hydro-1	Delta-Montrose Electric Association	Montrose, CO	17 GWh	May 2013	Oct 2025	Water
Upper Molina	U S Bureau of Reclamation	Molina, CO	17 GWh	Nov 1962	Dec 2025	Water
Elephant Butte	U S Bureau of Reclamation	Truth or Consequences, NM	17 GWh	Oct 1940	Dec 2025	Water
Abiquiu Dam	Los Alamos County - (NM)	Abiquiu, NM	16 GWh	Mar 1989	Dec 2025	Water
Burlington (CO)	Tri-State G & T Assn, Inc	Burlington, CO	16 GWh	May 1977	Jul 2026	Distillate Fuel Oil
SR Rattlesnake	SR Rattlesnake, LLC	Platteville, CO	15 GWh	Nov 2020	Dec 2025	Solar
SR Mavericks	SR Mavericks, LLC	Mead, CO	15 GWh	Nov 2016	Dec 2025	Solar
Huerfano River Wind	Huerfano River Wind, LLC	Walsenburg, CO	13 GWh	Sep 2013	Dec 2025	Wind
Cortez Solar 2, LLC	Altus Power America Management, LLC	Cortez, CO	13 GWh	Jun 2023	Dec 2025	Solar
Smithfield 1	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation	Milford, UT	13 GWh	Mar 2024	Dec 2025	Solar
South Canal Hydro-3	Delta-Montrose Electric Association	Montrose, CO	12 GWh	Jul 2013	Oct 2025	Water
Williams Fork Hydro Plant	Denver City & County of - (CO)	Parshall, CO	12 GWh	Jun 1959	Dec 2025	Water
Pitkin County Solar	Coolangatta Solar LLC	Aspen, CO	11 GWh	Sep 2021	Dec 2025	Solar
Shavano Falls Hydro	Shavano Falls Hydro LLC	Montrose, CO	11 GWh	May 2015	Oct 2025	Water
Pivot Solar 20	Pivot Energy	Johnstown, CO	10 GWh	Sep 2023	Dec 2025	Solar
Carter Hydro	Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District	Berthoud, CO	10 GWh	May 2012	Jul 2026	Water
Lower Molina	U S Bureau of Reclamation	Molina, CO	10 GWh	Nov 1962	Dec 2025	Water
AFA Solar Farm	Solar Star Colorado II LLC	Colorado Springs, CO	10 GWh	Feb 2011	Dec 2025	Solar
Valley View Solar	SR Clinch, LLC	Greeley, CO	9 GWh	Nov 2015	Dec 2025	Solar
Towaoc	U S Bureau of Reclamation	Cortez, CO	9 GWh	Apr 1993	Dec 2025	Water
Drop 5 (CO)	Drop 5 Hydro LLC	Montrose, CO	9 GWh	Feb 2017	Oct 2025	Water
Pivot Solar 21	Pivot Energy	Aurora, CO	9 GWh	Mar 2024	Dec 2025	Solar
Skylark	SR Clinch, LLC	Severance, CO	9 GWh	Nov 2015	Dec 2025	Solar
Pivot Solar 35	Pivot Energy	La Salle, CO	8 GWh	Nov 2024	Dec 2025	Solar
Tri-County Water Hydropower Project	Tri-County Water Conservancy District	Ridgway, CO	7 GWh	Mar 2014	Jul 2026	Water
SF Auto T1	Autoliv ASP, Inc.	Tremonton, UT	7 GWh	Nov 2023	Dec 2025	Solar
SR Kersey	SR Kersey, LLC	Kersey, CO	7 GWh	Jul 2017	Dec 2025	Solar
Pivot Solar 30	Pivot Energy	Greeley, CO	7 GWh	Jan 2025	Dec 2025	Solar
SF Auto O1	Autoliv ASP, Inc.	Ogden, UT	7 GWh	Nov 2023	Dec 2025	Solar
Foothills Hydro Plant	Denver City & County-Foothills - (CO)	Littleton, CO	7 GWh	Apr 1985	Sep 2025	Water
USS Fruita Solar LLC CSG	United States Solar Corporation	Fruita, CO	6 GWh	Apr 2024	Dec 2025	Solar
Pivot Solar 37	Pivot Energy	Sterling, CO	6 GWh	May 2024	Dec 2025	Solar
Cortez Solar 1, LLC	Altus Power America Management, LLC	Cortez, CO	6 GWh	Nov 2022	Dec 2025	Solar
Smithfield 3	Altus Power America Management, LLC	Milford, UT	6 GWh	Jun 2023	Dec 2025	Solar
Beaver Creek Gas Plant	Denbury Inc	Riverton, WY	5 GWh	Nov 1983	Dec 2025	Natural Gas
Uintah	Moon Lake Electric Assn Inc	Neola, UT	4 GWh	Jun 1920	Dec 2025	Water
LPEA Sunnyside Solar 1 Facility	La Plata Electric Assn, Inc	Durango, CO	4 GWh	Jun 2024	Dec 2025	Solar

Surrounding Balancing Authorities

Rank	Balancing Authority	Annual Net Generation	# Power Plants
#46	El Paso Electric Company	7.4 TWh	37
#36	Idaho Power Company	14.1 TWh	169
#31	NorthWestern Corporation	18.4 TWh	70
#18	PacifiCorp East	61.3 TWh	223
#20	Public Service Company of Colorado	47.5 TWh	248
#32	Public Service Company of New Mexico	16.9 TWh	137
#51	PUD No. 1 of Douglas County	4.4 TWh	5
#5	Southwest Power Pool	314.8 TWh	876
#39	Western Area Power Administration - Desert Southwest Region	10.5 TWh	36
#62	Western Area Power Administration - Upper Great Plains West	173.7 GWh	24

Balancing Authorities with Similar Net Generation

Rank	Balancing Authority	Annual Net Generation	# Power Plants
#29	Los Angeles Department of Water and Power	19.2 TWh	132
#30	Florida Municipal Power Pool	18.7 TWh	23
#31	NorthWestern Corporation	18.4 TWh	70
#32	Public Service Company of New Mexico	16.9 TWh	137
#33	Gridforce Energy Management, LLC	15.9 TWh	1
#34	Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region	15.3 TWh	206
#35	Seminole Electric Cooperative	14.2 TWh	5
#36	Idaho Power Company	14.1 TWh	169
#37	Tucson Electric Power	14.0 TWh	56
#38	Balancing Authority of Northern California	13.7 TWh	91