Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region

Balancing Authority Summary Information

Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region is ranked #23 out of 65 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	May 2025
Annual Generation	35.8 TWh
Power Plants	170
Utilities	91
Ranked #23 out of 65 in terms of net annual generation
Ranked #12 out of 32 in terms of annual generation from coal
Power Plant Types	Coal \| 57.9% Water \| 17.2% Wind \| 14.3% Natural Gas \| 6.5% Solar \| 4.1%

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

Plant Name	Utility	Location	Annual Generation	Plant Date	Last Update	Fuel Types
Laramie River Station	Basin Electric Power Coop	Wheatland, WY	7 TWh	Jun 1981	Feb 2025	Subbituminous Coal : 99.6%
Comanche (CO)	Public Service Co of Colorado	Pueblo, CO	6 TWh	May 1973	Feb 2025	Subbituminous Coal : 97.7% Natural Gas : 2.3%
Craig (CO)	Tri-State G & T Assn, Inc	Craig, CO	4 TWh	Oct 1979	Feb 2025	Subbituminous Coal : 99.6%
Dry Fork Station	Basin Electric Power Coop	Gillette, WY	3 TWh	Oct 2011	Feb 2025	Subbituminous Coal : 99.7%
Front Range Power Plant	City of Colorado Springs - (CO)	Fountain, CO	2 TWh	Mar 2003	Feb 2025	Natural Gas
Ray D Nixon	City of Colorado Springs - (CO)	Fountain, CO	1 TWh	Mar 1980	Feb 2025	Subbituminous Coal : 89.4% Natural Gas : 10.4%
Roundhouse Wind Energy Project	Roundhouse Renewable Energy, LLC	Cheyenne, WY	876 GWh	May 2020	Feb 2025	Wind
Niyol Wind, LLC	Niyol Wind, LLC	Fleming, CO	822 GWh	Oct 2021	Feb 2025	Wind
Wygen III	Black Hills Power, Inc.	Gillette, WY	795 GWh	Mar 2010	Dec 2023	Subbituminous Coal : 99.9%
Neil Simpson II	Black Hills Power, Inc.	Gillette, WY	686 GWh	Aug 1995	Dec 2023	Subbituminous Coal : 89.1% Natural Gas : 10.9%
Wygen 2	Black Hills Power, Inc.	Gillette, WY	663 GWh	Dec 2007	Dec 2023	Subbituminous Coal : 99.8%
Panorama Wind, LLC	Leeward Asset Management, LLC	Grover, CO	574 GWh	May 2022	Feb 2025	Wind
Wygen 1	Black Hills Power, Inc.	Gillette, WY	557 GWh	Dec 2002	Feb 2025	Subbituminous Coal : 99.9%
Sunflower Wind Project	Onward Energy	Mandan, ND	451 GWh	Nov 2016	Feb 2025	Wind
Cheyenne Prairie Generating Station	Black Hills Service Company LLC	Cheyenne, WY	421 GWh	Sep 2014	Feb 2025	Natural Gas
Crossing Trails Wind Power Project LLC.	EDP Renewables North America LLC	Seibert, CO	418 GWh	Mar 2021	Feb 2025	Wind
Coyote Ridge	Coyote Ridge LLC	White, SD	407 GWh	Nov 2019	Feb 2025	Wind
Roundhouse Renewable Energy II	Roundhouse Renewable Energy II, LLC	Granite, WY	385 GWh	Nov 2023	Feb 2025	Wind
Colorado Highlands Wind	Colorado Highlands Wind LLC	Fleming, CO	337 GWh	Nov 2012	Dec 2023	Wind
Bluffview	City of Farmington - (NM)	Farmington, NM	298 GWh	Apr 2005	Feb 2025	Natural Gas
Twin Buttes II Wind	Avangrid Renewables LLC	Lamar, CO	296 GWh	Nov 2017	Feb 2025	Wind
South Cheyenne Solar	Southern Power Co	South Greeley, WY	281 GWh	-	Feb 2025	Solar
Morrow Point	U S Bureau of Reclamation	Montrose, CO	274 GWh	Nov 1970	Dec 2023	Water
Corriedale Wind Energy	Black Hills Service Company LLC	Cheyenne, WY	216 GWh	Oct 2020	Feb 2025	Wind
Pole Hill	U S Bureau of Reclamation	Loveland, CO	206 GWh	Dec 1953	Oct 2023	Water
Wild Springs	National Grid Renewables	New Underwood, SD	188 GWh	-	Feb 2025	Solar
Blue Mesa	U S Bureau of Reclamation	Gunnison, CO	171 GWh	Aug 1967	Dec 2023	Water
Flatiron	U S Bureau of Reclamation	Loveland, CO	165 GWh	Dec 1953	Feb 2025	Water
South Plant	City of Colorado Springs - (CO)	Colorado Springs, CO	164 GWh	Oct 1962	Feb 2025	Natural Gas : 99.9%
Kit Carson Windpower	Duke Energy Renewables Services	Burlington, CO	157 GWh	Oct 2010	Dec 2023	Wind
Limon Generating Station	Tri-State G & T Assn, Inc	Limon, CO	154 GWh	Jan 2002	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 98.3% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.7%
Palmer Solar	Duke Energy Renewables Services	Fountain, CO	146 GWh	Mar 2020	Feb 2025	Solar
Crystal	U S Bureau of Reclamation	Montrose, CO	123 GWh	May 1978	Dec 2023	Water
Kimball Wind	Kimball Wind, LLC	Kimball, NE	116 GWh	Sep 2002	Dec 2023	Wind
Estes	U S Bureau of Reclamation	Estes Park, CO	106 GWh	Aug 1950	Dec 2023	Water
Navajo Dam	City of Farmington - (NM)	Farmington, NM	91 GWh	Dec 1988	Dec 2023	Water
Grazing Yak Solar	Grazing Yak Solar, LLC	Calhan, CO	84 GWh	Oct 2019	Feb 2025	Solar
Anticline Wind	Anticline Wind, LLC	Casper, WY	83 GWh	-	Feb 2025	Wind
South Dakota Wind Energy Cente	FPL Energy South Dakota Wind LLC	Highmore, SD	82 GWh	Sep 2003	Feb 2025	Wind
Cedar Springs Wind IV	Cedar Springs Wind IV, LLC	Douglas, WY	73 GWh	-	Feb 2025	Wind
Cimarron Solar Facility	Southern Power Co	Springer, NM	57 GWh	Nov 2010	Dec 2023	Solar
Tesla	City of Colorado Springs - (CO)	Colorado Springs, CO	56 GWh	Mar 1997	Dec 2023	Water
Williams Ignacio Natural Gas Plant	Harvest Midstream Co	Durango, CO	48 GWh	Nov 1984	Feb 2025	Waste Heat
Abiquiu Dam	Los Alamos County	Abiquiu, NM	48 GWh	Mar 1989	Nov 2023	Water
Green Mountain	U S Bureau of Reclamation	Kremmling, CO	47 GWh	Apr 1943	Dec 2023	Water
George Birdsall	City of Colorado Springs - (CO)	Colorado Springs, CO	46 GWh	Jul 1953	Jan 2025	Natural Gas
Big Sand Draw Plant	Denbury Inc	Riverton, WY	38 GWh	Feb 2015	Feb 2025	Natural Gas
Lange Gas Turbines	Black Hills Power, Inc.	Rapid City, SD	38 GWh	Feb 2002	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Upper Molina	U S Bureau of Reclamation	Molina, CO	32 GWh	Nov 1962	Dec 2023	Water
Vallecito Hydroelectric	Ptarmigan Res & Engy Inc	Bayfield, CO	26 GWh	Apr 1989	Oct 2023	Water
Marys Lake	U S Bureau of Reclamation	Estes Park, CO	23 GWh	Apr 1951	Dec 2022	Water
Beaver Creek Gas Plant	Denbury Inc	Riverton, WY	22 GWh	Nov 1983	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Spearfish Hydro	City of Spearfish	Spearfish, SD	21 GWh	Sep 1912	Dec 2023	Water
Shavano Falls Hydro Drop 4	Shavano Falls Hydro LLC - Drop 4 Project	Montrose, CO	20 GWh	May 2015	Nov 2023	Water
Boulder	Garkane Energy Coop, Inc	Boulder, UT	20 GWh	Jul 1958	Dec 2023	Water
Clear Spring Ranch PV Project	DG Colorado Solar, LLC	Fountain, CO	20 GWh	Sep 2016	Dec 2023	Solar
Neil Simpson Gas Turbine #2	Black Hills Power, Inc.	Gillette, WY	19 GWh	Mar 2001	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Lower Molina	U S Bureau of Reclamation	Molina, CO	19 GWh	Nov 1962	Dec 2023	Water
South 49th 013445 SCS Norfolk, LLC	Sol Systems	Norfolk, NE	18 GWh	Aug 2022	Dec 2023	Solar
Towaoc	U S Bureau of Reclamation	Cortez, CO	17 GWh	Apr 1993	Oct 2023	Water
South Canal Hydro-1	Delta-Montrose Electric Association	Montrose, CO	17 GWh	May 2013	Nov 2023	Water
Tri-County Water Hydropower Project	Tri-County Water Conservancy District	Ridgway, CO	16 GWh	Mar 2014	Feb 2025	Water
SR Rattlesnake	SR Rattlesnake, LLC	Platteville, CO	16 GWh	Nov 2020	Dec 2023	Solar
SR Mavericks	SR Mavericks, LLC	Mead, CO	15 GWh	Nov 2016	Dec 2023	Solar
Ben French	Black Hills Power, Inc.	Rapid City, SD	15 GWh	Mar 1960	Feb 2025	Natural Gas : 99.2%
Manitou Springs	City of Colorado Springs - (CO)	Manitou Spring, CO	15 GWh	Apr 1927	Dec 2023	Water
North Fork Hydro Plant	Denver City & County of	Grant, CO	13 GWh	Dec 1987	Dec 2023	Water
Huerfano River Wind	Huerfano River Wind, LLC	Walsenburg, CO	12 GWh	Sep 2013	Dec 2023	Wind
South Canal Hydro-3	Delta-Montrose Electric Association	Montrose, CO	12 GWh	Jul 2013	Nov 2023	Water
Pitkin County Solar	Coolangatta Solar LLC	Aspen, CO	12 GWh	Sep 2021	Dec 2023	Solar
AFA Solar Farm	Solar Star Colorado II LLC	Colorado Springs, CO	11 GWh	Feb 2011	Dec 2023	Solar
Front Range Project	Timberline Energy LLC	Erie, CO	11 GWh	Sep 2011	Dec 2023	Landfill Gas
Shavano Falls Hydro	Shavano Falls Hydro LLC	Montrose, CO	11 GWh	May 2015	Nov 2023	Water
Pikes Peak Solar Garden 1 LLC CSG	Pikes Peak Solar Garden 1 LLC	Colorado Springs, CO	10 GWh	Jun 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
Valley View Solar	SR Clinch, LLC	Greeley, CO	10 GWh	Nov 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
Carter Hydro	Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District	Berthoud, CO	10 GWh	May 2012	Feb 2025	Water
Drop 5	Drop 5 Hydro LLC	Montrose, CO	9 GWh	Feb 2017	Nov 2023	Water
Skylark	SR Clinch, LLC	Severance, CO	9 GWh	Nov 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
Williams Fork Hydro Plant	Denver City & County of	Parshall, CO	9 GWh	Jun 1959	Dec 2023	Water
Bar D	Cypress Creek Renewables	Meeker, CO	7 GWh	Nov 2018	Dec 2023	Solar
Ames Hydro	Public Service Co of Colorado	Ophir, CO	7 GWh	May 1906	Dec 2023	Water
SR Kersey	SR Kersey, LLC	Kersey, CO	7 GWh	Jul 2017	Dec 2023	Solar
Uintah	Moon Lake Electric Assn Inc	Neola, UT	6 GWh	Jun 1920	Dec 2023	Water
Burlington (CO)	Tri-State G & T Assn, Inc	Burlington, CO	6 GWh	May 1977	Feb 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
CSWIND America Inc.	CS Wind America, Inc.	Pueblo, CO	6 GWh	Sep 2023	Dec 2023	Solar
Cortez Solar 1, LLC	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation	Cortez, CO	5 GWh	Nov 2022	Dec 2023	Solar
McPhee	U S Bureau of Reclamation	Cortez, CO	5 GWh	Nov 1992	Dec 2023	Water
Cortez Solar 2, LLC	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation	Cortez, CO	5 GWh	Jun 2023	Dec 2023	Solar
Big Thompson	U S Bureau of Reclamation	Loveland, CO	5 GWh	Mar 1959	Sep 2023	Water
Foothills Hydro Plant	Denver City & County-Foothills	Littleton, CO	5 GWh	Apr 1985	Nov 2023	Water
SR Skylark B	SR Skylark B, LLC	Severance, CO	4 GWh	Aug 2016	Dec 2023	Solar
Cortez Solar 3, LLC	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation	Cortez, CO	4 GWh	Feb 2023	Dec 2023	Solar
Pivot Solar 3 LLC (CSG)	Nautilus Solar Solutions	Parachute, CO	4 GWh	Jun 2022	Dec 2023	Solar
Pivot Solar 2 LLC (CSG)	Nautilus Solar Solutions	Brush, CO	4 GWh	Nov 2022	Dec 2023	Solar
Pivot Solar 14 LLC (CSG)	Nautilus Solar Solutions	Brush, CO	4 GWh	Nov 2022	Dec 2023	Solar
Pivot Solar 8 LLC (CSG)	Nautilus Solar Solutions	Platteville, CO	4 GWh	Jun 2022	Dec 2023	Solar
NSE Camber BH CSG 2, LLC	Nautilus Solar Solutions	Ordway, CO	4 GWh	Oct 2021	Dec 2023	Solar
Pivot Solar 4 LLC (CSG)	Nautilus Solar Solutions	Platteville, CO	4 GWh	Jun 2022	Dec 2023	Solar
Rock Creek 2 CSG	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation	Alamosa, CO	4 GWh	Nov 2020	Dec 2023	Solar
NSE Camber Solar PS5 LLC (CSG)	Nautilus Solar Solutions	Platteville, CO	4 GWh	Jan 2022	Dec 2023	Solar

Surrounding Balancing Authorities

Rank	Balancing Authority	Annual Net Generation	# Power Plants
#46	El Paso Electric Company	6.7 TWh	31
#34	Idaho Power Company	15.4 TWh	164
#30	NorthWestern Corporation	18.8 TWh	66
#19	PacifiCorp East	57.0 TWh	204
#20	Public Service Company of Colorado	48.6 TWh	201
#35	Public Service Company of New Mexico	15.1 TWh	108
#18	Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District	58.5 TWh	45
#5	Southwest Power Pool	296.3 TWh	762
#42	Western Area Power Administration - Desert Southwest Region	8.3 TWh	30
#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
#18	Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District	58.5 TWh	45
#19	PacifiCorp East	57.0 TWh	204
#20	Public Service Company of Colorado	48.6 TWh	201
#21	Duke Energy Florida, Inc.	47.5 TWh	92
#22	Nevada Power Company	38.1 TWh	136
#23	Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region	35.8 TWh	170
#24	Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company	34.0 TWh	20
#25	Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc.	26.1 TWh	85
#26	Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc.	22.9 TWh	47
#27	Arizona Public Service Company	22.7 TWh	75