Operating Region
SPP manages the electric grid for all or part of seven states: Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. SPP has members in the above states, Mississippi, and Nebraska.
Non-Coincidental Peak Load
SPP Fast Facts
Substations (modeled): 5,026
Generating Plants: 451
2007 System Peak (non-coincident): 43,304 MW
Net Energy for Load: 210,074 GWh
Miles by Voltage:
69 kV - 14,265 miles
115 kV - 6,255 miles
138 kV - 8,286 miles
161 kV - 3,872 miles
230 kV - 2,703 miles
345 kV - 4,879 miles
500 kV - 104 miles
Total - 40,364 miles
Capacity Resources: 56.5 GW
Fuel Type Capacity/Energy Produced in SPP Region*
Coal 39% / 64%
Gas/Oil 42% / 26%
Nuclear 2% / 6%
Wind 1% / 3%
Other 11% / 1%
Hydro 4% / 1%
* Numbers do not equal 100 due to rounding. Energy produced may exceed capacity.
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