Sources
Every dataset and document used. Copies are kept read-only in the project files; numbers in brackets are cited in the report.
| # | Dataset or document | Source | Vintage | Retrieved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [1] | EIA-930 Hourly Electric Grid Monitor six-month BALANCE files 2019-2026 (data/EIA930_BALANCE_*.csv) | https://www.eia.gov/electricity/gridmonitor/sixMonthFiles/ | Jan 2019 - Oct 24, 2026 | 2026-10-25 |
| [2] | EIA-930 six-month SUBREGION files 2019-2026, SPP subregions KCPL (Evergy Metro) and WR (Evergy Kansas Central) (data/EIA930_SUBREGION_*.csv) | https://www.eia.gov/electricity/gridmonitor/sixMonthFiles/ | Jan 2019 - Oct 24, 2026 | 2026-10-25 |
| [3] | EIA-861 2024 annual electric power industry report (data/f8612024.zip; extracted to data/eia861_2024/) | https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia861/zip/f8612024.zip | 2024 final | 2026-10-25 |
| [4] | NERC 2025 Long-Term Reliability Assessment, MRO-SPP section (data/nerc_ltra_2025.pdf, data/nerc_ltra_2025.txt) | https://www.nerc.com/globalassets/our-work/assessments/nerc_ltra_2025.pdf | Dec 2025 | 2026-10-25 |
| [5] | SPP 2025 Summer Season Resource Adequacy Report, filed as Exhibit 1 in South Dakota PUC docket EL25-032 (data/spp_2025_resource_adequacy_report_SDPUC_EL25-032.pdf, data/spp_2025_resource_adequacy_report_SDPUC_EL25-032.txt) | https://puc.sd.gov/commission/dockets/electric/2025/EL25-032/Exh1Report111425.pdf | Published June 15, 2025 | 2026-10-25 |
| [6] | EIA / Sargent & Lundy, Capital Cost and Performance Characteristics for Utility-Scale Power Generating Technologies, AEO2025 (data/eia_capital_cost_AEO2025.pdf, data/eia_capital_cost_AEO2025.txt) | https://www.eia.gov/analysis/studies/powerplants/capitalcost/pdf/capital_cost_AEO2025.pdf | 2025 | 2026-10-25 |
| [7] | MISO JTIQ Informational Guide (levelized annual charge rate ~11.5%) (data/miso_jtiq_informational_guide.pdf) | https://cdn.misoenergy.org/JTIQ%20Informational%20Guide728612.pdf | 2025 | 2026-10-25 |
| [8] | EIA Today in Energy, "PJM, ERCOT, and SWPP all set peak load records this summer" (external reality check) | https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=68305 | 2026 | 2026-10-25 |
| [9] | OPPD Board August 2026 President's Report (SPP-reported peak 58,127 MW on 7/27/2026; prior 56,184 MW on 8/21/2023) | https://oppd.com/media/321697/2026-8-aug-presidents-report.pdf | Aug 2026 | 2026-10-25 |
| [10] | Project analysis outputs (scripts/, out/) | /methods.html | Built 2026-10-25 | 2026-10-25 |