Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.

Balancing Authority Summary Information

Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. is ranked #3 out of 64 balancing authorities in terms of total annual electricity generation.

Balancing Authority	Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
States	Oklahoma Texas
Last Update	Oct 2026
Annual Generation	506.3 TWh
Power Plants	1,487
Utilities	812
Ranked #3 out of 64 in terms of net annual generation
Ranked #3 out of 53 in terms of annual generation from natural gas
Power Plant Types	Natural Gas \| 40.1% Wind \| 23.9% Solar \| 15.9% Coal \| 12.3% Nuclear \| 8% Other Fuel \| 0.1% Water \| 0.1%

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Daily Net Generation for Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. for the past 3 Years

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Plant Name	Utility	Location	Annual Generation	Plant Date	Last Update	Fuel Types
Stryker Creek	Luminant Generation Company LLC	Jacksonville, TX	1 TWh	May 1958	Dec 2025	Natural Gas : 99.9%
High Lonesome Wind Power, LLC Hybrid	High Lonesome Wind Power, LLC	Rankin, TX	2 TWh	Jun 2021	Jul 2026	Wind
Young Wind	Young Wind, LLC	Graham, TX	2 TWh	Nov 2022	Jul 2026	Wind
Ennis Power Company LLC	Ennis Power Company LLC	Ennis, TX	2 TWh	Apr 2002	Dec 2025	Natural Gas
Hornet Solar (TX)	Vesper Energy Development LLC	Tulia, TX	2 TWh	Mar 2025	Jul 2026	Solar
Houston Chemical Complex Battleground	Oxy Vinyls LP	Houston, TX	2 TWh	Apr 1982	Jul 2026	Natural Gas : 99.5%
Maverick Creek Wind	Algonquin Power Co	Eden, TX	2 TWh	Feb 2022	Jul 2026	Wind
Magic Valley Generating Station	Calpine Corp-Magic Valley	Edinburg, TX	2 TWh	Jan 2002	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
White Mesa Wind	White Mesa Wind, LLC	Ozona, TX	2 TWh	Sep 2021	Jul 2026	Wind
Aviator Wind	Aviator Wind, LLC	Robert Lee, TX	2 TWh	May 2021	Jul 2026	Wind
Sand Hill	Austin Energy	Austin, TX	2 TWh	May 2001	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Freeport Energy	Olin Blue Cube Operations	Freeport, TX	2 TWh	Mar 1978	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Barney M Davis	City of San Antonio - (TX)	Corpus Christi, TX	2 TWh	Apr 1974	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Lake Hubbard	Luminant Generation Company LLC	Sunnyvale, TX	2 TWh	May 1970	Dec 2025	Natural Gas : 97.0% Distillate Fuel Oil : 3.0%
Frontera Energy Center	Frontera Generation Limited Partnership	Mission, TX	2 TWh	May 1999	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Colorado Bend Energy Center	CER Colorado Bend Energy Partners LP	Wharton, TX	2 TWh	Apr 2002	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Corpus Christi Energy Center	Corpus Christi Cogeneration LLC	Corpus Christi, TX	2 TWh	Sep 2002	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Capricorn Ridge Wind LLC	Capricorn Ridge Wind LLC	Sterling City, TX	2 TWh	Oct 2007	Jul 2026	Wind
Nueces Bay	City of San Antonio - (TX)	Corpus Christi, TX	2 TWh	Jun 1972	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Bayou Cogen Plant	Air Liquide Large Industries U S LP	Pasadena, TX	2 TWh	Nov 1984	Jul 2026	Natural Gas : 93.2% Other Gas : 6.8%
Horse Hollow Wind Energy Center	FPL Energy Horse Hollow LLC	Wingate, TX	2 TWh	Nov 2005	Jul 2026	Wind
Bastrop Energy Center	Bastrop Energy Partners, LP	Cedar Creek, TX	2 TWh	Apr 2002	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
O W Sommers	City of San Antonio - (TX)	San Antonio, TX	2 TWh	Mar 1972	Dec 2025	Natural Gas
Major Oak Power	Major Oak Power, LLC	Bremond, TX	2 TWh	Aug 1990	Jul 2026	Lignite Coal : 99.9%
Cedar Bayou 4	NRG Cedar Bayou Development Company LLC	Eldon, TX	2 TWh	May 2009	Dec 2025	Natural Gas
Lost Pines 1 Power Project	Lower Colorado River Authority	Bastrop, TX	3 TWh	Apr 2001	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
ExxonMobil Baytown Turbine	Exxon Mobil Refining and Supply Co.	Baytown, TX	3 TWh	Jan 1989	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Oyster Creek Unit VIII	Dow Chemical Company-Oyster Creek VIII	Freeport, TX	3 TWh	Sep 1994	Jul 2026	Natural Gas : 99.8%
Coleto Creek	Coleto Creek Power LP	Fannin, TX	3 TWh	May 1980	Jul 2026	Subbituminous Coal : 99.8%
Hidalgo Energy Center	Calpine Corp - Hidalgo	Edinburg, TX	3 TWh	May 2000	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Cedar Bayou	NRG Texas Power LLC	Baytown, TX	3 TWh	Nov 1970	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Sweeny Cogen Facility	Sweeny Cogeneration LLC	Old Ocean, TX	3 TWh	Jul 1997	Jul 2026	Natural Gas : 72.1% Other Gas : 27.9%
Quail Run Energy Center	Quail Run Energy Partners, LP	Odessa, TX	3 TWh	Apr 2002	Dec 2025	Natural Gas
Wolf Hollow I LP	Wolf Hollow I Power, LLC	Granbury, TX	3 TWh	Jul 2003	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Ingleside Cogeneration	Ingleside Cogeneration LP	Houston, TX	3 TWh	Jun 1999	Jul 2026	Natural Gas : 98.4% Other Gas : 1.6%
Sandy Creek Energy Station	Sandy Creek Energy Associates LP	Riesel, TX	3 TWh	Apr 2013	Apr 2025	Subbituminous Coal
Wise County Power LLC	Wise County Power Company LLC	Poolville, TX	3 TWh	Jun 2004	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Thomas C Ferguson	Lower Colorado River Authority	Horseshoe Bay, TX	3 TWh	Jul 2014	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Odyssey Energy Altura Cogen, LLC	Odyssey Operating Services	Channelview, TX	3 TWh	Oct 1985	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Arthur Von Rosenberg	City of San Antonio - (TX)	Elmendorf, TX	3 TWh	May 2000	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Rayburn Energy Station LLC	Rayburn Energy Station LLC	Sherman, TX	4 TWh	Jul 2014	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Jack County	Jack County Power, LLC	Bridgeport, TX	4 TWh	Jan 2006	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Thad Hill Energy Center	Thad Hill Energy Center, LLC	Clifton, TX	4 TWh	Jun 2000	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Green Power 2	South Houston Green Power LLC	Texas City, TX	4 TWh	Nov 2003	Jul 2026	Natural Gas : 99.2% Other Gas : 0.8%
Baytown Energy Center	Baytown Energy Center LLC	Baytown, TX	4 TWh	May 2002	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Tenaska Gateway Generating Station	Tenaska Gateway Partners Ltd	Mt. Enterprise, TX	4 TWh	Jun 2001	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Channel Energy Center LLC	Channel Energy Center LLC	Pasadena, TX	4 TWh	Jun 2001	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Rio Nogales Power Project	City of San Antonio - (TX)	Seguin, TX	5 TWh	Apr 2002	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Tenaska Frontier Generation Station	Tenaska Frontier Partners Ltd	Shiro, TX	5 TWh	Apr 2000	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Formosa Utility Venture Ltd	Formosa Plastics Corp	Point Comfort, TX	5 TWh	Feb 1987	Jul 2026	Natural Gas : 97.8% Other Gas : 2.2%
Pasadena Cogeneration	Pasadena Cogeneration LP	Pasadena, TX	5 TWh	May 1998	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Wolf Hollow II	Constellation Power, Inc	Granbury, TX	5 TWh	May 2017	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Channelview Cogeneration Plant	EIF Channelview Cogeneration LLC	Channelview, TX	5 TWh	Jul 2001	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Guadalupe Generating Station	Guadalupe Power Partners LP	Marion, TX	5 TWh	Sep 2000	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Kiamichi Energy Facility	Kiowa Power Partners LLC	Kiowa, OK	6 TWh	Mar 2003	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Hays Energy Project	Hays Energy, LLC	San Marcos, TX	6 TWh	Mar 2002	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Freestone Energy Center	Freestone Power Generation LLC	Fairfield, TX	6 TWh	May 2002	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
J K Spruce	City of San Antonio - (TX)	San Antonio, TX	6 TWh	Nov 1992	Jul 2026	Subbituminous Coal : 99.1% Natural Gas : 0.9%
Limestone	NRG Texas Power LLC	Jewett, TX	7 TWh	Nov 1985	Jul 2026	Subbituminous Coal : 99.3% Natural Gas : 0.7%
Colorado Bend II	Constellation Power, Inc	Wharton, TX	7 TWh	May 2017	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Lamar Power Project	LaFrontera Holdings LLC	Paris, TX	7 TWh	Apr 2000	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Midlothian Energy Facility	Midlothian Energy LLC	Midlothian, TX	7 TWh	Apr 2000	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Deer Park Energy Center	Deer Park Energy Center	Deer Park, TX	8 TWh	May 2003	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Fayette Power Project	Lower Colorado River Authority	La Grange, TX	8 TWh	May 1979	Jul 2026	Subbituminous Coal : 99.8%
Temple Power Station	Temple Generation Holdings LLC	Temple, TX	8 TWh	Jun 2014	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Odessa-Ector Power Plant	LaFrontera Holdings LLC	Odessa, TX	8 TWh	Jun 2001	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Martin Lake	Luminant Generation Company LLC	Tatum, TX	10 TWh	Apr 1977	Jul 2026	Subbituminous Coal : 99.8%
Forney Energy Center	LaFrontera Holdings LLC	Forney, TX	11 TWh	Jan 2003	Jul 2026	Natural Gas
Oak Grove (TX)	Luminant Generation Company LLC	Franklin, TX	12 TWh	Mar 2010	Jul 2026	Lignite Coal : 99.3% Natural Gas : 0.7%
W A Parish	NRG Texas Power LLC	Thompsons, TX	14 TWh	May 1958	Jul 2026	Subbituminous Coal : 82.3% Natural Gas : 17.7%
Comanche Peak	Luminant Generation Company LLC	Glen Rose, TX	20 TWh	Jul 1990	Jul 2026	Nuclear
South Texas Project	STP Nuclear Operating Co	Wadsworth, TX	20 TWh	Jul 1988	Jul 2026	Nuclear

Surrounding Balancing Authorities

Rank	Balancing Authority	Annual Net Generation	# Power Plants
#26	Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc.	22.9 TWh	47
#46	El Paso Electric Company	7.4 TWh	37
#20	Public Service Company of Colorado	47.6 TWh	248
#32	Public Service Company of New Mexico	16.9 TWh	137
#19	Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District	60.5 TWh	51
#5	Southwest Power Pool	314.5 TWh	876
#53	Southwestern Power Administration	3.5 TWh	37
#9	Tennessee Valley Authority	166.2 TWh	209
#37	Tucson Electric Power	14.0 TWh	56
#34	Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region	14.8 TWh	206

Balancing Authorities with Similar Net Generation

Rank	Balancing Authority	Annual Net Generation	# Power Plants
#2	Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.	677.7 TWh	3,095
#3	Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.	506.3 TWh	1,487
#5	Southwest Power Pool	314.5 TWh	876
#6	Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans	259.3 TWh	423
#7	California Independent System Operator	168.7 TWh	2,170
#9	Tennessee Valley Authority	166.2 TWh	209
#10	Florida Power & Light Co.	153.0 TWh	188
#12	New York Independent System Operator	134.1 TWh	1,334
#13	Duke Energy Carolinas	113.4 TWh	578
#15	ISO New England	112.2 TWh	1,667