Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
Balancing Authority Summary Information
Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. is ranked #3 out of 65 balancing authorities in terms of total annual electricity generation.
| Balancing Authority | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. |
|---|---|
| States | Oklahoma Texas |
| Last Update | Jun 2025 |
| Annual Generation | 476.4 TWh |
| Power Plants | 1,139 |
| Utilities | 590 |
| Ranked #3 out of 65 in terms of net annual generation | |
| Ranked #3 out of 53 in terms of annual generation from natural gas | |
| Power Plant Types | Natural Gas | 42.5% Wind | 23.6% Coal | 13.3% Solar | 11.8% Nuclear | 8.6% Other Fuel | 0.2% Water | 0.1% |
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Daily Net Generation for Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. for the past 3 Years
| Plant Name | Utility | Location | Annual Generation | Plant Date | Last Update | Fuel Types |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEB00070 | Texas Microgrid, LLC | Abilene, TX | 385 MWh | Nov 2018 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| HEB00099 | Texas Microgrid, LLC | Houston, TX | 345 MWh | May 2017 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| HEB00109 | Texas Microgrid, LLC | Katy, TX | 346 MWh | Apr 2018 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| HEB00110 | Texas Microgrid, LLC | Missouri City, TX | 244 MWh | Aug 2017 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| HEB00182 | Texas Microgrid, LLC | Temple, TX | 298 MWh | Sep 2018 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Bakke | Power Depot Group A, LLC | Andrews, TX | 877 MWh | Jun 2013 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Citrus City | Power Depot Group A, LLC | Mission, TX | 645 MWh | Jul 2013 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Clara | Power Depot Group A, LLC | Houston, TX | 707 MWh | Jun 2013 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Cutten | Power Depot Group A, LLC | Houston, TX | 769 MWh | Aug 2013 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| E. Porte Ct. | Power Depot Group A, LLC | Harlingen, TX | 599 MWh | Jul 2013 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Frankel | Power Depot Group A, LLC | Andrews, TX | 645 MWh | Jun 2013 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| GCWA | Power Depot Group A, LLC | Texas City, TX | 433 MWh | Jul 2013 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Goldsmith | Power Depot Group A, LLC | Goldsmith, TX | 670 MWh | Jul 2013 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Mckeever | Power Depot Group A, LLC | Fresno, TX | 578 MWh | Sep 2013 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| N. Mary Francis | Power Depot Group A, LLC | Odessa, TX | 782 MWh | Jul 2013 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Ridge Rd | Power Depot Group A, LLC | Alamo, TX | 684 MWh | Jul 2013 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Santa Rosa | Power Depot Group A, LLC | Santa Rosa, TX | 706 MWh | Sep 2013 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Southwick | Power Depot Group A, LLC | Houston, TX | 367 MWh | Oct 2013 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Stonegate | Power Depot Group A, LLC | Katy, TX | 698 MWh | Jun 2013 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Tumbleweed | Power Depot Group A, LLC | Andrews, TX | 903 MWh | Jun 2013 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Vaquero | Power Depot Group A, LLC | Harlingen, TX | 709 MWh | Jul 2013 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Villa Cavasos | Power Depot Group A, LLC | Brownsville, TX | 696 MWh | Jul 2013 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Westover | Power Depot Group A, LLC | Odessa, TX | 709 MWh | Aug 2013 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| HEB00063 | Texas Microgrid, LLC | Pearland, TX | 429 MWh | May 2017 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| HEB00069 | Texas Microgrid, LLC | Corpus Christi, TX | 407 MWh | Oct 2017 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| BUC00040 | Texas Microgrid, LLC | Katy, TX | 243 MWh | Jun 2017 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| HEB00591 | Texas Microgrid, LLC | Round Rock, TX | 425 MWh | Mar 2018 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| HEB00092 | Texas Microgrid, LLC | Victoria, TX | 473 MWh | Dec 2017 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| HEB00095 | Texas Microgrid, LLC | Laredo, TX | 432 MWh | Aug 2018 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| HEBCCBakery | Texas Microgrid, LLC | Corpus Christi, TX | 1 GWh | Oct 2019 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| HEBSnackPlant | Texas Microgrid, LLC | Houston, TX | 645 MWh | Mar 2019 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| HEBHoustonDistributionCenter | Texas Microgrid, LLC | Houston, TX | 7 GWh | Feb 2021 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| HEB00048 | Entergy Texas Inc. | Beaumont, TX | 129 MWh | Aug 2021 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| FTBLID2 | Generate ER-NG, LLC | Sugarland, TX | 2 GWh | Oct 2021 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Praxair | Generate ER-NG, LLC | Clute, TX | 364 MWh | Jul 2019 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| RavenChem | Generate ER-NG, LLC | Baytown, TX | 689 MWh | Mar 2021 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| HEB_CPS00085 | Texas Microgrid, LLC | San Antonio, TX | 422 MWh | Oct 2019 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| HEB_CPSSADC | Texas Microgrid, LLC | San Antonio, TX | 1 GWh | Feb 2020 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| OTHERCitizensHospital | Texas Microgrid, LLC | Victoria, TX | 823 MWh | Mar 2020 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Hayhurst Texas Solar | Hayhurst Texas Solar | Orla, TX | 637 MWh | - | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| CG PS Victoria WWTP, LLC | ClearGen LLC | Victoria, TX | 85 MWh | Jan 2020 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| OTHERBenEKDallas | Generate ER-NG, LLC | Dallas, TX | 107 MWh | Apr 2023 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| HEB00776 | Generate ER-NG, LLC | Katy, TX | 96 MWh | Nov 2022 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| HEB00789 | Generate ER-NG, LLC | Frisco, TX | 177 MWh | Jun 2022 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| OTHERNFBWA | Texas Microgrid, LLC | Houston, TX | 178 MWh | Jan 2021 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| OTHERTexasA&M | Texas Microgrid, LLC | Bryan, TX | 2 GWh | Apr 2018 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| HEB00769 | Texas Microgrid, LLC | Webster, TX | 289 MWh | Oct 2021 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| OTHERTraditionClearfork | Texas Microgrid, LLC | Fort Worth, TX | 42 MWh | Mar 2023 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| HEB00794 | Generate ER-NG, LLC | McKinney, TX | 33 MWh | Apr 2023 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| HEB00767 | Generate ER-NG, LLC | Magnolia, TX | 178 MWh | Jun 2022 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| IKEA Round Rock 027 | IKEA Property Inc | Round Rock, TX | 2 GWh | Aug 2012 | Jun 2024 | Solar |
| San Miguel | San Miguel Electric Coop, Inc | Christine, TX | 1 TWh | Dec 1981 | Feb 2025 | Lignite Coal : 99.8% |
| Tenaska Frontier Generation Station | Tenaska Frontier Partners Ltd | Shiro, TX | 4 TWh | Apr 2000 | Feb 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Frontera Energy Center | Frontera Generation Limited Partnership | Mission, TX | 2 TWh | May 1999 | Feb 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Wolf Hollow I LP | Wolf Hollow I Power, LLC | Granbury, TX | 3 TWh | Jul 2003 | Feb 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Nacogdoches Power | Austin Energy | Cushing, TX | 191 GWh | May 2012 | Feb 2025 | Wood/Wood Waste Solids |
| Sandy Creek Energy Station | Sandy Creek Energy Associates LP | Riesel, TX | 3 TWh | Apr 2013 | Feb 2025 | Subbituminous Coal |
| Seymour Hills Wind Project, LLC | Engie North America | Seymour, TX | 129 GWh | Apr 2019 | Feb 2025 | Wind |
| Limestone | NRG Texas Power LLC | Jewett, TX | 6 TWh | Nov 1985 | Mar 2025 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.2% Natural Gas : 0.8% |
| Eagle Pass | Maverick Cty Water Control & Improvement | Eagle Pass, TX | 33 GWh | Jul 1932 | Mar 2025 | Water |
| Nueces Bay | Talen Texas, LLC | Corpus Christi, TX | 2 TWh | Jun 1972 | Mar 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Cedar Bayou | NRG Texas Power LLC | Baytown, TX | 3 TWh | Nov 1970 | Mar 2025 | Natural Gas |
| T H Wharton | NRG Texas Power LLC | Houston, TX | 663 GWh | Jun 1967 | Mar 2025 | Natural Gas |
| W A Parish | NRG Texas Power LLC | Thompsons, TX | 14 TWh | May 1958 | Mar 2025 | Subbituminous Coal : 82.1% Natural Gas : 17.9% |
| Handley | Constellation Power, Inc | Fort Worth, TX | 867 GWh | Jun 1963 | Mar 2025 | Natural Gas |
| V H Braunig | City of San Antonio - (TX) | Elmendorf, TX | 2 TWh | Feb 1966 | Mar 2025 | Natural Gas |
| R W Miller | RW Miller Power LLC | Palo Pinto, TX | 550 GWh | Sep 1968 | Mar 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Thomas C Ferguson | Lower Colorado River Authority | Horseshoe Bay, TX | 4 TWh | Jul 2014 | Mar 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Barney M Davis | Talen Texas, LLC | Corpus Christi, TX | 2 TWh | Apr 1974 | Mar 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Comanche Peak | Luminant Generation Company LLC | Glen Rose, TX | 20 TWh | Jul 1990 | Mar 2025 | Nuclear |
| Martin Lake | Luminant Generation Company LLC | Tatum, TX | 9 TWh | Apr 1977 | Mar 2025 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.7% |
| Coleto Creek | Coleto Creek Power LP | Fannin, TX | 3 TWh | May 1980 | Mar 2025 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.7% |
| Fayette Power Project | Lower Colorado River Authority | La Grange, TX | 8 TWh | May 1979 | Mar 2025 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.7% |
| Oak Grove (TX) | Luminant Generation Company LLC | Franklin, TX | 12 TWh | Mar 2010 | Mar 2025 | Lignite Coal : 97.8% Natural Gas : 2.2% |
| South Texas Project | STP Nuclear Operating Co | Wadsworth, TX | 20 TWh | Jul 1988 | Mar 2025 | Nuclear |
| Major Oak Power | Major Oak Power, LLC | Bremond, TX | 2 TWh | Aug 1990 | Mar 2025 | Lignite Coal : 99.8% |
| J K Spruce | City of San Antonio - (TX) | San Antonio, TX | 6 TWh | Nov 1992 | Mar 2025 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.8% |
| Arthur Von Rosenberg | City of San Antonio - (TX) | Elmendorf, TX | 3 TWh | May 2000 | Mar 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Sand Hill | Austin Energy | Austin, TX | 2 TWh | May 2001 | Mar 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Seadrift Coke LP | Seadrift Coke L P | Port Lavaca, TX | 23 GWh | Oct 1983 | Mar 2025 | Petroleum Coke : 69.9% Other Gas : 28.3% Natural Gas : 1.8% |
| Bayou Cogen Plant | Air Liquide Large Industries U S LP | Pasadena, TX | 2 TWh | Nov 1984 | Mar 2025 | Natural Gas : 91.4% Other Gas : 8.6% |
| Formosa Utility Venture Ltd | Formosa Plastics Corp | Point Comfort, TX | 5 TWh | Feb 1987 | Mar 2025 | Natural Gas : 99.2% Other Gas : 0.8% |
| ExxonMobil Baytown Turbine | Exxon Mobil Refining and Supply Co. | Baytown, TX | 3 TWh | Jan 1989 | Mar 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Houston Chemical Complex Battleground | Oxy Vinyls LP | Houston, TX | 2 TWh | Apr 1982 | Mar 2025 | Natural Gas : 99.1% Other Gas : 0.9% |
| Valero Refinery Corpus Christi West | Valero Refining Co | Corpus Christi, TX | 86 GWh | Aug 1983 | Mar 2025 | Petroleum Coke : 41.9% Other Gas : 40.4% Natural Gas : 17.7% |
| Texas City Plant Union Carbide | Union Carbide Corp-Texas City | Texas City, TX | 71 GWh | Jan 1996 | Mar 2025 | Purchased Steam |
| Shell Deer Park | Deer Park Refinery Limited Partnership (DPRLP) | Deer Park, TX | 1 TWh | Sep 1979 | Mar 2025 | Natural Gas : 78.9% Purchased Steam : 10.7% Other Gas : 10.4% |
| Odyssey Energy Altura Cogen, LLC | Odyssey Operating Services | Channelview, TX | 4 TWh | Oct 1985 | Mar 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Texas City Power Plant | Texas City Cogeneration LLC | Texas City, TX | 2 TWh | Apr 1987 | Mar 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Freeport Energy | Olin Blue Cube Operations | Freeport, TX | 2 TWh | Mar 1978 | Mar 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Village Creek Water Reclamation Facility | Ft Worth City of | Arlington, TX | 24 GWh | Mar 1994 | Mar 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Oyster Creek Unit VIII | Dow Chemical Company-Oyster Creek VIII | Freeport, TX | 2 TWh | Sep 1994 | Mar 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Sweeny Cogen Facility | Sweeny Cogeneration LLC | Old Ocean, TX | 3 TWh | Jul 1997 | Mar 2025 | Natural Gas : 71.2% Other Gas : 28.8% |
| Pasadena Cogeneration | Pasadena Cogeneration LP | Pasadena, TX | 5 TWh | May 1998 | Mar 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Gregory Power Plant | Gregory Power Partners LLC | Gregory, TX | 739 GWh | Jun 2000 | Mar 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Midlothian Energy Facility | Midlothian Energy LLC | Midlothian, TX | 7 TWh | Apr 2000 | Mar 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Lamar Power Project | LaFrontera Holdings LLC | Paris, TX | 6 TWh | Apr 2000 | Mar 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Magic Valley Generating Station | Calpine Corp-Magic Valley | Edinburg, TX | 2 TWh | Jan 2002 | Mar 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Tenaska Gateway Generating Station | Tenaska Gateway Partners Ltd | Mt. Enterprise, TX | 2 TWh | Jun 2001 | Mar 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Rio Nogales Power Project | City of San Antonio - (TX) | Seguin, TX | 5 TWh | Apr 2002 | Mar 2025 | Natural Gas |
Surrounding Balancing Authorities
| Rank | Balancing Authority | Annual Net Generation | # Power Plants |
|---|---|---|---|
| #27 | Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc. | 22.8 TWh | 47 |
| #46 | El Paso Electric Company | 6.8 TWh | 31 |
| #20 | Public Service Company of Colorado | 48.7 TWh | 201 |
| #36 | Public Service Company of New Mexico | 14.9 TWh | 108 |
| #6 | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans | 252.0 TWh | 393 |
| #5 | Southwest Power Pool | 297.0 TWh | 762 |
| #51 | Southwestern Power Administration | 4.2 TWh | 31 |
| #8 | Tennessee Valley Authority | 158.8 TWh | 170 |
| #38 | Tucson Electric Power | 13.6 TWh | 51 |
| #23 | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region | 35.6 TWh | 170 |
Balancing Authorities with Similar Net Generation
| Rank | Balancing Authority | Annual Net Generation | # Power Plants |
|---|---|---|---|
| #2 | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. | 642.8 TWh | 2,653 |
| #3 | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. | 476.4 TWh | 1,139 |
| #5 | Southwest Power Pool | 297.0 TWh | 762 |
| #6 | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans | 252.0 TWh | 393 |
| #7 | California Independent System Operator | 190.4 TWh | 1,943 |
| #8 | Tennessee Valley Authority | 158.8 TWh | 170 |
| #10 | Florida Power & Light Co. | 148.6 TWh | 159 |
| #12 | New York Independent System Operator | 130.6 TWh | 1,100 |
| #13 | Duke Energy Carolinas | 111.4 TWh | 556 |
| #15 | ISO New England | 103.1 TWh | 1,487 |