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	May 2025
Annual Generation	474.5 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 \| 42.7% Wind \| 23.7% Coal \| 13.3% Solar \| 11.4% Nuclear \| 8.5% Other Fuel \| 0.3% 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
Copperhead Solar, LLC	National Grid Renewables	Riesel, TX	127 GWh	-	Feb 2025	Solar
Red Tailed Hawk Solar LLC	Acciona Energy USA Global, LLC	Pierce, TX	298 GWh	-	Feb 2025	Solar
Goodnight	FGE Goodnight I, LLC	Claude, TX	718 GWh	-	Feb 2025	Wind
Pioneer Hutt Wind Energy	Pioneer Hutt Wind Energy, LLC	Midland, TX	597 GWh	-	Feb 2025	Wind
Old 300 Solar Center, LLC	Old 300 Solar Center, LLC	Needville, TX	295 GWh	-	Feb 2025	Solar
BPL Crown Solar LLC	BPL Crown Solar LLC	Chilton, TX	195 GWh	-	Feb 2025	Solar
Connolly BESS	BT Connolly Storage, LLC	Decatur, TX	12 GWh	-	Feb 2025	Electricity used for energy storage
Porter Solar, LLC (TX)	Porter Solar, LLC	Krum, TX	140 GWh	-	Feb 2025	Solar
Canyon Wind Project, LLC	Canyon Wind Project, LLC	Scurry, TX	1 TWh	-	Feb 2025	Wind
Rowland Solar II	Cutlass II Solar LLC	Richmond, TX	249 GWh	-	Feb 2025	Solar
Waco Solar	Waco Solar, LLC	Mount Calm, TX	893 GWh	-	Feb 2025	Solar
El Sauz Ranch Wind, LLC	El Sauz Ranch Wind, LLC	San Perlita, TX	154 GWh	-	Feb 2025	Wind
Ranchland Wind Project I	Ranchland Wind Project I, LLC	Cisco, TX	404 GWh	-	Feb 2025	Wind
Hecate Energy Frye Solar LLC	Hecate Energy Frye Solar LLC	Kress, TX	960 GWh	-	Feb 2025	Solar
Tres Bahias	Tres Bahias Solar Power, LLC	Port Lavaca, TX	401 GWh	-	Feb 2025	Solar
Hopkins Energy LLC	Hopkins Energy LLC	Dike, TX	418 GWh	-	Feb 2025	Solar
BT Signal Ranch	BT Signal Ranch, LLC	Quinlan, TX	16 GWh	-	Feb 2025	Solar
True North Solar, LLC	Avangrid Renewables LLC	Otto, TX	99 GWh	-	Feb 2025	Solar
Markum Solar Farm	Markum Solar Farm, LLC	Valley Mills, TX	82 GWh	-	Feb 2025	Solar
Century Oak Wind Project, LLC	Century Oak Wind Project, LLC	Cisco, TX	302 GWh	-	Feb 2025	Wind
Texas Solar Nova 2	Texas Solar Nova 2, LLC	Spur, TX	559 GWh	-	Feb 2025	Solar
Roadrunner Wind Farm	Roadrunner Crossing Wind Farm, LLC	Cisco, TX	561 GWh	-	Feb 2025	Wind
Zier Solar	Cypress Creek Renewables	Brackettville, TX	322 GWh	-	Feb 2025	Solar
Hayhurst Texas Solar	Hayhurst Texas Solar	Orla, TX	637 MWh	-	Dec 2023	Solar
Remy Jade Power Station	ProEnergy Services	Crosby, TX	421 GWh	-	Feb 2025	Natural Gas
Greasewood II LLC	Greasewood II LLC	Girvin, TX	241 GWh	-	Feb 2025	Solar
Starr Solar Ranch	Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, LLC	Roma, TX	45 GWh	-	Feb 2025	Solar
GFTX BESS	Giga Texas Energy LLC	Austin, TX	18 GWh	-	Feb 2025	Electricity used for energy storage
Orion I Solar Project	Ben Milam Solar 1 LLC	Burlington, TX	243 GWh	-	Feb 2025	Solar
Stampede Solar Hybrid	Stampede Solar Project LLC	Saltillo, TX	134 GWh	-	Feb 2025	Solar
Ranchland Wind Project II	Ranchland Wind Project II, LLC	Cisco, TX	481 GWh	-	Feb 2025	Wind
Second Division Solar	Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, LLC	West Columbia, TX	31 GWh	-	Feb 2025	Solar
Montgomery Ranch Wind Farm, LLC	Montgomery Ranch Wind Farm, LLC	Crowell, TX	105 GWh	-	Feb 2025	Wind
Estonian Solar Project, LLC	Enel Green Power Estonian Solar Project, LLC	Cooper, TX	27 GWh	-	Feb 2025	Solar
Orion II Solar Project	Ben Milam Solar 2 LLC	Rosebud, TX	179 GWh	-	Feb 2025	Solar
Orion III Solar Project	Ben Milam Solar 3 LLC	Buckholts, TX	298 GWh	-	Feb 2025	Solar
Fence Post Solar Hybrid Project, LLC	Fence Post Solar Project, LLC	Corsicana, TX	216 GWh	-	Feb 2025	Solar
Lumina Solar Project	IP Lumina, LLC	Snyder, TX	703 GWh	-	Feb 2025	Solar
Lumina II Solar Project	IP Lumina II, LLC	Snyder, TX	698 GWh	-	Feb 2025	Solar
Mockingbird Solar Center	Mockingbird Solar Center, LLC	Brookston, TX	387 GWh	-	Feb 2025	Solar
7V Solar Ranch	7V Solar Ranch, LLC	Muldoon, TX	48 GWh	-	Feb 2025	Solar
BPL Sol Solar LLC	BPL Sol Solar LLC	Chilton, TX	190 GWh	-	Feb 2025	Solar
AP Sunray LLC	AP Sunray LLC	Knippa, TX	196 GWh	-	Feb 2025	Solar
Sparta Solar	Sparta Solar, LLC	Pawnee, TX	514 GWh	-	Feb 2025	Solar
Delilah Solar Energy LLC	Invenergy Services LLC	Bogota, TX	103 GWh	-	Feb 2025	Solar
Abbott TP 3	Guadalupe Blanco River Authority	McQueeney, TX	5 GWh	Dec 1926	Mar 2023	Water
Dunlap TP 1	Guadalupe Blanco River Authority	New Brannfels, TX	698 MWh	Dec 1926	Dec 2023	Water
Nolte	Guadalupe Blanco River Authority	Seguin, TX	2 GWh	Dec 1926	Mar 2023	Water
Eagle Pass	Maverick Cty Water Control & Improvement	Eagle Pass, TX	33 GWh	Jul 1932	Feb 2025	Water
Buchanan Dam (TX)	Lower Colorado River Authority	Buchanan Dam, TX	14 GWh	Dec 1937	Dec 2023	Water
Inks	Lower Colorado River Authority	Buchanan Dam, TX	8 GWh	Dec 1937	Dec 2023	Water
Austin	Lower Colorado River Authority	Austin, TX	5 GWh	Mar 1940	Dec 2023	Water
Marshall Ford	Lower Colorado River Authority	Austin, TX	26 GWh	Dec 1940	Dec 2023	Water
Denison	USCE-Tulsa District	Denison, TX	113 GWh	Feb 1945	Nov 2023	Water
Granite Shoals	Lower Colorado River Authority	Marble Falls, TX	16 GWh	May 1951	Dec 2023	Water
Marble Falls	Lower Colorado River Authority	Marble Falls, TX	10 GWh	Aug 1951	Dec 2023	Water
Hal C Weaver Power Plant	University of Texas at Austin	Austin, TX	354 GWh	Sep 1951	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
ExxonMobil Baytown Refinery	Exxon Mobil Refining and Supply Co.	Baytown, TX	1 TWh	Dec 1951	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Silas Ray	Brownsville Public Utilities Board	Brownsville, TX	125 GWh	Apr 1952	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Whitney	USACE-Fort Worth District	Clifton, TX	2 GWh	May 1953	Dec 2023	Water
Falcon Dam & Power	International Bound & Wtr Comm	Falcon Heights, TX	31 GWh	Sep 1954	Dec 2023	Water
Bryan (TX)	City of Bryan - (TX)	Bryan, TX	4 GWh	Dec 1954	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Mountain Creek	Mountain Creek Power, LLC	Dallas, TX	654 GWh	Jan 1956	Nov 2023	Natural Gas
Central Utility Plant - Texas A&M	Texas A&M, Utilities & Energy Services	College Station, TX	108 GWh	Nov 1956	Feb 2025	Natural Gas
W A Parish	NRG Texas Power LLC	Thompsons, TX	13 TWh	May 1958	Feb 2025	Subbituminous Coal : 81.0% Natural Gas : 19.0%
Permian Basin	Luminant Generation Company LLC	Monahans, TX	345 GWh	May 1958	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 99.3% Distillate Fuel Oil : 0.7%
Stryker Creek	Luminant Generation Company LLC	Jacksonville, TX	1 TWh	May 1958	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Graham	Luminant Generation Company LLC	Graham, TX	1 TWh	Nov 1960	Nov 2023	Natural Gas : 99.0% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.0%
Pearsall	South Texas Electric Coop, Inc	Pearsall, TX	395 GWh	Apr 1961	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Victoria	Victoria WLE, LP	Victoria, TX	974 GWh	Feb 1963	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Sam Rayburn	South Texas Electric Coop, Inc	Nursery, TX	314 GWh	Feb 1963	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 99.9%
Handley	Constellation Power, Inc	Fort Worth, TX	897 GWh	Jun 1963	Feb 2025	Natural Gas
Union Carbide Seadrift Cogen	Union Carbide Corp-Seadrift	Seadrift, TX	575 GWh	Dec 1963	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 95.6% Other Gas : 4.4%
Trinidad (TX)	Luminant Generation Company LLC	Trinidad, TX	331 GWh	Apr 1965	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Sim Gideon	Lower Colorado River Authority	Bastrop, TX	1 TWh	Apr 1965	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Powerlane Plant	City of Greenville - (TX)	Greenville, TX	62 GWh	Dec 1965	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 96.8% Distillate Fuel Oil : 3.2%
V H Braunig	City of San Antonio - (TX)	Elmendorf, TX	2 TWh	Feb 1966	Feb 2025	Natural Gas
Spencer	City of Garland - (TX)	Denton, TX	47 GWh	May 1966	Oct 2023	Natural Gas
T H Wharton	NRG Texas Power LLC	Houston, TX	640 GWh	Jun 1967	Feb 2025	Natural Gas
Ray Olinger	City of Garland - (TX)	Navada, TX	117 GWh	Jun 1967	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
R W Miller	RW Miller Power LLC	Palo Pinto, TX	519 GWh	Sep 1968	Jan 2025	Natural Gas
Houston Plant	Eco Services Corp.	Houston, TX	12 GWh	Dec 1969	Dec 2023	Waste Heat
Lake Hubbard	Luminant Generation Company LLC	Sunnyvale, TX	900 GWh	May 1970	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 96.1% Distillate Fuel Oil : 3.9%
Cedar Bayou	NRG Texas Power LLC	Baytown, TX	3 TWh	Nov 1970	Feb 2025	Natural Gas
Decker Creek	Austin Energy	Austin, TX	112 GWh	Jun 1971	Dec 2022	Natural Gas
O W Sommers	City of San Antonio - (TX)	San Antonio, TX	2 TWh	Mar 1972	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Texas Petrochemicals	TPC Group, LLC	Houston, TX	236 GWh	May 1972	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 88.0% Other Gas : 12.0%
Nueces Bay	Talen Texas, LLC	Corpus Christi, TX	2 TWh	Jun 1972	Feb 2025	Natural Gas
Greens Bayou	NRG Texas Power LLC	Houston, TX	92 GWh	May 1973	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Rio Grande Valley Sugar Growers	Rio Grande Valley Sugar Growers, Inc.	Santa Rosa, TX	92 MWh	Sep 1973	Aug 2023	Agricultural By-Products : 86.2% Natural Gas : 8.4% Distillate Fuel Oil : 5.4%
Barney M Davis	Talen Texas, LLC	Corpus Christi, TX	2 TWh	Apr 1974	Feb 2025	Natural Gas
Works 4	Vitro Architectural Glass	Wichita Falls, TX	57 MWh	May 1974	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Martin Lake	Luminant Generation Company LLC	Tatum, TX	9 TWh	Apr 1977	Feb 2025	Subbituminous Coal : 99.7%
Freeport Energy	Olin Blue Cube Operations	Freeport, TX	2 TWh	Mar 1978	Feb 2025	Natural Gas
Dansby	City of Bryan - (TX)	Bryan, TX	188 GWh	Aug 1978	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Fayette Power Project	Lower Colorado River Authority	La Grange, TX	7 TWh	May 1979	Feb 2025	Subbituminous Coal : 99.7%
Shell Deer Park	Deer Park Refinery Limited Partnership (DPRLP)	Deer Park, TX	1 TWh	Sep 1979	Feb 2025	Natural Gas : 79.2% Purchased Steam : 10.4% Other Gas : 10.4%
Coleto Creek	Coleto Creek Power LP	Fannin, TX	3 TWh	May 1980	Feb 2025	Subbituminous Coal : 99.8%
Jameson Gas Processing Plant	WTG Jameson, L.P.	Silver, TX	13 GWh	Dec 1980	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
San Miguel	San Miguel Electric Coop, Inc	Christine, TX	1 TWh	Dec 1981	Feb 2025	Lignite Coal : 99.8%

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	6.7 TWh	31
#20	Public Service Company of Colorado	48.6 TWh	201
#35	Public Service Company of New Mexico	15.1 TWh	108
#6	Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans	252.3 TWh	393
#5	Southwest Power Pool	296.3 TWh	762
#51	Southwestern Power Administration	4.2 TWh	31
#8	Tennessee Valley Authority	158.9 TWh	170
#38	Tucson Electric Power	13.8 TWh	51
#23	Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region	35.8 TWh	170

Balancing Authorities with Similar Net Generation

Rank	Balancing Authority	Annual Net Generation	# Power Plants
#2	Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.	645.5 TWh	2,653
#3	Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.	474.5 TWh	1,139
#5	Southwest Power Pool	296.3 TWh	762
#6	Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans	252.3 TWh	393
#7	California Independent System Operator	189.5 TWh	1,943
#8	Tennessee Valley Authority	158.9 TWh	170
#10	Florida Power & Light Co.	148.5 TWh	159
#12	New York Independent System Operator	130.9 TWh	1,100
#13	Duke Energy Carolinas	111.3 TWh	556
#15	ISO New England	103.6 TWh	1,487