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 | Mar 2026 |
| Annual Generation | 484.9 TWh |
| Power Plants | 1,313 |
| Utilities | 694 |
| Ranked #3 out of 65 in terms of net annual generation | |
| Ranked #3 out of 54 in terms of annual generation from natural gas | |
| Power Plant Types | Natural Gas | 40.4% Wind | 23.8% Solar | 14.6% Coal | 12.8% Nuclear | 8.6% Water | 0.1% Other Fuel | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellis Solar LLC | 174 Power Global Corp. | Midlothian, TX | 165 GWh | Sep 2023 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Galloway 2 Solar Farm | 224WB 8me LLC | Paint Rock, TX | 247 GWh | Sep 2023 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Galloway 1 Solar Farm | 225DD 8me LLC | Paint Rock, TX | 552 GWh | Sep 2021 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| 2W Permian Solar Project Hybrid | 2W Permian Solar, LLC | Andrews, TX | 1 TWh | Jul 2021 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| 7V Solar Ranch | 7V Solar Ranch, LLC | Muldoon, TX | 501 GWh | - | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| La Chalupa, LLC | Acciona Energy USA Global, LLC | Rio Hondo, TX | 444 GWh | May 2021 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Palmas Wind, LLC | Acciona Energy USA Global, LLC | Rio Hondo, TX | 363 GWh | Oct 2020 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| San Roman Wind I, LLC | Acciona Energy USA Global, LLC | Los Fresnos, TX | 256 GWh | Jan 2017 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Red Tailed Hawk Solar LLC | Acciona Energy USA Global, LLC | Pierce, TX | 764 GWh | Aug 2024 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Fort Bend Solar LLC | Acciona Energy USA Global, LLC | East Bernard, TX | 527 GWh | Sep 2023 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| CatanSolar | Adapture Renewables, Inc. | Runge, TX | 20 GWh | Nov 2020 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| BT Cooke Solar, LLC | Adapture Renewables, Inc. | Gainsville, TX | 123 GWh | Nov 2020 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Buffalo Gap 2 Wind Farm | AES Distributed Energy | Merkel, TX | 350 GWh | Jun 2007 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Buffalo Gap Wind Farm | AES Distributed Energy | Merkel, TX | 179 GWh | Mar 2006 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Buffalo Gap 3 Wind Farm | AES Distributed Energy | Nolan, TX | 302 GWh | Jul 2008 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Bayou Cogen Plant | Air Liquide Large Industries U S LP | Pasadena, TX | 2 TWh | Nov 1984 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas : 91.0% Other Gas : 9.0% |
| Maverick Creek Wind | Algonquin Power Co | Eden, TX | 2 TWh | Feb 2022 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Senate Wind LLC | Algonquin Power Co | Bryson, TX | 414 GWh | Nov 2012 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Amadeus Wind Farm | Amadeus Wind LLC | Rotan, TX | 716 GWh | Nov 2020 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Ameresco Dallas LLC | Ameresco Dallas LLC | Dallas, TX | 28 GWh | Jan 2011 | Dec 2024 | Landfill Gas |
| Angelo Solar | Angelo Solar, LLC | San Angelo, TX | 514 GWh | - | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Fighting Jays Solar Project | AP Solar 2, LLC | Needville, TX | 454 GWh | May 2022 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| AP Sunray LLC | AP Sunray LLC | Knippa, TX | 430 GWh | Jul 2024 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Appaloosa Run Wind | Appaloosa Run Wind, LLC | Rankin, TX | 699 GWh | Nov 2022 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Ascend Performance Materials Texas Inc. | Ascend Performance Materials | Alvin, TX | 148 GWh | May 1993 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Ash Creek Solar | Ash Creek | Abbott, TX | 406 GWh | - | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Astra Wind Farm | Astra Wind LLC | Happy, TX | 530 GWh | Apr 2017 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Nacogdoches Power | Austin Energy | Cushing, TX | 251 GWh | May 2012 | Dec 2025 | Wood/Wood Waste Solids |
| Sand Hill | Austin Energy | Austin, TX | 2 TWh | May 2001 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Robert Mueller Energy Center | Austin Energy | Austin, TX | 32 GWh | Jun 2006 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas : 99.9% |
| Penascal II Wind Project LLC | Avangrid Power LLC | Sarita, TX | 286 GWh | Feb 2010 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Barton Chapel Wind Farm | Avangrid Power LLC | Jacksboro, TX | 211 GWh | Dec 2008 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Karankawa Wind LLC | Avangrid Power LLC | Mathis, TX | 825 GWh | Oct 2019 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| True North Solar, LLC | Avangrid Power LLC | Otto, TX | 556 GWh | Nov 2024 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Penascal Wind Power LLC | Avangrid Power LLC | Sarita, TX | 298 GWh | Mar 2009 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Patriot Wind Farm | Avangrid Power LLC | Bishop, TX | 669 GWh | May 2019 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Baffin Wind | Avangrid Power LLC | Sarita, TX | 277 GWh | Nov 2014 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Aviator Wind | Aviator Wind, LLC | Robert Lee, TX | 2 TWh | May 2021 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Azalea Springs Solar Park | Azalea Springs Solar Park LLC | Lufkin, TX | 44 GWh | - | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Azure Sky Solar | Azure Sky Solar Project, LLC | Haskell, TX | 537 GWh | Jun 2021 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Azure Sky Wind Project, LLC Hybrid | Azure Sky Wind Project, LLC | Throckmorton, TX | 1 TWh | Aug 2023 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| BASF Freeport Works | BASF Corporation | Feeeport, TX | 533 GWh | Apr 1999 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Bastrop Energy Center | Bastrop Energy Partners, LP | Cedar Creek, TX | 2 TWh | Apr 2002 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Baytown Energy Center | Baytown Energy Center LLC | Baytown, TX | 4 TWh | May 2002 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Bearkat | Bearkat Wind Energy 1, LLC | St. Lawrence, TX | 648 GWh | Jan 2018 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Orion I Solar Project | Ben Milam Solar 1 LLC | Burlington, TX | 446 GWh | Jul 2024 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Orion II Solar Project | Ben Milam Solar 2 LLC | Rosebud, TX | 552 GWh | Aug 2024 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Orion III Solar Project | Ben Milam Solar 3 LLC | Buckholts, TX | 552 GWh | Jul 2024 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Bernard Creek Solar | Bernard Creek Solar, LLC | Hungerford, TX | 500 GWh | Nov 2023 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Santa Rita Wind Energy | BHE Renewables, LLC | Big Lake, TX | 1 TWh | Nov 2017 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Alamo 6 | BHE Renewables, LLC | Fort Stockton, TX | 226 GWh | Feb 2017 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Pearl Solar | BHE Renewables, LLC | Fort Stockton, TX | 97 GWh | Sep 2017 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Flat Top Wind I | BHE Renewables, LLC | Mullin, TX | 787 GWh | Dec 2017 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Mariah del Norte | BHE Renewables, LLC | Friona, TX | 911 GWh | Oct 2016 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| C R Wing Cogen Plant | BHER Power Resources, Inc | Big Spring, TX | 134 GWh | Jun 1987 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Big Elm Solar | Big Elm Solar, LLC | Troy, TX | 481 GWh | - | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Colbeck's Corner, LLC | Big Sky Wind, LLC | Groom, TX | 788 GWh | Apr 2016 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Bruennings Breeze Wind Farm | Big Sky Wind, LLC | Raymondville, TX | 525 GWh | Nov 2017 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Stella Wind Farm | Big Sky Wind, LLC | Armstrong, TX | 589 GWh | Nov 2018 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Big Star Solar, LLC (Hybrid) | Big Sky Wind, LLC | Rosanky, TX | 372 GWh | - | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Anacacho Wind Farm, LLC | Big Sky Wind, LLC | Brackettville, TX | 316 GWh | Nov 2012 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Grandview Wind Farm, LLC | Big Sky Wind, LLC | Panhandle, TX | 782 GWh | Nov 2014 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Forest Creek Wind Farm LLC | Big Sky Wind, LLC | Big Springs, TX | 181 GWh | Nov 2006 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Panther Creek Wind Farm II | Big Sky Wind, LLC | Big Spring, TX | 402 GWh | Nov 2008 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Roscoe Wind Farm LLC | Big Sky Wind, LLC | Roscoe, TX | 364 GWh | Jan 2008 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| West Raymond Wind Farm LLC | Big Sky Wind, LLC | Lyford, TX | 762 GWh | Sep 2021 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Peyton Creek Wind Farm II | Big Sky Wind, LLC | Bay City, TX | 303 GWh | - | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Raymond Wind Farm, LLC | Big Sky Wind, LLC | Lyford, TX | 676 GWh | May 2021 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Peyton Creek Wind Farm LLC | Big Sky Wind, LLC | Bay City, TX | 318 GWh | May 2020 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Cranell Wind Farm LLC | Big Sky Wind, LLC | TBD, TX | 551 GWh | Dec 2021 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| West of the Pecos Solar | Big Sky Wind, LLC | TBD, TX | 245 GWh | Nov 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Panther Creek Wind Farm I | Big Sky Wind, LLC | Big Spring, TX | 529 GWh | Jun 2008 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Champion Wind Farm LLC | Big Sky Wind, LLC | Roscoe, TX | 95 GWh | Jan 2008 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Panther Creek Wind Farm Three | Big Sky Wind, LLC | Big Spring, TX | 706 GWh | Jul 2009 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Pyron Wind Farm LLC Hybrid | Big Sky Wind, LLC | Hermleigh, TX | 792 GWh | Jan 2009 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Papalote Creek I LLC | Big Sky Wind, LLC | Taft, TX | 336 GWh | Aug 2009 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Inadale Wind Farm LLC Hybrid | Big Sky Wind, LLC | Roscoe, TX | 335 GWh | Aug 2009 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Blackjack Creek Wind Farm | Big Sky Wind, LLC | Skidmore, TX | 555 GWh | Apr 2023 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Papalote Creek II LLC | Big Sky Wind, LLC | Taft, TX | 503 GWh | Nov 2010 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Sand Bluff Wind Farm | Big Sky Wind, LLC | Big Spring, TX | 318 GWh | Dec 2006 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Magic Valley Wind Farm I LLC | Big Sky Wind, LLC | San Perlita, TX | 483 GWh | Aug 2012 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Blue Jay Solar I, LLC | Blue Jay Solar I, LLC | Iola, TX | 444 GWh | May 2023 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Blue Summit II Wind | Blue Summit II Wind, LLC | Vernon, TX | 347 GWh | Dec 2018 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Blue Summit III Wind | Blue Summit III Wind, LLC | Chilicothe, TX | 748 GWh | Nov 2019 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Blue Summit Wind LLC | Blue Summit Wind LLC | Vernon, TX | 508 GWh | Nov 2012 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Bluebell Solar II | Bluebell Solar II, LLC | Sterling, TX | 255 GWh | Nov 2020 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Bluebell Solar | Bluebell Solar, LLC | Sterling City, TX | 72 GWh | Oct 2018 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| BMP Wind (TX) | BMP Wind LLC | Baird, TX | 870 GWh | Nov 2021 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Spinning Spur Wind III | Boralex US Operations LLC | Adrian, TX | 816 GWh | Aug 2015 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| TX Hereford Wind | Boralex US Operations LLC | Hereford, TX | 526 GWh | Nov 2014 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Longhorn Wind | Boralex US Operations LLC | Silverton, TX | 697 GWh | Apr 2015 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| BPL Crown Solar LLC | BPL Crown Solar LLC | Chilton, TX | 212 GWh | Dec 2023 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| BPL Files Solar | BPL Files Solar LLC | Itasca, TX | 225 GWh | Jul 2023 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| BPL Sol Solar LLC | BPL Sol Solar LLC | Chilton, TX | 208 GWh | Jan 2024 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Brazoria County Solar Project (Danciger) | Brazoria County Solar Project, LLC | Damon, TX | 423 GWh | Jun 2022 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Brazoria West | Brazoria West Solar Project, LLC | Damon, TX | 423 GWh | Aug 2022 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Bright Arrow Solar, LLC | Bright Arrow Solar, LLC | Sulphur Springs, TX | 359 GWh | - | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Briscoe Wind Farm | Briscoe Wind Farm, LLC | Silverton, TX | 451 GWh | Sep 2015 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Silas Ray | Brownsville Public Utilities Board | Brownsville, TX | 103 GWh | Apr 1952 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Coniglio Solar | BT Coniglio Solar LLC | Wolfe City, TX | 206 GWh | Jul 2021 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
Surrounding Balancing Authorities
| Rank | Balancing Authority | Annual Net Generation | # Power Plants |
|---|---|---|---|
| #27 | Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc. | 24.1 TWh | 47 |
| #47 | El Paso Electric Company | 6.8 TWh | 32 |
| #21 | Public Service Company of Colorado | 46.1 TWh | 210 |
| #34 | Public Service Company of New Mexico | 15.4 TWh | 116 |
| #6 | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans | 250.9 TWh | 417 |
| #5 | Southwest Power Pool | 300.1 TWh | 835 |
| #51 | Southwestern Power Administration | 4.8 TWh | 34 |
| #9 | Tennessee Valley Authority | 162.4 TWh | 204 |
| #38 | Tucson Electric Power | 13.5 TWh | 53 |
| #24 | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region | 34.1 TWh | 192 |
Balancing Authorities with Similar Net Generation
| Rank | Balancing Authority | Annual Net Generation | # Power Plants |
|---|---|---|---|
| #2 | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. | 659.4 TWh | 2,831 |
| #3 | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. | 484.9 TWh | 1,313 |
| #5 | Southwest Power Pool | 300.1 TWh | 835 |
| #6 | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans | 250.9 TWh | 417 |
| #7 | California Independent System Operator | 179.9 TWh | 2,075 |
| #9 | Tennessee Valley Authority | 162.4 TWh | 204 |
| #10 | Florida Power & Light Co. | 150.5 TWh | 187 |
| #12 | New York Independent System Operator | 134.0 TWh | 1,211 |
| #13 | Duke Energy Carolinas | 112.4 TWh | 565 |
| #15 | ISO New England | 110.5 TWh | 1,577 |