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 | Jun 2026 |
| Annual Generation | 489.5 TWh |
| Power Plants | 1,313 |
| Utilities | 694 |
| 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 | 40.6% Wind | 23.6% Solar | 15.1% Coal | 12.5% Nuclear | 8.3% 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
| Plant Name | Utility | Location | Annual Generation | Plant Date | Last Update | Fuel Types |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BT Hickerson Solar, LLC | BT Hickerson Solar, LLC | Clifton, TX | 372 GWh | - | Mar 2026 | Solar |
| BT Jungmann | BT Jungmann, LLC | Buckholts, TX | 86 GWh | - | Mar 2026 | Solar |
| Noble Solar | BT Noble Solar, LLC | Krum, TX | 508 GWh | Aug 2022 | Mar 2026 | Solar |
| BT Signal Ranch | BT Signal Ranch, LLC | Quinlan, TX | 100 GWh | Nov 2024 | Mar 2026 | Solar |
| Buckthorn Westex | Buckthorn Westex, LLC | Ft. Stockton, TX | 336 GWh | Apr 2018 | Mar 2026 | Solar |
| Buckthorn Wind | Buckthorn Wind Project, LLC | Mingus, TX | 365 GWh | Nov 2017 | Mar 2026 | Wind |
| Bull Creek Wind | Bull Creek Wind LLC | O'Donnell, TX | 265 GWh | Nov 2008 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Hidalgo Energy Center | Calpine Corp - Hidalgo | Edinburg, TX | 3 TWh | May 2000 | Mar 2026 | Natural Gas |
| Magic Valley Generating Station | Calpine Corp-Magic Valley | Edinburg, TX | 2 TWh | Jan 2002 | Mar 2026 | Natural Gas |
| Cameron Wind 1 LLC | Cameron Wind 1 LLC | Rio Hondo, TX | 338 GWh | Nov 2015 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Canadian Breaks, LLC | Canadian Breaks LLC | Vega, TX | 770 GWh | Nov 2019 | Mar 2026 | Wind |
| Canyon Wind Project, LLC | Canyon Wind Project, LLC | Scurry, TX | 1 TWh | Dec 2023 | Mar 2026 | Wind |
| Capricorn Ridge Wind LLC | Capricorn Ridge Wind LLC | Sterling City, TX | 2 TWh | Oct 2007 | Mar 2026 | Wind |
| TPE Whitney Solar, LLC | Cardinal Renewables | Kopperl, TX | 16 GWh | Nov 2017 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Castle Gap Wind | Castle Gap Wind Power, LLC | Goldthwaite, TX | 630 GWh | Sep 2023 | Mar 2026 | Wind |
| Cedro Hill Wind LLC | Cedro Hill Wind, LLC | Bruni, TX | 345 GWh | Nov 2010 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Century Oak Wind Project, LLC | Century Oak Wind Project, LLC | Cisco, TX | 535 GWh | Jun 2024 | Mar 2026 | Wind |
| Colorado Bend Energy Center | CER Colorado Bend Energy Partners LP | Wharton, TX | 2 TWh | Apr 2002 | Mar 2026 | Natural Gas |
| Channel Energy Center LLC | Channel Energy Center LLC | Pasadena, TX | 5 TWh | Jun 2001 | Mar 2026 | Natural Gas |
| Chapman Ranch Wind I | Chapman Ranch Wind LLC | Corpus Christi, TX | 518 GWh | Sep 2017 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| BayWa r.e Mozart LLC | Chopin Wind, LLC | Jayton, TX | 54 GWh | Nov 2012 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Dansby | City of Bryan - (TX) | Bryan, TX | 150 GWh | Aug 1978 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Bryan (TX) | City of Bryan - (TX) | Bryan, TX | 2 GWh | Dec 1954 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Denton Energy Center | City of Denton - (TX) | Denton, TX | 283 GWh | Jun 2018 | Mar 2026 | Natural Gas |
| Ray Olinger | City of Garland - (TX) | Navada, TX | 40 GWh | Jun 1967 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Spencer | City of Garland - (TX) | Denton, TX | 11 GWh | May 1966 | Nov 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Powerlane Plant | City of Greenville - (TX) | Greenville, TX | 49 GWh | Dec 1965 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas : 95.3% Distillate Fuel Oil : 4.7% |
| Commerce Solar | City of San Antonio - (TX) | San Antonio, TX | 9 GWh | Nov 2019 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Leon Creek | City of San Antonio - (TX) | San Antonio, TX | 228 GWh | May 2004 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas |
| CPS 1 Community Solar | City of San Antonio - (TX) | Adkins, TX | 2 GWh | Jul 2016 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Barney M Davis | City of San Antonio - (TX) | Corpus Christi, TX | 2 TWh | Apr 1974 | Mar 2026 | Natural Gas |
| O W Sommers | City of San Antonio - (TX) | San Antonio, TX | 3 TWh | Mar 1972 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Nueces Bay | City of San Antonio - (TX) | Corpus Christi, TX | 2 TWh | Jun 1972 | Mar 2026 | Natural Gas |
| Rio Nogales Power Project | City of San Antonio - (TX) | Seguin, TX | 5 TWh | Apr 2002 | Mar 2026 | Natural Gas |
| V H Braunig | City of San Antonio - (TX) | Elmendorf, TX | 282 GWh | Feb 1966 | Mar 2026 | Natural Gas : 99.2% Distillate Fuel Oil : 0.8% |
| Laredo | City of San Antonio - (TX) | Laredo, TX | 52 GWh | Jul 2008 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Arthur Von Rosenberg | City of San Antonio - (TX) | Elmendorf, TX | 4 TWh | May 2000 | Mar 2026 | Natural Gas |
| J K Spruce | City of San Antonio - (TX) | San Antonio, TX | 7 TWh | Nov 1992 | Mar 2026 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.2% Natural Gas : 0.8% |
| CG PS Victoria WWTP, LLC | ClearGen LLC | Victoria, TX | 114 MWh | Jan 2020 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Coleto Creek | Coleto Creek Power LP | Fannin, TX | 3 TWh | May 1980 | Mar 2026 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.8% |
| Compadre Solar | Compadre Solar, LLC | Gainsville, TX | 71 GWh | - | Mar 2026 | Solar |
| Greasewood Solar | Concho Bluff LLC | Fort Stockton, TX | 433 GWh | Jan 2021 | Mar 2026 | Solar |
| Concho Valley Solar, LLC | Concho Valley Solar, LLC | San Angelo, TX | 295 GWh | Apr 2023 | Mar 2026 | Solar |
| Peregrine Solar | Consolidated Edison Development Inc. | Gollad, TX | 724 GWh | - | Mar 2026 | Solar |
| OCI Alamo 7 LLC | Consolidated Edison Development Inc. | Haskell, TX | 245 GWh | Jul 2016 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| OCI Alamo 4, LLC | Consolidated Edison Development Inc. | Brackettville, TX | 76 GWh | Jul 2014 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| OCI Alamo 5 LLC | Consolidated Edison Development Inc. | Uvalde, TX | 186 GWh | Nov 2015 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| OCI Alamo 3 LLC | Consolidated Edison Development Inc. | San Antonio, TX | 10 GWh | Nov 2014 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Upton County Solar | Consolidated Edison Development Inc. | McCamey, TX | 283 GWh | Nov 2017 | Mar 2026 | Solar |
| Colorado Bend II | Constellation Power, Inc | Wharton, TX | 6 TWh | May 2017 | Mar 2026 | Natural Gas |
| Wolf Hollow II | Constellation Power, Inc | Granbury, TX | 5 TWh | May 2017 | Mar 2026 | Natural Gas |
| Handley | Constellation Power, Inc | Fort Worth, TX | 865 GWh | Jun 1963 | Mar 2026 | Natural Gas |
| Corazon Energy LLC | Corazon Energy LLC | Rachito Las Lomas, TX | 369 GWh | Jul 2021 | Mar 2026 | Solar |
| Corpus Christi Energy Center | Corpus Christi Cogeneration LLC | Corpus Christi, TX | 2 TWh | Sep 2002 | Mar 2026 | Natural Gas |
| CoServ Community Solar Station | CoServ Electric | Aubrey, TX | 2 GWh | May 2015 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Cotton Plains Wind Farm | Cotton Plains Wind I, LLC | Floydada, TX | 188 GWh | Feb 2017 | Mar 2026 | Wind |
| Crane Solar Project | Crane Solar Project, LLC | Crane, TX | 404 GWh | Jun 2020 | Mar 2026 | Solar |
| Wagyu | Cubico USA, LLC | Damon, TX | 239 GWh | Jul 2020 | Mar 2026 | Solar |
| Cutlass Solar II | Cutlass II Solar LLC | Richmond, TX | 439 GWh | Jun 2024 | Mar 2026 | Solar |
| Cutlass Solar 1 LLC | Cutlass Solar 1, LLC | Richmond, TX | 176 GWh | Nov 2022 | Mar 2026 | Solar |
| Whitewright Solar | Cypress Creek Renewables | Whitewright, TX | 21 GWh | Nov 2017 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| North Gainesville Solar | Cypress Creek Renewables | Gainesville, TX | 8 GWh | Nov 2017 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Cascade Solar (TX) | Cypress Creek Renewables | Wharton, TX | 17 GWh | Mar 2019 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Marlin Solar | Cypress Creek Renewables | Marlin, TX | 10 GWh | Nov 2017 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Leon Solar | Cypress Creek Renewables | Greenville, TX | 20 GWh | Nov 2017 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Whitesboro Solar II | Cypress Creek Renewables | Whitesboro, TX | 10 GWh | Nov 2017 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Whitesboro Solar | Cypress Creek Renewables | Whitesboro, TX | 9 GWh | Nov 2017 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Highway 56 Solar | Cypress Creek Renewables | Sherman, TX | 7 GWh | Nov 2017 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Walnut Springs Solar | Cypress Creek Renewables | Walnut Springs, TX | 8 GWh | Nov 2016 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| West Moore Solar II | Cypress Creek Renewables | Sherman, TX | 6 GWh | Nov 2018 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Zier Solar | Cypress Creek Renewables | Brackettville, TX | 362 GWh | Mar 2024 | Mar 2026 | Solar |
| Chisum | Cypress Creek Renewables | Blossom, TX | 21 GWh | Nov 2018 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Bovine | Cypress Creek Renewables | Wallis, TX | 16 GWh | Nov 2018 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Bronson | Cypress Creek Renewables | Beasley, TX | 10 GWh | Nov 2018 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Sterling Solar (TX) | Cypress Creek Renewables | Greenville, TX | 11 GWh | Oct 2018 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Yellow Jacket | Cypress Creek Renewables | Meridian, TX | 10 GWh | Oct 2018 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Eddy II | Cypress Creek Renewables | Eddy, TX | 17 GWh | Oct 2018 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Shakes Solar | Cypress Creek Renewables | Carrizo Springs, TX | 391 GWh | May 2022 | Mar 2026 | Solar |
| Deer Park Energy Center | Deer Park Energy Center | Deer Park, TX | 8 TWh | May 2003 | Mar 2026 | Natural Gas |
| Shell Deer Park | Deer Park Refinery Limited Partnership (DPRLP) | Deer Park, TX | 1 TWh | Sep 1979 | Mar 2026 | Natural Gas : 86.0% Other Gas : 9.2% Purchased Steam : 4.7% |
| Dermott Wind | Dermott Wind, LLC | Snyder, TX | 883 GWh | Jun 2017 | Mar 2026 | Wind |
| Desert Sky | Desert Sky Wind Farm LP | Iraan, TX | 497 GWh | Dec 2001 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| FELPS 1 - Calaveras | DG Central 1, LLC | Floresville, TX | 2 GWh | Jun 2021 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| FELPS 6- Floresville West | DG Central 1, LLC | Floresville, TX | 2 GWh | Jun 2021 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| FELPS 5- Floresville South | DG Central 1, LLC | Floresville, TX | 2 GWh | Jun 2021 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| FELPS 4 - Floresville South | DG Central 1, LLC | Floresville, TX | 2 GWh | Jun 2021 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| FELPS 3 - Floresville South | DG Central 1, LLC | Floresville, TX | 2 GWh | Jun 2021 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| FELPS 2 - Calaveras | DG Central 1, LLC | Floresville, TX | 2 GWh | Jun 2021 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| FELPS 7- Floresville West | DG Central 1, LLC | Floresville, TX | 2 GWh | Jun 2021 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Diver Solar, LLC | Diver Solar, LLC | Thornton, TX | 277 GWh | - | Mar 2026 | Solar |
| Freeport Energy Center | Dow Chemical Co | Freeport, TX | 814 GWh | Apr 2007 | Mar 2026 | Natural Gas |
| Oyster Creek Unit VIII | Dow Chemical Company-Oyster Creek VIII | Freeport, TX | 3 TWh | Sep 1994 | Mar 2026 | Natural Gas : 99.7% |
| Los Vientos Wind 1A | Duke Energy Renewables Services | Sebastian, TX | 422 GWh | Nov 2012 | Mar 2026 | Wind |
| Maryneal Windpower | Duke Energy Renewables Services | Maryneal, TX | 531 GWh | Jun 2021 | Mar 2026 | Wind |
| Ocotillo Windpower | Duke Energy Renewables Services | Forsan, TX | 81 GWh | Aug 2008 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Mesquite Creek Wind | Duke Energy Renewables Services | Lamesa, TX | 470 GWh | Mar 2015 | Mar 2026 | Wind |
| Los Vientos Windpower IV | Duke Energy Renewables Services | Rio Grande City, TX | 442 GWh | Jun 2016 | Mar 2026 | Wind |
| Los Vientos V Wind Power | Duke Energy Renewables Services | Rio Grande City, TX | 234 GWh | Nov 2015 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Pisgah Ridge Solar, LLC | Duke Energy Renewables Services | Richland, TX | 497 GWh | Nov 2022 | Mar 2026 | Solar |
| Los Vientos Windpower III | Duke Energy Renewables Services | Rio Grande City, TX | 456 GWh | Mar 2015 | Mar 2026 | Wind |
Surrounding Balancing Authorities
| Rank | Balancing Authority | Annual Net Generation | # Power Plants |
|---|---|---|---|
| #27 | Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc. | 23.8 TWh | 47 |
| #46 | El Paso Electric Company | 7.1 TWh | 32 |
| #21 | Public Service Company of Colorado | 46.1 TWh | 210 |
| #34 | Public Service Company of New Mexico | 15.8 TWh | 116 |
| #6 | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans | 252.5 TWh | 417 |
| #5 | Southwest Power Pool | 304.8 TWh | 835 |
| #53 | Southwestern Power Administration | 4.3 TWh | 34 |
| #9 | Tennessee Valley Authority | 163.7 TWh | 204 |
| #38 | Tucson Electric Power | 13.7 TWh | 53 |
| #24 | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region | 27.6 TWh | 192 |
Balancing Authorities with Similar Net Generation
| Rank | Balancing Authority | Annual Net Generation | # Power Plants |
|---|---|---|---|
| #2 | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. | 669.3 TWh | 2,831 |
| #3 | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. | 489.5 TWh | 1,313 |
| #5 | Southwest Power Pool | 304.8 TWh | 835 |
| #6 | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans | 252.5 TWh | 417 |
| #7 | California Independent System Operator | 173.0 TWh | 2,075 |
| #9 | Tennessee Valley Authority | 163.7 TWh | 204 |
| #10 | Florida Power & Light Co. | 151.0 TWh | 187 |
| #12 | New York Independent System Operator | 134.9 TWh | 1,211 |
| #13 | Duke Energy Carolinas | 112.2 TWh | 565 |
| #15 | ISO New England | 111.3 TWh | 1,577 |