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
| Plant Name | Utility | Location | Annual Generation | Plant Date | Last Update | Fuel Types |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Misae Solar | Misae Lessee LLC | Childress, TX | 402 GWh | Dec 2019 | Jul 2026 | Solar |
| Toyota HQ Plan | MN8 Energy LLC | Plano, TX | 7 GWh | Aug 2017 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Bryan Solar, LLC | MN8 Energy LLC | Presidio, TX | 24 GWh | May 2013 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Long Point Solar | MN8 Energy LLC | Damon, TX | 153 GWh | Nov 2025 | Jul 2026 | Solar |
| Mockingbird Solar Center | Mockingbird Solar Center, LLC | Brookston, TX | 1 TWh | Sep 2024 | Jul 2026 | Solar |
| Mountain Creek | Mountain Creek Power, LLC | Dallas, TX | 546 GWh | Jan 1956 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Mozart Wind Farm | Mozart Wind, LLC | Jayton, TX | 50 GWh | Nov 2012 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Myrtle Solar, LLC | Myrtle Solar, LLC | Angleton, TX | 410 GWh | - | Jul 2026 | Solar |
| TPE Erath Solar, LLC | Navisun LLC | Stephenville, TX | 24 GWh | Nov 2021 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Nelson Gardens Landfill Gas to Energy | Nelson Gardens Energy, LLC | San Antonio, TX | 9 GWh | Mar 2014 | Dec 2025 | Landfill Gas |
| Wolf Ridge Wind | NextEra Wolf Ridge LLC | Muenster, TX | 355 GWh | Jul 2008 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Cedar Bayou 4 | NRG Cedar Bayou Development Company LLC | Eldon, TX | 2 TWh | May 2009 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| South Trent Wind Farm | NRG Energy Inc | Sweetwater, TX | 272 GWh | Dec 2008 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| San Jacinto Steam Electric Station | NRG Texas Power LLC | La Porte, TX | 752 GWh | Mar 1995 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Limestone | NRG Texas Power LLC | Jewett, TX | 7 TWh | Nov 1985 | Jul 2026 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.3% Natural Gas : 0.7% |
| T H Wharton | NRG Texas Power LLC | Houston, TX | 583 GWh | Jun 1967 | Jul 2026 | Natural Gas |
| Cedar Bayou | NRG Texas Power LLC | Baytown, TX | 3 TWh | Nov 1970 | Jul 2026 | Natural Gas |
| Greens Bayou | NRG Texas Power LLC | Houston, TX | 18 GWh | May 1973 | Nov 2025 | Natural Gas |
| W A Parish | NRG Texas Power LLC | Thompsons, TX | 14 TWh | May 1958 | Jul 2026 | Subbituminous Coal : 82.3% Natural Gas : 17.7% |
| NRG THW GT Electric Generating Station | NRG THW GT LLC | Houston, TX | 49 GWh | - | Jul 2026 | Natural Gas |
| NWP Indian Mesa Wind Farm | NWP Indian Mesa Wind Farm LP | Iraan, TX | 178 GWh | Apr 2001 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Oberon IA | Oberon Solar IA | Odessa, TX | 251 GWh | Jun 2020 | Jul 2026 | Solar |
| Oberon IB | Oberon Solar IB | Odessa, TX | 46 GWh | Jun 2020 | Jul 2026 | Solar |
| OCI Alamo Solar I Hybrid | OCI Energy LLC | San Antonio, TX | 78 GWh | Nov 2013 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| OCI Alamo 2, LLC | OCI Energy LLC | Converse, TX | 8 GWh | Feb 2014 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Odyssey Energy Altura Cogen, LLC | Odyssey Operating Services | Channelview, TX | 3 TWh | Oct 1985 | Jul 2026 | Natural Gas |
| Old 300 Solar Center, LLC | Old 300 Solar Center, LLC | Needville, TX | 885 GWh | Sep 2024 | Jul 2026 | Solar |
| Old Settler Wind | Old Settler Wind, LLC | Floydada, TX | 575 GWh | Mar 2017 | Jul 2026 | Wind |
| Freeport Energy | Olin Blue Cube Operations | Freeport, TX | 2 TWh | Mar 1978 | Jul 2026 | Natural Gas |
| South Plains II | Onward Energy | Lockney, TX | 1 TWh | May 2016 | Jul 2026 | Wind |
| Route 66 Wind Plant | Onward Energy | Panhandle, TX | 552 GWh | Jul 2015 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| RE Maplewood | Onward Energy | McCamey, TX | 526 GWh | Mar 2021 | Jul 2026 | Solar |
| Orange Grove | Orange Grove | Jim Wells, TX | 302 GWh | May 2025 | Jul 2026 | Solar |
| Oriana Solar LLC | Oriana Solar LLC | Victoria, TX | 359 GWh | Jul 2025 | Jul 2026 | Solar |
| Rockhound C | Origis Energy USA, Inc | Odessa, TX | 31 GWh | - | Jul 2026 | Solar |
| Rockhound D | Origis Energy USA, Inc | Odessa, TX | 13 GWh | - | Jul 2026 | Solar |
| Rockhound A | Origis Energy USA, Inc | Odessa, TX | 129 GWh | - | Jul 2026 | Solar |
| Swift Air Solar III | Origis Energy USA, Inc | Odessa, TX | 176 GWh | Oct 2025 | Jul 2026 | Solar |
| Swift Air Solar II | Origis Energy USA, Inc | Odessa, TX | 258 GWh | Oct 2025 | Jul 2026 | Solar |
| Swift Air Solar I | Origis Energy USA, Inc | Goldsmith, TX | 376 GWh | Mar 2025 | Jul 2026 | Solar |
| Western Trail Wind, LLC | Orsted Onshore North America | Electra, TX | 1 TWh | Mar 2022 | Jul 2026 | Wind |
| Oxy Renewable Energy - Goldsmith | Oxy Renewable Energy LLC | Goldsmith, TX | 39 GWh | Apr 2020 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Houston Chemical Complex Battleground | Oxy Vinyls LP | Houston, TX | 2 TWh | Apr 1982 | Jul 2026 | Natural Gas : 99.5% |
| Eiffel Solar Project | Paris Farm Solar, LLC | Paris, TX | 554 GWh | Oct 2023 | Jul 2026 | Solar |
| Paris Energy Center | Paris Generation LP | Paris, TX | 321 GWh | Jun 1989 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas : 99.9% |
| Parliament Solar | Parliament Solar, LLC | Waller, TX | 680 GWh | May 2025 | Jul 2026 | Solar |
| Pasadena Cogeneration | Pasadena Cogeneration LP | Pasadena, TX | 5 TWh | May 1998 | Jul 2026 | Natural Gas |
| Pattern Panhandle Wind 2 LLC | Pattern Operators LP | Panhandle, TX | 577 GWh | Oct 2014 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Pattern Panhandle Wind LLC | Pattern Operators LP | Panhandle, TX | 616 GWh | Jun 2014 | Jul 2026 | Wind |
| Logans Gap Wind LLC | Pattern Operators LP | Comanche, TX | 606 GWh | Jul 2015 | Jul 2026 | Wind |
| Pattern Gulf Wind | Pattern Operators LP | Armstrong, TX | 779 GWh | Nov 2008 | Jul 2026 | Wind |
| Rentech Nitrogen Pasadena Cogeneration | PCI Nitrogen LLC | Pasadena, TX | 65 GWh | Feb 2015 | Jul 2026 | Waste Heat |
| Calhoun Port Comfort | Peaker Power, LLC | Point Comfort, TX | 26 GWh | Jun 2017 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Chamon | Peaker Power, LLC | Houston, TX | 51 GWh | Sep 2017 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Woodward Mountain I | Pecos Wind I LP | Girvin, TX | 148 GWh | Jun 2001 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Woodward Mountain II | Pecos Wind II LP | Girvin, TX | 132 GWh | Jun 2001 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Petra Nova Carbon Capture Cogen | Petra Nova Power I LLC | Thompsons, TX | 201 GWh | May 2013 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Phantom Solar | Phantom Solar, LLC | Fort Hood, TX | 8 GWh | Mar 2017 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Phoebe Solar | Phoebe Energy Project, LLC | Kermit, TX | 499 GWh | Oct 2019 | Jul 2026 | Solar |
| Bacliff | PHR Holdings LLC | Bacliff, TX | 99 GWh | Jun 2018 | Jul 2026 | Natural Gas |
| Pioneer Hutt Wind Energy | Pioneer Hutt Wind Energy, LLC | Midland, TX | 613 GWh | Dec 2023 | Jul 2026 | Wind |
| Porter Solar, LLC (TX) | Porter Solar, LLC | Krum, TX | 495 GWh | Sep 2024 | Jul 2026 | Solar |
| Tumbleweed | Power Depot Group A, LLC | Andrews, TX | 132 MWh | Jun 2013 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Vaquero | Power Depot Group A, LLC | Harlingen, TX | 120 MWh | Jul 2013 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Stonegate | Power Depot Group A, LLC | Katy, TX | 113 MWh | Jun 2013 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Villa Cavasos | Power Depot Group A, LLC | Brownsville, TX | 115 MWh | Jul 2013 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Southwick | Power Depot Group A, LLC | Houston, TX | 65 MWh | Oct 2013 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Santa Rosa | Power Depot Group A, LLC | Santa Rosa, TX | 112 MWh | Sep 2013 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Ridge Rd | Power Depot Group A, LLC | Alamo, TX | 122 MWh | Jul 2013 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| N. Mary Francis | Power Depot Group A, LLC | Odessa, TX | 116 MWh | Jul 2013 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Westover | Power Depot Group A, LLC | Odessa, TX | 100 MWh | Aug 2013 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Bakke | Power Depot Group A, LLC | Andrews, TX | 107 MWh | Jun 2013 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Frankel | Power Depot Group A, LLC | Andrews, TX | 67 MWh | Jun 2013 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Mckeever | Power Depot Group A, LLC | Fresno, TX | 80 MWh | Sep 2013 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Cutten | Power Depot Group A, LLC | Houston, TX | 126 MWh | Aug 2013 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| GCWA | Power Depot Group A, LLC | Texas City, TX | 67 MWh | Jul 2013 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Citrus City | Power Depot Group A, LLC | Mission, TX | 99 MWh | Jul 2013 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Clara | Power Depot Group A, LLC | Houston, TX | 110 MWh | Jun 2013 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| E. Porte Ct. | Power Depot Group A, LLC | Harlingen, TX | 96 MWh | Jul 2013 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Goldsmith | Power Depot Group A, LLC | Goldsmith, TX | 101 MWh | Jul 2013 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| PowerFin Kingsbery | PowerFin ASL 1, LLC | Austin, TX | 3 GWh | Feb 2018 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| PP Jaguar BESS LLC | PP Jaguar BESS LLC | Axtell, TX | 3 GWh | Nov 2025 | Jul 2026 | Electricity used for energy storage |
| BKV-BPP Ponder Solar | PPM Solar LLC | Ponder, TX | 6 GWh | Aug 2024 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Highpeak Solar 1 | PPM Solar LLC | Coahoma, TX | 24 GWh | Apr 2024 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Prairie Switch Wind LLC | Prairie Switch Wind LLC | El Campo, TX | 502 GWh | Apr 2025 | Jul 2026 | Wind |
| Brotman Power Station | ProEnergy Services | Rosharon, TX | 225 GWh | Apr 2023 | Jul 2026 | Natural Gas |
| Braes Bayou Plant | ProEnergy Services | Richmond, TX | 178 GWh | Jan 2022 | Jul 2026 | Natural Gas |
| Prospero Solar | Prospero Energy Project, LLC (Longroad) | Andrews, TX | 680 GWh | May 2020 | Jul 2026 | Solar |
| Prospero Solar II | Prospero Solar II, LLC (Longroad) | Andrews, TX | 660 GWh | Jul 2021 | Jul 2026 | Solar |
| Quail Run Energy Center | Quail Run Energy Partners, LP | Odessa, TX | 3 TWh | Apr 2002 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Ranchero Wind Farm LLC | Ranchero Wind Farm LLC | Iraan, TX | 1 TWh | Aug 2019 | Jul 2026 | Wind |
| Ranchland Wind Project I | Ranchland Wind Project I, LLC | Cisco, TX | 450 GWh | Mar 2024 | Jul 2026 | Wind |
| Ranchland Wind Project II | Ranchland Wind Project II, LLC | Cisco, TX | 517 GWh | Mar 2024 | Jul 2026 | Wind |
| Rattlesnake Power, LLC | Rattlesnake Power, LLC | Brady, TX | 585 GWh | Aug 2018 | Jul 2026 | Wind |
| Ray Ranch Solar | Ray Ranch Solar LLC | Pettus, TX | 580 GWh | - | Jul 2026 | Solar |
| Rayburn Energy Station LLC | Rayburn Energy Station LLC | Sherman, TX | 4 TWh | Jul 2014 | Jul 2026 | Natural Gas |
| Nebula Solar | Rayos del Sol Solar Project, LLC | La Feria, TX | 308 GWh | May 2022 | Jul 2026 | Solar |
| Vancourt Solar Interconnections | Rayos del Sol Solar Project, LLC | La Feria, TX | 107 GWh | Aug 2022 | Jul 2026 | Solar |
| SunE CPS2 LLC | REC Solar | San Antonio, TX | 3 GWh | Apr 2012 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| SunE CPS3 LLC | REC Solar | Somerset, TX | 3 GWh | Apr 2012 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
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 |