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

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Plant Name	Utility	Location	Annual Generation	Plant Date	Last Update	Fuel Types
Limestone	NRG Texas Power LLC	Jewett, TX	7 TWh	Nov 1985	Mar 2026	Subbituminous Coal : 99.3% Natural Gas : 0.7%
Stoneridge Solar, LLC	RWE Clean Energy	Thorndale, TX	133 GWh	-	Mar 2026	Solar
Odessa-Ector Power Plant	LaFrontera Holdings LLC	Odessa, TX	8 TWh	Jun 2001	Mar 2026	Natural Gas
Nueces Bay	City of San Antonio - (TX)	Corpus Christi, TX	2 TWh	Jun 1972	Mar 2026	Natural Gas
Rayburn Energy Station LLC	Rayburn Energy Station LLC	Sherman, TX	3 TWh	Jul 2014	Mar 2026	Natural Gas
Hidalgo Wind Farm LLC	Hidalgo Wind Farm LLC	McCook, TX	818 GWh	Nov 2016	Mar 2026	Wind
Thad Hill Energy Center	Thad Hill Energy Center, LLC	Clifton, TX	4 TWh	Jun 2000	Mar 2026	Natural Gas
Cedar Bayou	NRG Texas Power LLC	Baytown, TX	2 TWh	Nov 1970	Mar 2026	Natural Gas
Hays Energy Project	Hays Energy, LLC	San Marcos, TX	6 TWh	Mar 2002	Mar 2026	Natural Gas
T H Wharton	NRG Texas Power LLC	Houston, TX	714 GWh	Jun 1967	Mar 2026	Natural Gas
W A Parish	NRG Texas Power LLC	Thompsons, TX	15 TWh	May 1958	Mar 2026	Subbituminous Coal : 82.1% Natural Gas : 17.9%
Longhorn Wind	Boralex US Operations LLC	Silverton, TX	697 GWh	Apr 2015	Mar 2026	Wind
Handley	Constellation Power, Inc	Fort Worth, TX	865 GWh	Jun 1963	Mar 2026	Natural Gas
Grandview Wind Farm, LLC	Big Sky Wind, LLC	Panhandle, TX	710 GWh	Nov 2014	Mar 2026	Wind
Papalote Creek II LLC	Big Sky Wind, LLC	Taft, TX	497 GWh	Nov 2010	Mar 2026	Wind
Hidalgo Energy Center	Calpine Corp - Hidalgo	Edinburg, TX	3 TWh	May 2000	Mar 2026	Natural Gas
Baytown Energy Center	Baytown Energy Center LLC	Baytown, TX	4 TWh	May 2002	Mar 2026	Natural Gas
Jack County	Jack County Power, LLC	Bridgeport, TX	5 TWh	Jan 2006	Mar 2026	Natural Gas
Freeport Energy Center	Dow Chemical Co	Freeport, TX	814 GWh	Apr 2007	Mar 2026	Natural Gas
Pattern Gulf Wind	Pattern Operators LP	Armstrong, TX	770 GWh	Nov 2008	Mar 2026	Wind
Capricorn Ridge Wind LLC	Capricorn Ridge Wind LLC	Sterling City, TX	2 TWh	Oct 2007	Mar 2026	Wind
Roscoe Wind Farm LLC	Big Sky Wind, LLC	Roscoe, TX	356 GWh	Jan 2008	Mar 2026	Wind
Corpus Christi Energy Center	Corpus Christi Cogeneration LLC	Corpus Christi, TX	2 TWh	Sep 2002	Mar 2026	Natural Gas
Los Vientos Wind 1B	Duke Energy Renewables Services	Sebastian, TX	389 GWh	Nov 2012	Mar 2026	Wind
Los Vientos Wind 1A	Duke Energy Renewables Services	Sebastian, TX	422 GWh	Nov 2012	Mar 2026	Wind
Penascal II Wind Project LLC	Avangrid Power LLC	Sarita, TX	280 GWh	Feb 2010	Mar 2026	Wind
Central Utility Plant - Texas A&M	Texas A&M, Utilities & Energy Services	College Station, TX	139 GWh	Nov 1956	Mar 2026	Natural Gas
Miami Wind Energy Center	Invenergy Services LLC	Miami, TX	715 GWh	Jul 2014	Mar 2026	Wind
Temple Power Station	Temple Generation Holdings LLC	Temple, TX	8 TWh	Jun 2014	Mar 2026	Natural Gas
Trinity Hills	Trinity Hills Wind Farm LLC	Olney, TX	788 GWh	Nov 2011	Mar 2026	Wind
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%
R W Miller	RW Miller Power LLC	Palo Pinto, TX	780 GWh	Sep 1968	Mar 2026	Natural Gas : 99.9%
Bastrop Energy Center	Bastrop Energy Partners, LP	Cedar Creek, TX	2 TWh	Apr 2002	Mar 2026	Natural Gas
Forney Energy Center	LaFrontera Holdings LLC	Forney, TX	10 TWh	Jan 2003	Mar 2026	Natural Gas
Deer Park Energy Center	Deer Park Energy Center	Deer Park, TX	8 TWh	May 2003	Mar 2026	Natural Gas
Wolf Hollow I LP	Wolf Hollow I Power, LLC	Granbury, TX	3 TWh	Jul 2003	Mar 2026	Natural Gas
Thomas C Ferguson	Lower Colorado River Authority	Horseshoe Bay, TX	4 TWh	Jul 2014	Mar 2026	Natural Gas
Barney M Davis	City of San Antonio - (TX)	Corpus Christi, TX	2 TWh	Apr 1974	Mar 2026	Natural Gas
Lost Pines 1 Power Project	Lower Colorado River Authority	Bastrop, TX	3 TWh	Apr 2001	Mar 2026	Natural Gas
Comanche Peak	Luminant Generation Company LLC	Glen Rose, TX	20 TWh	Jul 1990	Mar 2026	Nuclear
Martin Lake	Luminant Generation Company LLC	Tatum, TX	9 TWh	Apr 1977	Mar 2026	Subbituminous Coal : 99.7%
Coleto Creek	Coleto Creek Power LP	Fannin, TX	3 TWh	May 1980	Mar 2026	Subbituminous Coal : 99.8%
Fayette Power Project	Lower Colorado River Authority	La Grange, TX	8 TWh	May 1979	Mar 2026	Subbituminous Coal : 99.8%
Oak Grove (TX)	Luminant Generation Company LLC	Franklin, TX	11 TWh	Mar 2010	Mar 2026	Lignite Coal : 99.0% Natural Gas : 1.0%
Alamo 6	BHE Renewables, LLC	Fort Stockton, TX	218 GWh	Feb 2017	Mar 2026	Solar
Sweetwater Wind 4 LLC	Leeward Asset Management, LLC	Roscoe, TX	630 GWh	Apr 2007	Mar 2026	Wind
South Texas Project	STP Nuclear Operating Co	Wadsworth, TX	21 TWh	Jul 1988	Mar 2026	Nuclear
Pyron Wind Farm LLC Hybrid	Big Sky Wind, LLC	Hermleigh, TX	791 GWh	Jan 2009	Mar 2026	Wind
East Blackland Solar Project 1	Duke Energy Renewables Services	Manor, TX	282 GWh	Jun 2021	Mar 2026	Solar
Notrees Windpower Hybrid	Duke Energy Renewables Services	Goldsmith, TX	233 GWh	Mar 2009	Mar 2026	Wind
Major Oak Power	Major Oak Power, LLC	Bremond, TX	2 TWh	Aug 1990	Mar 2026	Lignite Coal : 99.9%
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%
Pattern Panhandle Wind LLC	Pattern Operators LP	Panhandle, TX	573 GWh	Jun 2014	Mar 2026	Wind
Arthur Von Rosenberg	City of San Antonio - (TX)	Elmendorf, TX	4 TWh	May 2000	Mar 2026	Natural Gas
Sand Hill	Austin Energy	Austin, TX	2 TWh	May 2001	Mar 2026	Natural Gas
Stephens Ranch Wind Energy LLC	Stephens Ranch Wind Energy LLC	O'Donnell, TX	876 GWh	Nov 2014	Mar 2026	Wind
Rentech Nitrogen Pasadena Cogeneration	PCI Nitrogen LLC	Pasadena, TX	70 GWh	Feb 2015	Mar 2026	Waste Heat
Seadrift Coke LP	Seadrift Coke L P	Port Lavaca, TX	37 GWh	Oct 1983	Mar 2026	Petroleum Coke : 70.5% Other Gas : 25.8% Natural Gas : 3.7%
TX Hereford Wind	Boralex US Operations LLC	Hereford, TX	544 GWh	Nov 2014	Mar 2026	Wind
Patriot Wind Farm	Avangrid Power LLC	Bishop, TX	665 GWh	May 2019	Mar 2026	Wind
Bayou Cogen Plant	Air Liquide Large Industries U S LP	Pasadena, TX	2 TWh	Nov 1984	Mar 2026	Natural Gas : 91.5% Other Gas : 8.5%
Magic Valley Wind Farm I LLC	Big Sky Wind, LLC	San Perlita, TX	492 GWh	Aug 2012	Mar 2026	Wind
Penascal Wind Power LLC	Avangrid Power LLC	Sarita, TX	297 GWh	Mar 2009	Mar 2026	Wind
Formosa Utility Venture Ltd	Formosa Plastics Corp	Point Comfort, TX	5 TWh	Feb 1987	Mar 2026	Natural Gas : 98.0% Other Gas : 2.0%
ExxonMobil Baytown Turbine	Exxon Mobil Refining and Supply Co.	Baytown, TX	3 TWh	Jan 1989	Mar 2026	Natural Gas
Channel Energy Center LLC	Channel Energy Center LLC	Pasadena, TX	5 TWh	Jun 2001	Mar 2026	Natural Gas
Freestone Energy Center	Freestone Power Generation LLC	Fairfield, TX	6 TWh	May 2002	Mar 2026	Natural Gas
Houston Chemical Complex Battleground	Oxy Vinyls LP	Houston, TX	2 TWh	Apr 1982	Mar 2026	Natural Gas : 99.5%
Channelview Cogeneration Plant	EIF Channelview Cogeneration LLC	Channelview, TX	6 TWh	Jul 2001	Mar 2026	Natural Gas
Guadalupe Generating Station	Guadalupe Power Partners LP	Marion, TX	5 TWh	Sep 2000	Mar 2026	Natural Gas
Stella Wind Farm	Big Sky Wind, LLC	Armstrong, TX	595 GWh	Nov 2018	Mar 2026	Wind
Valero Refinery Corpus Christi West	Valero Refining Co	Corpus Christi, TX	88 GWh	Aug 1983	Mar 2026	Petroleum Coke : 42.3% Other Gas : 39.8% Natural Gas : 17.8%
Rio Nogales Power Project	City of San Antonio - (TX)	Seguin, TX	5 TWh	Apr 2002	Mar 2026	Natural Gas
Wise County Power LLC	Wise County Power Company LLC	Poolville, TX	3 TWh	Jun 2004	Mar 2026	Natural Gas
Kiamichi Energy Facility	Kiowa Power Partners LLC	Kiowa, OK	5 TWh	Mar 2003	Mar 2026	Natural Gas
Texas City Plant Union Carbide	Union Carbide Corp-Texas City	Texas City, TX	98 GWh	Jan 1996	Mar 2026	Purchased Steam
Green Power 2	South Houston Green Power LLC	Texas City, TX	4 TWh	Nov 2003	Mar 2026	Natural Gas : 99.4% Other Gas : 0.6%
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%
Ingleside Cogeneration	Ingleside Cogeneration LP	Houston, TX	3 TWh	Jun 1999	Mar 2026	Natural Gas : 98.4% Other Gas : 1.6%
Odyssey Energy Altura Cogen, LLC	Odyssey Operating Services	Channelview, TX	3 TWh	Oct 1985	Mar 2026	Natural Gas
Mesquite Wind Power LLC	Mesquite Wind LLC	Abilene, TX	345 GWh	Oct 2007	Mar 2026	Wind
Colbeck's Corner, LLC	Big Sky Wind, LLC	Groom, TX	812 GWh	Apr 2016	Mar 2026	Wind
Freeport Energy	Olin Blue Cube Operations	Freeport, TX	2 TWh	Mar 1978	Mar 2026	Natural Gas
Colorado Bend Energy Center	CER Colorado Bend Energy Partners LP	Wharton, TX	2 TWh	Apr 2002	Mar 2026	Natural Gas
Horse Hollow Wind Energy Center	FPL Energy Horse Hollow LLC	Wingate, TX	2 TWh	Nov 2005	Mar 2026	Wind
Nacogdoches Power	Austin Energy	Cushing, TX	321 GWh	May 2012	Mar 2026	Wood/Wood Waste Solids
Bruennings Breeze Wind Farm	Big Sky Wind, LLC	Raymondville, TX	502 GWh	Nov 2017	Mar 2026	Wind
Village Creek Water Reclamation Facility	Ft Worth City of	Arlington, TX	30 GWh	Mar 1994	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%
Shannon Wind	Shannon Wind LLC	Windhorst, TX	444 GWh	Nov 2015	Mar 2026	Wind
Post Oak Wind LLC	Mesquite Wind LLC	Abilene, TX	400 GWh	Feb 2008	Mar 2026	Wind
Sweeny Cogen Facility	Sweeny Cogeneration LLC	Old Ocean, TX	3 TWh	Jul 1997	Mar 2026	Natural Gas : 71.6% Other Gas : 28.4%
Pasadena Cogeneration	Pasadena Cogeneration LP	Pasadena, TX	5 TWh	May 1998	Mar 2026	Natural Gas
King Mountain Wind Ranch 1	FPL Energy Upton Wind LP	McCamey, TX	616 GWh	May 2001	Mar 2026	Wind
Tenaska Frontier Generation Station	Tenaska Frontier Partners Ltd	Shiro, TX	3 TWh	Apr 2000	Mar 2026	Natural Gas
Gregory Power Plant	Gregory Power Partners LLC	Gregory, TX	739 GWh	Jun 2000	Mar 2026	Natural Gas
Midlothian Energy Facility	Midlothian Energy LLC	Midlothian, TX	7 TWh	Apr 2000	Mar 2026	Natural Gas
Lamar Power Project	LaFrontera Holdings LLC	Paris, TX	7 TWh	Apr 2000	Mar 2026	Natural Gas
Frontera Energy Center	Frontera Generation Limited Partnership	Mission, TX	2 TWh	May 1999	Mar 2026	Natural Gas
Magic Valley Generating Station	Calpine Corp-Magic Valley	Edinburg, TX	2 TWh	Jan 2002	Mar 2026	Natural Gas

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