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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panther Creek Wind Farm Three | RWE Clean Energy | Big Spring, TX | 666 GWh | Jul 2009 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Sand Bluff Wind Farm | RWE Clean Energy | Big Spring, TX | 320 GWh | Dec 2006 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Panther Creek Wind Farm I | RWE Clean Energy | Big Spring, TX | 530 GWh | Jun 2008 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Panther Creek Wind Farm II | RWE Clean Energy | Big Spring, TX | 411 GWh | Nov 2008 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Santa Rita Wind Energy | BHE Renewables, LLC | Big Lake, TX | 1 TWh | Nov 2017 | Jul 2026 | Wind |
| Kellam Solar | Kellam Solar, LLC | Ben Wheeler, TX | 109 GWh | Nov 2020 | Jul 2026 | Solar |
| WAL1232 | Walmart Stores Texas, LLC | Belton, TX | 368 MWh | Aug 2020 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Brightside | Luminant Generation Company LLC | Beeville, TX | 95 GWh | Apr 2022 | Jul 2026 | Solar |
| HEB00048 | Entergy Texas Inc. | Beaumont, TX | 278 MWh | Aug 2021 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Bronson | Cypress Creek Renewables | Beasley, TX | 10 GWh | Nov 2018 | Sep 2025 | Solar |
| WAL2439 | Walmart Stores Texas, LLC | Baytown, TX | 331 MWh | Jun 2021 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| ExxonMobil Baytown Turbine | Exxon Mobil Refining and Supply Co. | Baytown, TX | 3 TWh | Jan 1989 | Jul 2026 | Natural Gas |
| Cedar Bayou | NRG Texas Power LLC | Baytown, TX | 3 TWh | Nov 1970 | Jul 2026 | Natural Gas |
| ExxonMobil Baytown Refinery | Exxon Mobil Refining and Supply Co. | Baytown, TX | 1 TWh | Dec 1951 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| WAL194 | Walmart Stores Texas, LLC | Baytown, TX | 305 MWh | Mar 2021 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| RavenChem | Generate ER-NG, LLC | Baytown, TX | 422 MWh | Mar 2021 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Baytown Energy Center | Baytown Energy Center LLC | Baytown, TX | 4 TWh | May 2002 | Jul 2026 | Natural Gas |
| Peyton Creek Wind Farm II | RWE Clean Energy | Bay City, TX | 623 GWh | Mar 2025 | Jul 2026 | Wind |
| HEB00292 | Texas Microgrid, LLC | Bay City, TX | 191 MWh | Nov 2016 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Peyton Creek Wind Farm LLC | RWE Clean Energy | Bay City, TX | 338 GWh | May 2020 | Jul 2026 | Wind |
| Sim Gideon | Lower Colorado River Authority | Bastrop, TX | 827 GWh | Apr 1965 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Lost Pines 1 Power Project | Lower Colorado River Authority | Bastrop, TX | 3 TWh | Apr 2001 | Jul 2026 | Natural Gas |
| Santa Rita East | Invenergy Services LLC | Barnhart, TX | 1 TWh | May 2019 | Jul 2026 | Wind |
| BMP Wind (TX) | BMP Wind LLC | Baird, TX | 975 GWh | Nov 2021 | Jul 2026 | Wind |
| Bacliff | PHR Holdings LLC | Bacliff, TX | 99 GWh | Jun 2018 | Jul 2026 | Natural Gas |
| PP Jaguar BESS LLC | PP Jaguar BESS LLC | Axtell, TX | 3 GWh | Nov 2025 | Jul 2026 | Electricity used for energy storage |
| RP SCG Texas Solar | RP SCG Texas Solar LLC | Austin, TX | 1 GWh | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| PowerFin Kingsbery | PowerFin ASL 1, LLC | Austin, TX | 3 GWh | Feb 2018 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Austin Gas Recovery | WM Renewable Energy LLC | Austin, TX | 45 GWh | Sep 2007 | Dec 2025 | Landfill Gas |
| Hal C Weaver Power Plant | University of Texas at Austin | Austin, TX | 357 GWh | Sep 1951 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Sand Hill | Austin Energy | Austin, TX | 2 TWh | May 2001 | Jul 2026 | Natural Gas |
| Austin | Lower Colorado River Authority | Austin, TX | 10 GWh | Mar 1940 | Dec 2025 | Water |
| Robert Mueller Energy Center | Austin Energy | Austin, TX | 30 GWh | Jun 2006 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas : 99.9% |
| Marshall Ford | Lower Colorado River Authority | Austin, TX | 45 GWh | Dec 1940 | Dec 2025 | Water |
| CoServ Community Solar Station | CoServ Electric | Aubrey, TX | 1 GWh | May 2015 | Apr 2025 | Solar |
| Stella Wind Farm | RWE Clean Energy | Armstrong, TX | 559 GWh | Nov 2018 | Jul 2026 | Wind |
| Pattern Gulf Wind | Pattern Operators LP | Armstrong, TX | 779 GWh | Nov 2008 | Jul 2026 | Wind |
| WAL3284 | Walmart Stores Texas, LLC | Arlington, TX | 360 MWh | May 2021 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Village Creek Water Reclamation Facility | Ft Worth, City of - (TX) | Arlington, TX | 30 GWh | Mar 1994 | Jul 2026 | Natural Gas |
| Bobcat Bluff Wind Project LLC | EDF Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc. | Archer, TX | 485 GWh | Nov 2012 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Windthorst-2 | EDF Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc. | Archer, TX | 182 GWh | Aug 2014 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| ANSON Solar Center, LLC | Engie North America | Anson, TX | 496 GWh | Feb 2021 | Jul 2026 | Solar |
| Brazoria Solar I | Brazoria Solar i, LLC | Angleton, TX | 363 GWh | - | Jul 2026 | Solar |
| Myrtle Solar, LLC | Myrtle Solar, LLC | Angleton, TX | 410 GWh | - | Jul 2026 | Solar |
| Mark One Power Station | City of San Antonio - (TX) | Angleton, TX | 415 GWh | Oct 2022 | Jul 2026 | Natural Gas |
| Prospero Solar II | Prospero Solar II, LLC (Longroad) | Andrews, TX | 660 GWh | Jul 2021 | Jul 2026 | Solar |
| Bakke | Power Depot Group A, LLC | Andrews, TX | 107 MWh | Jun 2013 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| 2W Permian Solar Project Hybrid | 2W Permian Solar, LLC | Andrews, TX | 1 TWh | Jul 2021 | Jul 2026 | Solar |
| Lapetus | Deriva Energy | Andrews, TX | 168 GWh | Nov 2019 | Jul 2026 | Solar |
| Tumbleweed | Power Depot Group A, LLC | Andrews, TX | 132 MWh | Jun 2013 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Prospero Solar | Prospero Energy Project, LLC (Longroad) | Andrews, TX | 680 GWh | May 2020 | Jul 2026 | Solar |
| Jumbo Hill Wind Project | Engie North America | Andrews, TX | 571 GWh | Feb 2020 | Jul 2026 | Wind |
| Frankel | Power Depot Group A, LLC | Andrews, TX | 67 MWh | Jun 2013 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Power Island | INEOS USA LLC | Alvin, TX | 908 GWh | Oct 1985 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Ascend Performance Materials Texas Inc. | Ascend Performance Materials | Alvin, TX | 98 GWh | May 1993 | Nov 2025 | Natural Gas |
| WAL462 | Walmart Stores Texas, LLC | Alvin, TX | 90 MWh | Oct 2019 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| SolaireHolman Solar Project | SolaireHolman 1, LLC | Alpine, TX | 82 GWh | Mar 2017 | Jul 2026 | Solar |
| HEB00796 | Generate ER-NG, LLC | Allen, TX | 146 MWh | Feb 2023 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| WAL791 | Walmart Stores Texas, LLC | Alice, TX | 410 MWh | Jul 2021 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Westside Landfill Gas Recovery | WM Renewable Energy LLC | Aledo, TX | 19 GWh | Feb 2010 | Dec 2025 | Landfill Gas |
| Hackberry Wind Farm | Hackberry Wind LLC | Albany, TX | 228 GWh | Nov 2008 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| WAL5165 | Walmart Stores Texas, LLC | Alamo, TX | 320 MWh | Jun 2021 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Ridge Rd | Power Depot Group A, LLC | Alamo, TX | 122 MWh | Jul 2013 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Spinning Spur Wind II | EDF Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc. | Adrian, TX | 381 GWh | Jun 2014 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Spinning Spur Wind III | Boralex US Operations LLC | Adrian, TX | 719 GWh | Aug 2015 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| CPS 1 Community Solar | City of San Antonio - (TX) | Adkins, TX | 2 GWh | Jul 2016 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Post Oak Wind LLC | Mesquite Wind LLC | Abilene, TX | 372 GWh | Feb 2008 | Jul 2026 | Wind |
| Mesquite Wind Power LLC | Mesquite Wind LLC | Abilene, TX | 327 GWh | Oct 2007 | Jul 2026 | Wind |
| HEB00070 | Texas Microgrid, LLC | Abilene, TX | 255 MWh | Nov 2018 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| WAL536 | Walmart Stores Texas, LLC | Abilene, TX | 423 MWh | Sep 2021 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Ash Creek Solar | Ash Creek | Abbott, TX | 792 GWh | May 2025 | Jul 2026 | Solar |
| Sun Valley Solar Project | Sun Valley Solar LLC | Abbott, TX | 575 GWh | Nov 2022 | Jul 2026 | 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 |