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 | Jul 2026 |
| Annual Generation | 494.1 TWh |
| Power Plants | 1,471 |
| Utilities | 799 |
| 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 | 40.5% Wind | 23.6% Solar | 15.5% Coal | 12.5% Nuclear | 8.2% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas C Ferguson | Lower Colorado River Authority | Horseshoe Bay, TX | 4 TWh | Jul 2014 | Apr 2026 | Natural Gas |
| Rayburn Energy Station LLC | Rayburn Energy Station LLC | Sherman, TX | 3 TWh | Jul 2014 | May 2026 | Natural Gas |
| OCI Alamo 4, LLC | RWE Clean Energy | Brackettville, TX | 70 GWh | Jul 2014 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Miami Wind Energy Center | Invenergy Services LLC | Miami, TX | 755 GWh | Jul 2014 | May 2026 | Wind |
| Temple Power Station | Temple Generation Holdings LLC | Temple, TX | 8 TWh | Jun 2014 | May 2026 | Natural Gas |
| Pattern Panhandle Wind LLC | Pattern Operators LP | Panhandle, TX | 604 GWh | Jun 2014 | May 2026 | Wind |
| Spinning Spur Wind II | EDF Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc. | Adrian, TX | 381 GWh | Jun 2014 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Nelson Gardens Landfill Gas to Energy | Nelson Gardens Energy, LLC | San Antonio, TX | 9 GWh | Mar 2014 | Dec 2025 | Landfill Gas |
| OCI Alamo 2, LLC | OCI Energy LLC | Converse, TX | 8 GWh | Feb 2014 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Goldthwaite Wind Energy Facility | Invenergy Services LLC | Goldthwaite, TX | 409 GWh | Nov 2013 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| OCI Alamo Solar I Hybrid | OCI Energy LLC | San Antonio, TX | 78 GWh | Nov 2013 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Southwick | Power Depot Group A, LLC | Houston, TX | 65 MWh | Oct 2013 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Mckeever | Power Depot Group A, LLC | Fresno, TX | 80 MWh | Sep 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 |
| Cutten | Power Depot Group A, LLC | Houston, TX | 126 MWh | Aug 2013 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Westover | Power Depot Group A, LLC | Odessa, TX | 100 MWh | Aug 2013 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Citrus City | Power Depot Group A, LLC | Mission, TX | 99 MWh | Jul 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 |
| GCWA | Power Depot Group A, LLC | Texas City, TX | 67 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 |
| N. Mary Francis | Power Depot Group A, LLC | Odessa, TX | 116 MWh | Jul 2013 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Ridge Rd | Power Depot Group A, LLC | Alamo, TX | 122 MWh | Jul 2013 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Vaquero | Power Depot Group A, LLC | Harlingen, TX | 120 MWh | Jul 2013 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Villa Cavasos | Power Depot Group A, LLC | Brownsville, TX | 115 MWh | Jul 2013 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Bakke | Power Depot Group A, LLC | Andrews, TX | 107 MWh | Jun 2013 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Clara | Power Depot Group A, LLC | Houston, TX | 110 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 |
| Stonegate | Power Depot Group A, LLC | Katy, TX | 113 MWh | Jun 2013 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Tumbleweed | Power Depot Group A, LLC | Andrews, TX | 132 MWh | Jun 2013 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Petra Nova Carbon Capture Cogen | Petra Nova Power I LLC | Thompsons, TX | 201 GWh | May 2013 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Bryan Solar, LLC | MN8 Energy LLC | Presidio, TX | 24 GWh | May 2013 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Sandy Creek Energy Station | Sandy Creek Energy Associates LP | Riesel, TX | 3 TWh | Apr 2013 | Apr 2025 | Subbituminous Coal |
| Los Vientos Wind 1A | Duke Energy Renewables Services | Sebastian, TX | 397 GWh | Nov 2012 | May 2026 | Wind |
| Los Vientos Wind 1B | Duke Energy Renewables Services | Sebastian, TX | 362 GWh | Nov 2012 | May 2026 | Wind |
| Bobcat Bluff Wind Project LLC | EDF Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc. | Archer, TX | 485 GWh | Nov 2012 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Senate Wind LLC | Algonquin Power Co | Bryson, TX | 394 GWh | Nov 2012 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Anacacho Wind Farm, LLC | RWE Clean Energy | Brackettville, TX | 324 GWh | Nov 2012 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Whitetail | Whitetail Wind Energy, LLC | Oilton, TX | 171 GWh | Nov 2012 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Mozart Wind Farm | Mozart Wind, LLC | Jayton, TX | 50 GWh | Nov 2012 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Blue Summit Wind LLC | Blue Summit Wind LLC | Vernon, TX | 492 GWh | Nov 2012 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Magic Valley Wind Farm I LLC | RWE Clean Energy | San Perlita, TX | 469 GWh | Aug 2012 | May 2026 | Wind |
| Nacogdoches Power | Austin Energy | Cushing, TX | 357 GWh | May 2012 | May 2026 | Wood/Wood Waste Solids |
| SunE CPS3 LLC | REC Solar | Somerset, TX | 7 GWh | Apr 2012 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| SunE CPS2 LLC | REC Solar | San Antonio, TX | 7 GWh | Apr 2012 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| SunE CPS1 LLC | REC Solar | San Antonio, TX | 5 GWh | Apr 2012 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| CFB Power Plant | Formosa Plastics Corp | Point Comfort, TX | 852 GWh | Feb 2012 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Trinity Hills | Trinity Hills Wind Farm LLC | Olney, TX | 810 GWh | Nov 2011 | May 2026 | Wind |
| Webberville Solar Project | FRV AE Solar LLC | Manor, TX | 56 GWh | Nov 2011 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Sherbino II | Sherbino II Wind Farm LLC | Ft. Stockton, TX | 539 GWh | Oct 2011 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Ameresco Dallas LLC | Ameresco Dallas LLC | Dallas, TX | 25 GWh | Jan 2011 | Dec 2025 | Landfill Gas |
| Farmers Branch Renewable Energy Facility | WM Renewable Energy LLC | Lewisville, TX | 17 GWh | Dec 2010 | Dec 2025 | Landfill Gas |
| Mesquite Creek LFGTE Project | WM Renewable Energy LLC | New Braunfels, TX | 24 GWh | Nov 2010 | Dec 2025 | Landfill Gas |
| Papalote Creek II LLC | RWE Clean Energy | Taft, TX | 471 GWh | Nov 2010 | May 2026 | Wind |
| Cedro Hill Wind LLC | Cedro Hill Wind, LLC | Bruni, TX | 567 GWh | Nov 2010 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Blue Wing Solar Energy Generation | Duke Energy Renewables Services | San Antonio, TX | 20 GWh | Oct 2010 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| TECO CHP-1 | Texas Medical Center Central | Houston, TX | 63 GWh | Aug 2010 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Winchester Power Park | Lower Colorado River Authority | Winchester, TX | 58 GWh | Apr 2010 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Oak Grove (TX) | Luminant Generation Company LLC | Franklin, TX | 12 TWh | Mar 2010 | May 2026 | Lignite Coal : 99.1% Natural Gas : 0.9% |
| Westside Landfill Gas Recovery | WM Renewable Energy LLC | Aledo, TX | 19 GWh | Feb 2010 | Dec 2025 | Landfill Gas |
| Penascal II Wind Project LLC | Avangrid Power LLC | Sarita, TX | 293 GWh | Feb 2010 | May 2026 | Wind |
| Langford Wind Power | Langford Wind Power LLC | Christoval, TX | 589 GWh | Nov 2009 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Loraine Windpark Project LLC | Loraine Windpower Project | Loraine, TX | 308 GWh | Sep 2009 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Papalote Creek I LLC | RWE Clean Energy | Taft, TX | 386 GWh | Aug 2009 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Inadale Wind Farm LLC Hybrid | RWE Clean Energy | Roscoe, TX | 321 GWh | Aug 2009 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Panther Creek Wind Farm Three | RWE Clean Energy | Big Spring, TX | 666 GWh | Jul 2009 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Mont Belvieu Cogeneration Unit | Targa Co-Generation LLC | Mont Belvieu, TX | 77 GWh | Jun 2009 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Cedar Bayou 4 | NRG Cedar Bayou Development Company LLC | Eldon, TX | 2 TWh | May 2009 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Penascal Wind Power LLC | Avangrid Power LLC | Sarita, TX | 309 GWh | Mar 2009 | May 2026 | Wind |
| Notrees Windpower Hybrid | Duke Energy Renewables Services | Goldsmith, TX | 220 GWh | Mar 2009 | May 2026 | Wind |
| Pyron Wind Farm LLC Hybrid | RWE Clean Energy | Hermleigh, TX | 896 GWh | Jan 2009 | May 2026 | Wind |
| South Trent Wind Farm | NRG Energy Inc | Sweetwater, TX | 272 GWh | Dec 2008 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Barton Chapel Wind Farm | Avangrid Power LLC | Jacksboro, TX | 127 GWh | Dec 2008 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Pattern Gulf Wind | Pattern Operators LP | Armstrong, TX | 797 GWh | Nov 2008 | May 2026 | Wind |
| Elbow Creek Wind Project LLC | Elbow Creek Wind Project LLC | Forsan, TX | 358 GWh | Nov 2008 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Hackberry Wind Farm | Hackberry Wind LLC | Albany, TX | 228 GWh | Nov 2008 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Panther Creek Wind Farm II | RWE Clean Energy | Big Spring, TX | 411 GWh | Nov 2008 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Bull Creek Wind | Bull Creek Wind LLC | O'Donnell, TX | 260 GWh | Nov 2008 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Turkey Track Wind Energy LLC | Invenergy Services LLC | Blackwell, TX | 331 GWh | Oct 2008 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Silver Star I Wind Power Project | Silver Star I Power Partners LLC | Dublin, TX | 205 GWh | Aug 2008 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| McAdoo Wind Energy LLC | Invenergy Services LLC | McAdoo, TX | 387 GWh | Aug 2008 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Ocotillo Windpower | Duke Energy Renewables Services | Forsan, TX | 79 GWh | Aug 2008 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Laredo | City of San Antonio - (TX) | Laredo, TX | 24 GWh | Jul 2008 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Buffalo Gap 3 Wind Farm | AES Distributed Energy | Nolan, TX | 338 GWh | Jul 2008 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Wolf Ridge Wind | NextEra Wolf Ridge LLC | Muenster, TX | 355 GWh | Jul 2008 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Panther Creek Wind Farm I | RWE Clean Energy | Big Spring, TX | 530 GWh | Jun 2008 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Goat Wind LP | Goat Wind LLC | Sterling City, TX | 271 GWh | Mar 2008 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Post Oak Wind LLC | Mesquite Wind LLC | Abilene, TX | 382 GWh | Feb 2008 | May 2026 | Wind |
| Champion Wind Farm LLC | RWE Clean Energy | Roscoe, TX | 382 GWh | Jan 2008 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Roscoe Wind Farm LLC | RWE Clean Energy | Roscoe, TX | 336 GWh | Jan 2008 | May 2026 | Wind |
| Stanton Wind Energy LLC | Invenergy Services LLC | Lenorah, TX | 280 GWh | Jan 2008 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Sweetwater Wind 5 | Leeward Asset Management, LLC | Roscoe, TX | 172 GWh | Nov 2007 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Whirlwind Energy Center | Whirlwind Energy LLC | Floydada, TX | 101 GWh | Nov 2007 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Scurry County Wind II | Invenergy Services LLC | Snyder, TX | 165 GWh | Nov 2007 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Mesquite Wind Power LLC | Mesquite Wind LLC | Abilene, TX | 329 GWh | Oct 2007 | May 2026 | Wind |
| Capricorn Ridge Wind LLC | Capricorn Ridge Wind LLC | Sterling City, TX | 2 TWh | Oct 2007 | May 2026 | Wind |
| Austin Gas Recovery | WM Renewable Energy LLC | Austin, TX | 32 GWh | Sep 2007 | Dec 2024 | Landfill Gas |
| Buffalo Gap 2 Wind Farm | AES Distributed Energy | Merkel, TX | 350 GWh | Jun 2007 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Freeport Energy Center | Dow Hydrocarbons and Resources LLC | Freeport, TX | 931 GWh | Apr 2007 | May 2026 | Natural Gas |
| Sweetwater Wind 4 LLC | Leeward Asset Management, LLC | Roscoe, TX | 623 GWh | Apr 2007 | May 2026 | Wind |
| Scurry County Wind LP | Invenergy Services LLC | Snyder, TX | 252 GWh | Apr 2007 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
Surrounding Balancing Authorities
| Rank | Balancing Authority | Annual Net Generation | # Power Plants |
|---|---|---|---|
| #26 | Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc. | 23.4 TWh | 47 |
| #46 | El Paso Electric Company | 7.3 TWh | 37 |
| #21 | Public Service Company of Colorado | 46.3 TWh | 231 |
| #34 | Public Service Company of New Mexico | 16.1 TWh | 137 |
| #6 | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans | 253.5 TWh | 422 |
| #5 | Southwest Power Pool | 306.8 TWh | 856 |
| #53 | Southwestern Power Administration | 4.1 TWh | 34 |
| #9 | Tennessee Valley Authority | 163.4 TWh | 207 |
| #37 | Tucson Electric Power | 14.0 TWh | 55 |
| #27 | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region | 22.5 TWh | 193 |
Balancing Authorities with Similar Net Generation
| Rank | Balancing Authority | Annual Net Generation | # Power Plants |
|---|---|---|---|
| #2 | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. | 669.4 TWh | 3,038 |
| #3 | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. | 494.1 TWh | 1,471 |
| #5 | Southwest Power Pool | 306.8 TWh | 856 |
| #6 | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans | 253.5 TWh | 422 |
| #7 | California Independent System Operator | 169.4 TWh | 2,135 |
| #9 | Tennessee Valley Authority | 163.4 TWh | 207 |
| #10 | Florida Power & Light Co. | 152.2 TWh | 187 |
| #12 | New York Independent System Operator | 134.3 TWh | 1,299 |
| #13 | Duke Energy Carolinas | 112.6 TWh | 577 |
| #15 | ISO New England | 111.1 TWh | 1,629 |