Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.

Balancing Authority Summary Information

Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. is ranked #3 out of 65 balancing authorities in terms of total annual electricity generation.

Balancing Authority	Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
States	Oklahoma Texas
Last Update	Apr 2025
Annual Generation	472.6 TWh
Power Plants	1,139
Utilities	590
Ranked #3 out of 65 in terms of net annual generation
Ranked #3 out of 53 in terms of annual generation from natural gas
Power Plant Types	Natural Gas \| 43.2% Wind \| 23.9% Coal \| 13.2% Solar \| 10.9% Nuclear \| 8.5% Other Fuel \| 0.3% 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
Amistad Dam & Power	International Bound & Wtr Comm	Del Rio, TX	88 GWh	May 1983	Dec 2023	Water
Valero Refinery Corpus Christi West	Valero Refining Co	Corpus Christi, TX	93 GWh	Aug 1983	Jan 2025	Petroleum Coke : 42.0% Other Gas : 40.3% Natural Gas : 17.7%
Seadrift Coke LP	Seadrift Coke L P	Port Lavaca, TX	21 GWh	Oct 1983	Jan 2025	Petroleum Coke : 70.3% Other Gas : 27.4% Natural Gas : 2.2%
Newgulf Cogen	Wharton County Generation LLC	NewGulf, TX	33 GWh	Mar 1984	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Enterprise Products Operating	Enterprise Products Optg LP	Mont Belvieu, TX	147 GWh	Aug 1984	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Bayou Cogen Plant	Air Liquide Large Industries U S LP	Pasadena, TX	2 TWh	Nov 1984	Jan 2025	Natural Gas : 91.3% Other Gas : 8.7%
Power Island	INEOS USA LLC	Alvin, TX	879 GWh	Oct 1985	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Odyssey Energy Altura Cogen, LLC	Odyssey Operating Services	Channelview, TX	4 TWh	Oct 1985	Jan 2025	Natural Gas
Limestone	NRG Texas Power LLC	Jewett, TX	6 TWh	Nov 1985	Jan 2025	Subbituminous Coal : 98.9% Natural Gas : 1.1%
Rice University	Rice University	Houston, TX	19 GWh	Dec 1985	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Power Station 4	South Houston Green Power LLC	Texas City, TX	629 GWh	Aug 1986	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Formosa Utility Venture Ltd	Formosa Plastics Corp	Point Comfort, TX	5 TWh	Feb 1987	Jan 2025	Natural Gas : 99.1% Other Gas : 0.9%
Victoria Texas Plant	Invista	Victoria, TX	411 GWh	Mar 1987	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Texas City Power Plant	Texas City Cogeneration LLC	Texas City, TX	2 TWh	Apr 1987	Jan 2025	Natural Gas
Signal Hill Generating LLC	Signal Hill Generating LLC	Wichita Falls, TX	7 GWh	May 1987	Nov 2023	Natural Gas
C R Wing Cogen Plant	BHER Power Resources, Inc	Big Spring, TX	100 GWh	Jun 1987	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Westhollow Technology Center	Shell Chemical LP	Houston, TX	22 GWh	Dec 1987	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Corpus Refinery	Flint Hills Resources Corpus Christi LLC	Corpus Christi, TX	273 GWh	Apr 1988	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Morgan Creek	Luminant Generation Company LLC	Colorado City, TX	74 GWh	Jun 1988	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil : 71.0% Natural Gas : 29.0%
South Texas Project	STP Nuclear Operating Co	Wadsworth, TX	19 TWh	Jul 1988	Jan 2025	Nuclear
Canyon	Guadalupe Blanco River Authority	Canyon Lake, TX	1 MWh	Dec 1988	Dec 2022	Water
ExxonMobil Baytown Turbine	Exxon Mobil Refining and Supply Co.	Baytown, TX	3 TWh	Jan 1989	Jan 2025	Natural Gas
Ticona Polymers Inc	Ticona Polymers Inc	Bishop, TX	254 GWh	Mar 1989	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Corpus Christi	Equistar Chemicals LP	Corpus Christi, TX	73 GWh	Apr 1989	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Paris Energy Center	Paris Generation LP	Paris, TX	859 GWh	Jun 1989	Nov 2023	Natural Gas
DeCordova Steam Electric Station	Luminant Generation Company LLC	Granbury, TX	95 GWh	Feb 1990	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 98.1% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.9%
Comanche Peak	Luminant Generation Company LLC	Glen Rose, TX	19 TWh	Jul 1990	Jan 2025	Nuclear
Major Oak Power	Major Oak Power, LLC	Bremond, TX	2 TWh	Aug 1990	Jan 2025	Lignite Coal : 99.8%
J K Spruce	City of San Antonio - (TX)	San Antonio, TX	6 TWh	Nov 1992	Jan 2025	Subbituminous Coal : 99.8%
Ascend Performance Materials Texas Inc.	Ascend Performance Materials	Alvin, TX	193 GWh	May 1993	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Village Creek Water Reclamation Facility	Ft Worth City of	Arlington, TX	27 GWh	Mar 1994	Jan 2025	Natural Gas
Oyster Creek Unit VIII	Dow Chemical Company-Oyster Creek VIII	Freeport, TX	2 TWh	Sep 1994	Jan 2025	Natural Gas
San Jacinto Steam Electric Station	NRG Texas Power LLC	La Porte, TX	716 GWh	Mar 1995	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Texas City Plant Union Carbide	Union Carbide Corp-Texas City	Texas City, TX	60 GWh	Jan 1996	Jan 2025	Purchased Steam
Johnson County	Johnson County Power LLC	Cleburne, TX	1 TWh	Aug 1996	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Sweeny Cogen Facility	Sweeny Cogeneration LLC	Old Ocean, TX	3 TWh	Jul 1997	Jan 2025	Natural Gas : 72.3% Other Gas : 27.7%
State Farm Insur Support Center Central	State Farm Mutual Auto Ins Co	Irving, TX	6 MWh	Dec 1997	Jan 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Pasadena Cogeneration	Pasadena Cogeneration LP	Pasadena, TX	5 TWh	May 1998	Jan 2025	Natural Gas
Big Spring Wind Power Facility	Terra-Gen Operating Co-Wind	Big Spring, TX	63 GWh	Nov 1998	Dec 2023	Wind
BASF Freeport Works	BASF Corporation	Feeeport, TX	589 GWh	Apr 1999	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Frontera Energy Center	Frontera Generation Limited Partnership	Mission, TX	2 TWh	May 1999	Jan 2025	Natural Gas
Ingleside Cogeneration	Ingleside Cogeneration LP	Houston, TX	3 TWh	Jun 1999	Jan 2025	Natural Gas : 98.3% Other Gas : 1.7%
Lamar Power Project	LaFrontera Holdings LLC	Paris, TX	6 TWh	Apr 2000	Jan 2025	Natural Gas
Midlothian Energy Facility	Midlothian Energy LLC	Midlothian, TX	6 TWh	Apr 2000	Jan 2025	Natural Gas
Tenaska Frontier Generation Station	Tenaska Frontier Partners Ltd	Shiro, TX	4 TWh	Apr 2000	Jan 2025	Natural Gas
Arthur Von Rosenberg	City of San Antonio - (TX)	Elmendorf, TX	3 TWh	May 2000	Jan 2025	Natural Gas
Hidalgo Energy Center	Calpine Corp - Hidalgo	Edinburg, TX	2 TWh	May 2000	Jan 2025	Natural Gas
Bosque County Peaking	Calpine Bosque Energy Center LLC	Laquna Park, TX	4 TWh	Jun 2000	Jan 2025	Natural Gas
Gregory Power Plant	Gregory Power Partners LLC	Gregory, TX	836 GWh	Jun 2000	Jan 2025	Natural Gas
Bridgeport Gas Processing Plant	EnLink Midstream Services, LLC	Bridgeport, TX	50 GWh	Jun 2000	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Guadalupe Generating Station	Guadalupe Power Partners LP	Marion, TX	6 TWh	Sep 2000	Jan 2025	Natural Gas
Lost Pines 1 Power Project	Lower Colorado River Authority	Bastrop, TX	3 TWh	Apr 2001	Jan 2025	Natural Gas
NWP Indian Mesa Wind Farm	NWP Indian Mesa Wind Farm LP	Iraan, TX	198 GWh	Apr 2001	Dec 2023	Wind
Sand Hill	Austin Energy	Austin, TX	2 TWh	May 2001	Jan 2025	Natural Gas
King Mountain Wind Ranch 1	FPL Energy Upton Wind LP	McCamey, TX	532 GWh	May 2001	Jan 2025	Wind
Channel Energy Center LLC	Channel Energy Center LLC	Pasadena, TX	4 TWh	Jun 2001	Jan 2025	Natural Gas : 91.5% Other Gas : 8.5%
Odessa-Ector Power Plant	LaFrontera Holdings LLC	Odessa, TX	8 TWh	Jun 2001	Jan 2025	Natural Gas
Tenaska Gateway Generating Station	Tenaska Gateway Partners Ltd	Mt. Enterprise, TX	1 TWh	Jun 2001	Jan 2025	Natural Gas
Trent Wind Farm	Trent Wind Farm LLC	Trent, TX	536 GWh	Jun 2001	Dec 2023	Wind
Woodward Mountain I	Pecos Wind I LP	Girvin, TX	176 GWh	Jun 2001	Dec 2023	Wind
Woodward Mountain II	Pecos Wind II LP	Girvin, TX	169 GWh	Jun 2001	Dec 2023	Wind
Exelon LaPorte Generating Station	LaPorte Power, LLC	LaPorte, TX	190 GWh	Jun 2001	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Channelview Cogeneration Plant	EIF Channelview Cogeneration LLC	Channelview, TX	6 TWh	Jul 2001	Jan 2025	Natural Gas
Desert Sky	Desert Sky Wind Farm LP	Iraan, TX	462 GWh	Dec 2001	Dec 2023	Wind
Magic Valley Generating Station	Calpine Corp-Magic Valley	Edinburg, TX	2 TWh	Jan 2002	Jan 2025	Natural Gas
Hays Energy Project	Hays Energy, LLC	San Marcos, TX	5 TWh	Mar 2002	Jan 2025	Natural Gas
Ennis Power Company LLC	Ennis Power Company LLC	Ennis, TX	1 TWh	Apr 2002	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Quail Run Energy Center	CER Quail Run Energy Partners LP	Odessa, TX	2 TWh	Apr 2002	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Colorado Bend Energy Center	CER Colorado Bend Energy Partners LP	Wharton, TX	2 TWh	Apr 2002	Dec 2024	Natural Gas
Bastrop Energy Center	Bastrop Energy Partners, LP	Cedar Creek, TX	3 TWh	Apr 2002	Jan 2025	Natural Gas
Rio Nogales Power Project	City of San Antonio - (TX)	Seguin, TX	5 TWh	Apr 2002	Jan 2025	Natural Gas
Freestone Energy Center	Freestone Power Generation LLC	Fairfield, TX	7 TWh	May 2002	Jan 2025	Natural Gas
Baytown Energy Center	Baytown Energy Center LLC	Baytown, TX	5 TWh	May 2002	Jan 2025	Natural Gas
Corpus Christi Energy Center	Corpus Christi Cogeneration LLC	Corpus Christi, TX	3 TWh	Sep 2002	Jan 2025	Natural Gas
Forney Energy Center	LaFrontera Holdings LLC	Forney, TX	10 TWh	Jan 2003	Jan 2025	Natural Gas
Kiamichi Energy Facility	Kiowa Power Partners LLC	Kiowa, OK	5 TWh	Mar 2003	Jan 2025	Natural Gas
Deer Park Energy Center	Deer Park Energy Center	Deer Park, TX	8 TWh	May 2003	Jan 2025	Natural Gas
Wolf Hollow I LP	Wolf Hollow I Power, LLC	Granbury, TX	3 TWh	Jul 2003	Jan 2025	Natural Gas
Sweetwater Wind 1 LLC	Leeward Asset Management, LLC	Sweetwater, TX	138 GWh	Nov 2003	Dec 2023	Wind
Brazos Wind Farm	Shell Wind Energy Inc.	Fluvanna, TX	83 GWh	Nov 2003	Dec 2023	Wind
Green Power 2	South Houston Green Power LLC	Texas City, TX	4 TWh	Nov 2003	Jan 2025	Natural Gas : 99.7%
Leon Creek	City of San Antonio - (TX)	San Antonio, TX	223 GWh	May 2004	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Wise County Power LLC	Wise County Power Company LLC	Poolville, TX	3 TWh	Jun 2004	Jan 2025	Natural Gas
Sweetwater Wind 2 LLC	Leeward Asset Management, LLC	Sweetwater, TX	430 GWh	Jan 2005	Dec 2023	Wind
Callahan Divide Wind Energy Center	FPL Energy Callahan Wind, LLC	Tusocola, TX	395 GWh	Feb 2005	Dec 2023	Wind
EG178 Facility	Kinder Morgan Production Company LP	Snyder, TX	687 GWh	May 2005	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Covel Gardens Gas Recovery	EDL Inc	San Antonio, TX	21 GWh	Oct 2005	Dec 2023	Landfill Gas
Horse Hollow Wind Energy Center	FPL Energy Horse Hollow LLC	Wingate, TX	2 TWh	Nov 2005	Jan 2025	Wind
Sweetwater Wind 3 LLC	Leeward Asset Management, LLC	Sweetwater, TX	426 GWh	Nov 2005	Dec 2023	Wind
Jack County	Jack County Power, LLC	Bridgeport, TX	7 TWh	Jan 2006	Jan 2025	Natural Gas
Buffalo Gap Wind Farm	AES Distributed Energy	Merkel, TX	199 GWh	Mar 2006	Dec 2023	Wind
Post Wind Farm LP	FPL Energy Red Canyon LLC	Fluvanna, TX	312 GWh	Mar 2006	Dec 2023	Wind
Robert Mueller Energy Center	Austin Energy	Austin, TX	23 GWh	Jun 2006	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 99.9%
Forest Creek Wind Farm LLC	RWE Renewables Americas, LLC	Big Springs, TX	225 GWh	Nov 2006	Dec 2023	Wind
Sand Bluff Wind Farm	RWE Renewables Americas, LLC	Big Spring, TX	313 GWh	Dec 2006	Dec 2023	Wind
Freeport Energy Center	Dow Chemical Co	Freeport, TX	1 TWh	Apr 2007	Jan 2025	Natural Gas
Sweetwater Wind 4 LLC	Leeward Asset Management, LLC	Roscoe, TX	628 GWh	Apr 2007	Jan 2025	Wind
Scurry County Wind LP	Invenergy Services LLC	Snyder, TX	234 GWh	Apr 2007	Dec 2023	Wind
Buffalo Gap 2 Wind Farm	AES Distributed Energy	Merkel, TX	393 GWh	Jun 2007	Jan 2025	Wind
Austin Gas Recovery	WM Renewable Energy LLC	Austin, TX	38 GWh	Sep 2007	Dec 2023	Landfill Gas

Surrounding Balancing Authorities

Rank	Balancing Authority	Annual Net Generation	# Power Plants
#26	Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc.	22.8 TWh	47
#47	El Paso Electric Company	6.6 TWh	31
#20	Public Service Company of Colorado	48.5 TWh	201
#35	Public Service Company of New Mexico	15.4 TWh	108
#6	Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans	252.1 TWh	393
#5	Southwest Power Pool	296.2 TWh	762
#52	Southwestern Power Administration	3.9 TWh	31
#9	Tennessee Valley Authority	159.0 TWh	170
#38	Tucson Electric Power	13.9 TWh	51
#23	Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region	35.5 TWh	170

Balancing Authorities with Similar Net Generation

Rank	Balancing Authority	Annual Net Generation	# Power Plants
#2	Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.	645.7 TWh	2,653
#3	Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.	472.6 TWh	1,139
#5	Southwest Power Pool	296.2 TWh	762
#6	Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans	252.1 TWh	393
#7	California Independent System Operator	188.8 TWh	1,943
#9	Tennessee Valley Authority	159.0 TWh	170
#10	Florida Power & Light Co.	147.9 TWh	159
#12	New York Independent System Operator	131.1 TWh	1,100
#13	Duke Energy Carolinas	111.3 TWh	556
#15	ISO New England	103.7 TWh	1,487