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BATTERY STORAGE · ERCOT

Baker Branch BESS

Baker Branch BESS is a 287 MW battery storage request in interconnection study in the ERCOT interconnection queue, in Lamar County, Texas.

Queue statusIn planning
  1. PlanningQueued Jun 2025 (current stage)
  2. Consented (not yet reached)
  3. Construction (not yet reached)
  4. OperatingTarget Apr 2029 (not yet reached)
  5. Closed (not yet reached)

Studies assess what grid upgrades the project would need and who pays for them. A signed interconnection agreement is the main step before construction.

Request details

Queue ID
27INR0409
Grid region
ERCOT (Texas)
Developer
Mockingbird Storage Center, LLC
Connection point (POI)
Pacific Switch (PACSW) 345 kV Bus 11683
Location
Lamar County, Texas
Technology
Battery: 287 MW
Total requested
287 MW
Study phase
SS Completed, FIS Started, No IA
Queue status
Active
Entered queue
19 June 2025
Proposed online date
April 2029

Location

Marker shows the centre of Lamar County; the queue data does not give exact sites.

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Source: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Queued Up, data through end of 2025, compiled from ISO/RTO and utility queues. Check the grid operator's own queue for the latest status. Report a problem