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BATTERY STORAGE · ERCOT

Bessie Storage

Bessie Storage is a 211 MW battery storage request in interconnection study in the ERCOT interconnection queue, in Starr County, Texas.

Queue statusIn planning
  1. PlanningQueued Feb 2022 (current stage)
  2. Consented (not yet reached)
  3. Construction (not yet reached)
  4. OperatingTarget Dec 2026 (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
23INR0455
Grid region
ERCOT (Texas)
Developer
Bessie Energy Storage, LLC
Connection point (POI)
Charly Egner Substation Tap 345kV 80355 Del Sol - 80368 LV4 Bridge
Location
Starr County, Texas
Technology
Battery: 211 MW
Total requested
211 MW
Study phase
SS Completed, FIS Started, No IA
Queue status
Active
Entered queue
21 February 2022
Proposed online date
December 2026

Location

Marker shows the centre of Starr 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