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BATTERY STORAGE · ERCOT

Tex-Bar ESS

Tex-Bar ESS is a 202 MW battery storage request in interconnection study in the ERCOT interconnection queue, in Madison County, Texas.

Queue statusIn planning
  1. PlanningQueued Mar 2024 (current stage)
  2. ConsentedDec 2025 (not yet reached)
  3. Construction (not yet reached)
  4. OperatingTarget Jul 2027 (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
26INR0411
Grid region
ERCOT (Texas)
Developer
Tex-Bar ESS LLC
Connection point (POI)
Tap 345kV JEWETT_S5 (#3390) -- SINGLETON (#44645)
Location
Madison County, Texas
Technology
Battery: 202 MW
Total requested
202 MW
Study phase
SS Completed, FIS Completed, No IA
Queue status
Active
Entered queue
22 March 2024
Agreement signed
26 December 2025
Proposed online date
July 2027

Location

Marker shows the centre of Madison 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