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BATTERY STORAGE · ERCOT

Barbara BESS

Barbara BESS is a 201 MW battery storage request in interconnection study in the ERCOT interconnection queue, in Nueces County, Texas.

Queue statusIn planning
  1. PlanningQueued Sep 2025 (current stage)
  2. Consented (not yet reached)
  3. Construction (not yet reached)
  4. OperatingTarget May 2028 (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
28INR0437
Grid region
ERCOT (Texas)
Developer
Barbara BESS LLC
Connection point (POI)
LINE TAP OF WESTSIDE (8485) AND WEIL TRACT (8482) 138 KV TRANSMISSION LINE
Location
Nueces County, Texas
Technology
Battery: 201 MW
Total requested
201 MW
Study phase
SS Completed, FIS Started, No IA
Queue status
Active
Entered queue
22 September 2025
Proposed online date
May 2028

Location

Marker shows the centre of Nueces 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