Pavo — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 65492
- Capacity
- 175 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Battery Storage
- Technology
- Batteries
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Pecos, TX
- Operating Since
- 2024
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Engie North America
- Parent Company
- ENGIE
- Annual Generation
- -11,709 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- -0.8%
- Balancing Authority
- Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
- ISO/RTO
- ERCOT
- NERC Region
- TRE
Pavo
OperatingBESS
Ranked #98 of 256 BESS plants in TX#216 of 837 nationally
175 MW BESS operating in Pecos, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
EIA
175 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Batteries
Technology
2024
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
30.8841, -102.4225
County
Pecos, TX
Nearby Plants
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- Woodward Mountain IIWind78 MW · 7.5 km
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Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Engie North America | Engie North America | — |
| Owner(s) | Engie North America | ENGIE | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Ownership Chain
About
Pavo is a 175 MW battery energy storage system (BESS) located in Pecos County, Texas. The plant, which began operating in 2024, utilizes lithium-ion battery (LIB) chemistry and has a storage capacity of 175 MWh, providing a duration of 1 hour. It is owned and operated by Engie North America, a subsidiary of the French company ENGIE.
The facility connects to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) grid, and is under the purview of the TRE NERC region. Pavo is ranked as the 146th largest power plant in Texas out of 224, and 349th nationally out of 514. The plant consists of a single generator and its primary fuel source is electricity (MWH) used to charge the batteries.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
TRE
Balancing Authority
Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
Grid Voltage
138 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Interconnection Queue1 projectBeta
Avila BESS
ActiveBattery164.28 MWERCOT
Generation
−384 MWh
Net Charging
-11.7K MWh
Annual Net Energy
-0.8%
Capacity Factor
Positive values indicate net discharge (generation exceeds station load). Negative values indicate net charging. Pure battery storage plants are typically net negative due to round-trip efficiency losses.
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
White Baker Substation · 69 kV
Substation Distance
0 km
Operator
Southwest Texas Electric Cooperative
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
PAVO_ESS_ALL
Pricing Hub
HB_WEST
Secondary Zone
LZ_WEST
Location Type
Resource Node
Node Source
Curated node match
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