Carina — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 65589
- Capacity
- 150 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Battery Storage
- Technology
- Batteries
- Status
- Testing
- Location
- Nueces, TX
- Operating Since
- —
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Engie North America
- Parent Company
- ENGIE
- Balancing Authority
- Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
- ISO/RTO
- ERCOT
- NERC Region
- TRE
Carina
TestingBESS
Ranked #110 of 256 BESS plants in TX#234 of 837 nationally
150 MW BESS testing in Nueces, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
EIA
150 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Batteries
Technology
—
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
27.8187, -97.5346
County
Nueces, TX
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Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Engie North America | Engie North America | — |
| Owner(s) | Engie North America | ENGIE | — |
| Status | Testing | — | — |
Ownership Chain
About
The Carina plant, located in Nueces County, Texas, is a 150 MW battery energy storage system. The plant is owned by ENGIE, a company based in France, and operated by Engie North America. It consists of a single generator utilizing batteries as its primary fuel source (MWH).
Carina operates within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) balancing authority and the TRE NERC region. As of the latest rankings, the plant is the 164th largest in Texas out of 224 plants, and the 393rd largest nationally out of 514 plants.
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
Generation
−1.2K MWh
Net Charging
—
Annual Net Energy
—
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
Clarkwood Substation · 138 kV
Substation Distance
0.126 km
Operator
American Electric Power
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
CARN_ESS_RN
Pricing Hub
HB_SOUTH
Secondary Zone
LZ_SOUTH
Location Type
Resource Node
Node Source
Curated node match
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