TX23 Roughneck Storage — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 65701
- Capacity
- 50 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Battery Storage
- Technology
- Batteries
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Brazoria, TX
- Operating Since
- 2022
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Key Capture Energy
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- -4,301 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- -1.0%
- Balancing Authority
- Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
- ISO/RTO
- ERCOT
- NERC Region
- TRE
TX23 Roughneck Storage
OperatingBESS
Ranked #174 of 256 BESS plants in TX#403 of 837 nationally
50 MW BESS operating in Brazoria, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
EIAWD
50 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Batteries
Technology
2022
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
29.1592, -95.6617
County
Brazoria, TX
Nearby Plants
- CastorBESS200 MW · 1.4 km
- Prospect StorageBESS9.9 MW · 1.5 km
- Bell Creek BESS LLCBESS200.9 MW · 2.5 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Key Capture Energy | — | — |
| Owner(s) | Key Capture Energy | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Ownership Chain
No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.
About
TX23 Roughneck Storage is a 50 MW battery energy storage system located in Brazoria County, Texas. The plant began operating in 2022 and has a single generator utilizing lithium-ion battery (LIB) chemistry. The facility is owned and operated by Key Capture Energy. As a storage facility, its primary fuel is listed as "MWH" (megawatt-hours).
The plant has 50 MWh of total energy storage capacity, providing a duration of 1 hour at its full 50 MW output. TX23 Roughneck Storage operates within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) balancing authority, and is within the TRE NERC region. In terms of capacity, the plant is ranked 231st out of 313 power plants in Texas, and 618th out of 1205 plants nationally.
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
−373 MWh
Net Charging
-4.3K MWh
Annual Net Energy
-1.0%
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
West Columbia Substation · 138 kV
Substation Distance
0 km
Operator
CenterPoint Energy
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
NCO_RN
Pricing Hub
HB_HOUSTON
Secondary Zone
LZ_HOUSTON
Location Type
Resource Node
Node Source
Curated node match
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