Castor — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 65870
- Capacity
- 200 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Battery Storage
- Technology
- Batteries
- Status
- Under construction
- Location
- Brazoria, 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
Castor
Under constructionBESS
Ranked #80 of 256 BESS plants in TX#160 of 837 nationally
200 MW BESS under construction in Brazoria, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
EIA
200 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Batteries
Technology
—
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
29.1503, -95.6512
County
Brazoria, TX
Nearby Plants
- Prospect StorageBESS9.9 MW · 0.1 km
- TX23 Roughneck StorageBESS50 MW · 1.4 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 | Under construction | — | — |
Ownership Chain
About
The Castor power plant, located in Brazoria County, Texas, has a total capacity of 200 MW. The plant is owned by ENGIE, a company based in France, and operated by Engie North America. It utilizes batteries as its primary fuel source (MWH) and consists of a single generator.
Castor operates within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) balancing authority and the TRE NERC region. According to state rankings, the plant is the 132nd largest out of 224 power plants in Texas. Nationally, it ranks as the 320th largest among 514 power 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
No generation data available for this plant.
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
West Columbia Local Substation · 138 kV
Substation Distance
0.047 km
Operator
Texas-New Mexico Power
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
CAST_ESS_RN
Pricing Hub
HB_HOUSTON
Secondary Zone
LZ_HOUSTON
Location Type
Resource Node
Node Source
Curated node match
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