Ash Creek BESS — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 66391
- Capacity
- 306 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Battery Storage
- Technology
- Batteries
- Status
- Planned
- Location
- Hill, TX
- Operating Since
- —
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- ACTX BESS Project LLC
- Parent Company
- —
- Balancing Authority
- Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
- ISO/RTO
- ERCOT
- NERC Region
- TRE
Ash Creek BESS
PlannedBESS
Ranked #26 of 256 BESS plants in TX#83 of 837 nationally
306 MW BESS planned in Hill, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
EIA
306 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Batteries
Technology
Planned: —
Planned Operation
Location
Coordinates
31.9002, -97.0164
County
Hill, TX
Nearby Plants
- Ash Creek SolarSolar408.9 MW · 1.6 km
- Sun Valley StorageBESS123.3 MW · 4.0 km
- OCI HillsboroBESS400 MW · 4.6 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | ACTX BESS Project LLC | — | — |
| Owner(s) | ACTX BESS Project LLC | — | — |
| Status | Planned | — | — |
Ownership Chain
No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.
About
Ash Creek BESS is a 306 MW battery energy storage system located in Hill County, Texas. The plant, identified by the EIA plant code 66391, is owned and operated by ACTX BESS Project LLC. It utilizes MWH as its primary fuel source and consists of a single generator using battery technology.
The facility operates within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) balancing authority and the TRE NERC region. Ash Creek BESS is ranked as the 47th largest power plant in Texas out of 224, and nationally it holds the 135th position 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
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
Sam Switching Station · 345 kV
Substation Distance
0.284 km
Operator
NextEra Energy
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
ASCK_SLR_RN
Pricing Hub
HB_NORTH
Secondary Zone
LZ_NORTH
Location Type
Resource Node
Node Source
Curated node match
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