Ventures BESS — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 67783
- Capacity
- 226.8 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Battery Storage
- Technology
- Batteries
- Status
- Planned
- Location
- Matagorda, TX
- Operating Since
- —
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Gransolar Texas Twelve LLC
- Parent Company
- —
- Balancing Authority
- Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
- ISO/RTO
- ERCOT
- NERC Region
- TRE
Ventures BESS
PlannedBESS
Ranked #43 of 256 BESS plants in TX#128 of 837 nationally
226.8 MW BESS planned in Matagorda, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
EIA
226.8 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Batteries
Technology
Planned: —
Planned Operation
Location
Coordinates
28.9745, -95.9938
County
Matagorda, TX
Nearby Plants
- Blackcat BESSBESS200.6 MW · 0.1 km
- SMT Bay City LLCBESS10 MW · 2.8 km
- HEB00292Natural Gas1.2 MW · 3.6 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Gransolar Texas Twelve LLC | — | — |
| Owner(s) | Gransolar Texas Twelve LLC | — | — |
| Status | Planned | — | — |
Ownership Chain
No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.
About
Ventures BESS is a battery energy storage system located in Matagorda County, Texas. The plant has a total capacity of 226.8 MW and consists of a single generator. It is owned and operated by Gransolar Texas Twelve LLC. The primary fuel type is megawatt-hours (MWH), indicating that it stores and discharges electricity rather than consuming a traditional fuel source.
The facility operates within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) balancing authority and the TRE NERC region. Ventures BESS ranks as the 81st largest power plant in Texas out of 224, and nationally it ranks 235th out of 514. Recent news coverage of the plant includes 5 articles about deals, 3 about the industry, 1 about regulatory matters, and 1 about the grid.
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
MEDIUM confidenceMarket Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
BAYC_BESS_RN
Pricing Hub
HB_SOUTH
Secondary Zone
LZ_SOUTH
Location Type
Resource Node
Node Source
Curated node match
News & Articles (10)Beta
Deals·m and a
Bimergen acquires 79.2MW total of Texas BESS, Habitat advances Texas optimisation
Bimergen has acquired eight BESS projects totalling 79.2MW. Habitat Energy announced its first US co-located solar-plus-storage partnership.
Bimergen (buyer)Habitat Energy (other)
Energy-Storage.News·1 weeks ago
Deals·project finance
Construction Financing Complete for 347-MW Texas Solar Power Project
A Texas-headquartered solar power and battery energy storage developer said it has completed construction financing for a utility-scale...
POWER Magazine·2 weeks ago
Industry·partnership
NeoVolta establishes U.S.-based BESS manufacturing in new joint venture
San Diego-based energy technology firm NeoVolta announced the launch of a new joint venture with LONGi Green Energy and PotisEdge Jan.
NeoVolta (developer)LONGi Green Energy (other)
Solar Builder·2 months ago
Industry·partnership
Canadian Solar moves American panel, energy storage operations under new U.S. joint venture
Canadian Solar is forming a new joint venture with American shareholders for its U.S.-based solar panel and energy storage manufacturing and...
Canadian Solar (developer)
Solar Power World·3 months ago
Last updated 2026-03-14
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