Windmill Ridge Storage — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 68177
- Capacity
- 151.4 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Battery Storage
- Technology
- Batteries
- Status
- Planned
- Location
- Brazoria, TX
- Operating Since
- —
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Belltown Power Texas 2, LLC
- Parent Company
- —
- Balancing Authority
- Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
- ISO/RTO
- ERCOT
- NERC Region
- TRE
Windmill Ridge Storage
PlannedBESS
Ranked #105 of 256 BESS plants in TX#231 of 837 nationally
151.4 MW BESS planned in Brazoria, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
EIA
151.4 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Batteries
Technology
Planned: —
Planned Operation
Location
Coordinates
29.2062, -95.4578
County
Brazoria, TX
Nearby Plants
- Mark One Power StationNatural Gas484 MW · 3.5 km
- Myrtle StorageBESS150 MW · 3.8 km
- Myrtle Solar, LLCSolar313 MW · 3.9 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Belltown Power Texas 2, LLC | — | — |
| Owner(s) | Belltown Power Texas 2, LLC | — | — |
| Status | Planned | — | — |
Ownership Chain
No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.
About
Windmill Ridge Storage is a battery energy storage system located in Brazoria County, Texas. The plant has a total capacity of 151.4 MW and consists of a single generator. It is owned and operated by Belltown Power Texas 2, LLC. The plant's primary fuel source is electricity (MWH), indicating it charges from the grid and discharges to it.
Windmill Ridge Storage operates within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) balancing authority, and is part of the TRE NERC region. According to rankings, the plant is the 155th largest in Texas out of 224 plants, and the 375th 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
No generation data available for this plant.
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
MEDIUM confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Angleton Substation · 138 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Operator
CenterPoint Energy
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
HB_HOUSTON
Node Source
Shared substation inference
Substation identified. Node ID not yet resolved against ISO roster.
AE_BCH01Nearby ISO Node
MYR_ALLSubstation
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