Rush ESS — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 68361
- Capacity
- 200 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Battery Storage
- Technology
- Batteries
- Status
- Planned
- Location
- Bexar, TX
- Operating Since
- —
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Rush ESS LLC
- Parent Company
- —
- Balancing Authority
- Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
- ISO/RTO
- ERCOT
- NERC Region
- TRE
Rush ESS
PlannedBESS
Ranked #84 of 256 BESS plants in TX#201 of 837 nationally
200 MW BESS planned in Bexar, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
EIA
200 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Batteries
Technology
Planned: —
Planned Operation
Location
Coordinates
29.3076, -98.2967
County
Bexar, TX
Nearby Plants
- J K SpruceSub. Coal1488.5 MW · 2.3 km
- O W SommersNatural Gas892 MW · 2.7 km
- Padua 2BESS150 MW · 3.4 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Rush ESS LLC | — | — |
| Owner(s) | Rush ESS LLC | — | — |
| Status | Planned | — | — |
Ownership Chain
No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.
About
Rush ESS is a 200 MW battery energy storage system located in Bexar County, Texas. The facility is owned and operated by Rush ESS LLC. It interconnects to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) grid, within the TRE NERC region. The plant's primary fuel is listed as MWH, indicating it draws power from the grid to charge its batteries.
The facility consists of a single generator. Rush ESS ranks as the 118th largest power plant in Texas out of 224, and 315th nationally out of 514.
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
345 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
J. K. Spruce Switchyard · 345 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Operator
CPS Energy
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
HB_SOUTH
Secondary Zone
LZ_SOUTH
Node Source
Shared substation inference
Substation identified. Node ID not yet resolved against ISO roster.
CALAVER_JKS2Nearby ISO Node
CALAVER_OWS1Substation
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