Headcamp BESS — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 68580
- Capacity
- 150 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Battery Storage
- Technology
- Batteries
- Status
- Under construction
- Location
- Pecos, TX
- Operating Since
- —
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Lydian Energy
- Parent Company
- —
- Balancing Authority
- Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
- ISO/RTO
- ERCOT
- NERC Region
- TRE
Headcamp BESS
Under constructionBESS
Ranked #120 of 256 BESS plants in TX#252 of 837 nationally
150 MW BESS under construction in Pecos, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
EIA
150 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Batteries
Technology
—
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
30.9161, -102.8553
County
Pecos, TX
Nearby Plants
- WAL897Natural Gas1.3 MW · 5.4 km
- AvilaBESS160 MW · 5.9 km
- St Gall Energy Storage IIBESS100 MW · 9.4 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Lydian Energy | — | — |
| Owner(s) | Lydian Energy | — | — |
| Status | Under construction | — | — |
Ownership Chain
No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.
About
Headcamp BESS is a 150 MW battery energy storage system located in Pecos County, Texas. The plant, identified by the EIA plant code 68580, is operated by Lydian Energy. It consists of a single generator and utilizes MWH as its primary fuel source, indicating it draws power from the grid to charge its batteries. The facility operates within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) balancing authority, which falls under the Texas Reliability Entity (TRE) NERC region.
Headcamp BESS ranks as the 171st largest power plant in Texas out of 224 facilities and holds the 402nd position nationally out of 514 plants. Recent news articles indicate activity related to deals involving the plant.
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
16th Street Substation · 138 kV
Substation Distance
0.223 km
Operator
Texas-New Mexico Power
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
DGFS_ESR_RN
Pricing Hub
HB_WEST
Secondary Zone
LZ_WEST
Location Type
Resource Node
Node Source
Curated node match
News & Articles (4)Beta
Hazards·wildfire
Fire Weather Watch: Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains; Chaves County Plains; Eddy Plains; Lea; Gaines; Dawson
Fire Weather Watch issued March 21 at 2:43AM CDT until March 23 at 12:00AM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX
NWS Midland/Odessa TX·5 days ago
Deals·project finance
Lydian Energy closes US$233 million financing for three Texas BESS provided by CATL
Lydian's projects include the 150MW/391MWh Headcamp BESS, the 200MW/521MWh Crane BESS and the 200MW/521MWh Pintail BESS. Image: CATL.
Lydian Energy (developer)CATL (other)
Energy-Storage.News·8 months ago
Deals·project finance
Lydian Energy Secures $233M in Project Financing to Advance Battery Storage Projects Across Texas
ING and KeyBank provide Lydian's first institutional financing for Pintail, Crane, and Headcamp BESS projects under Excelsior Energy...
Lydian Energy (developer)ING (lender)
Yahoo Finance·8 months ago
Deals·project finance
Vitis Energy and Enertis Applus+ advance Texas BESS projects
In Texas, Vitis announces financial close of Apache Hill while Enertis provides independent engineering services for Excelsior Energy...
Vitis Energy (developer)Enertis Applus+ (other)
Energy-Storage.News·8 months ago
Last updated 2026-03-21
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