Pintail BESS — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 68582
- Capacity
- 200 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Battery Storage
- Technology
- Batteries
- Status
- Under construction
- Location
- San Patricio, TX
- Operating Since
- —
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Lydian Energy
- Parent Company
- —
- Balancing Authority
- Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
- ISO/RTO
- ERCOT
- NERC Region
- TRE
Pintail BESS
Under constructionBESS
Ranked #68 of 256 BESS plants in TX#169 of 837 nationally
200 MW BESS under construction in San Patricio, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
EIA
200 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Batteries
Technology
—
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
28.0427, -97.4401
County
San Patricio, TX
Nearby Plants
- Peacock Energy ProjectSolar150 MW · 7.0 km
- Papalote Creek II LLCWind200.1 MW · 11.6 km
- Papalote Creek I LLCWind180 MW · 12.4 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
Pintail BESS is a 200 MW battery energy storage system located in San Patricio County, Texas. The plant, identified by the EIA plant code 68582, is operated by Lydian Energy. It consists of a single generator using MWH as its primary fuel source.
The facility operates within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) balancing authority, which falls under the Texas Reliability Entity (TRE) NERC region. Pintail BESS ranks as the 108th largest power plant in Texas out of 224, and 291st 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
HIGH confidenceMarket Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
HB_SOUTH
Node Source
OSM spatial match
Steel Dynamics SubstationSubstation
News & Articles (4)Beta
General
Lydian Energy secures $689m in funding for US solar and battery projects
Lydian Energy has secured $689m in financing to support the development of two solar power projects and one battery storage project in the...
Yahoo Finance·4 weeks ago
General
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.
Energy-Storage.News·8 months ago
Deals·debt financing
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 (lender)
Energy-Storage.News·8 months ago
General
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...
Energy-Storage.News·8 months ago
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