Houston County BESS — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 68671
- Capacity
- 125 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Battery Storage
- Technology
- Batteries
- Status
- Planned
- Location
- Houston, TX
- Operating Since
- —
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- RIC Development, LLC
- Parent Company
- —
- Balancing Authority
- Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
- ISO/RTO
- ERCOT
- NERC Region
- TRE
Houston County BESS
PlannedBESS
Ranked #130 of 256 BESS plants in TX#273 of 837 nationally
125 MW BESS planned in Houston, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
EIA
125 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Batteries
Technology
Planned: —
Planned Operation
Location
Coordinates
31.2390, -95.5770
County
Houston, TX
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | RIC Development, LLC | — | — |
| Owner(s) | RIC Development, LLC | — | — |
| Status | Planned | — | — |
Ownership Chain
No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.
About
Houston County BESS is a 125 MW battery energy storage system located in Houston County, Texas. The plant is owned and operated by RIC Development, LLC. It consists of a single generator powered by MWH (presumably megawatt-hours, indicating stored electricity). The facility ranks as the 184th largest power plant in Texas out of 224, and 429th nationally out of 514.
The plant operates within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT) balancing authority and the TRE NERC region. News coverage indicates interest in the plant from industry, grid, deals, and regulatory perspectives.
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
Mustang Prairie Substation · 138 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Operator
Houston County Electric Cooperative
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
HB_SOUTH
Node Source
OSM spatial match
Substation identified. Node ID not yet resolved against ISO roster.
News & Articles (10)Beta
Industry·corporate
Fannin County residents voice opposition to BESS plant
FANNIN COUNTY, Texas (KXII) - Fannin County residents voiced their concerns on Tuesday about a battery energy storage system-- or BESS plant...
KXII·4 months ago
Industry·technology
ABC13 breaks down Battery Energy Storage Systems, the latest in green energy coming to Texas
One of the latest advances in renewable energy is called a Battery Energy Storage System, known by the acronym BESS.
ABC13 Houston·4 months ago
Industry·corporate
Nightpeak Energy commences operation of 300MWh Texas BESS
Nightpeak Energy has announced commercial operations of its 150MW/300MWh Bocanova Power BESS in Brazoria County, Texas, US.
Nightpeak Energy (developer)
Energy-Storage.News·5 months ago
Grid·outage
Texas utility shuffling location of temporary emergency generation units to address regional power shortfall
CenterPoint Energy has dispatched the first five of 15 large temporary emergency generation units from Houston to San Antonio, Texas.
CenterPoint Energy (operator)
Power Engineering·9 months ago
Last updated 2026-03-14
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