GridStor has announced the completion and commissioning of its Hidden Lakes Reliability Project in Texas, a utility-scale battery energy storage facility with a rated capacity of 220 megawatts and energy storage of 440 megawatt-hours. This project is reported by GridStor to be among the largest in Texas and is its first operational site within the state.
Now operational, the battery energy storage system can supply enough electricity to serve the equivalent demand of 140,000 average Texas households during peak usage, according to GridStor. The system is connected to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) electricity market and is designed to increase grid resilience, ensuring stable power during disturbances and high-demand periods that are common in Texas’s fast-growing urban and industrial regions, including data centers.
Chris Taylor, CEO of GridStor, said, “The Hidden Lakes Reliability Project is helping meet Texas’ historic economic expansion and fast-growing demand for electricity from cities, data centers, and other large industrial customers,” adding, “Our battery storage facility will help stabilize the power grid and contribute daily to meeting the hours of greatest demand, which keeps overall costs to customers lower. Texas needs ‘speed to power,’ and we are proud to meet the call with a near-term solution that supports the region’s growth.”
The project has also contributed approximately 100 full-time skilled tradespeople and apprentices during construction, and is expected to generate tens of millions of dollars in tax revenue for local jurisdictions, including Galveston County and the Dickinson Independent School District.
GridStor reports it has a pipeline of more than 3 gigawatts of battery storage projects in late-stage development or under construction across the western and central United States. Its primary markets include utilities, data centers, and large industrial customers in areas facing rapid energy demand growth. The Hidden Lakes project is backed by Goldman Sachs Asset Management.
Source: GridStor
