Dickens reports 200 MW battery storage of operating nameplate capacity. These technology ratings do not establish a common export limit. Source: EIA Sep 2026.

What kind of plant is Dickens?

Dickens is a batteries facility in Dickens County, TX, participating in the ERCOT market.

Where is Dickens located?

Dickens is in Dickens County, TX, inside the ERCOT balancing area.

Who operates Dickens?

Dickens is operated by Engie North America according to the EIA generator inventory. Reporting membership does not by itself establish ultimate ownership.

How much electricity does Dickens generate?

Dickens reported 199.8 GWh over the twelve months to 2026-07. For a storage plant this is reported gross generation — a discharge proxy, not a cycle count or a conventional capacity factor.

How does Dickens compare to other plants?

By capacity, Dickens ranks #58 of 1,061 operating plants of the same technology nationally. It ranks #20 of 254 in TX.

Dickens — 200 MW battery storage, Dickens County, TX

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Generation and physical site

EIA plant 65489 · Inventory for Sep 2026.

Reported operating nameplate by technology

Battery storage: 200 MW

Operating generators only. Battery power is in MW; stored energy is in MWh. These ratings do not establish a shared export limit.

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EIA generator status and nameplate capacity for Dickens
Generator	Technology	Status	Power (MW)	Energy (MWh)
DIKNS	Batteries	Operating	200	200

Physical map location · OpenStreetMap: 33.78198, -100.88350
Filed location · EIA: 33.78108, -100.88320

Sources and observation dates

Inventory source: EIA-860M workbook (preliminary)
EIA reporting month: Sep 2026
EIA retrieved: Oct 24, 2026
OSM extract: Oct 9, 2026
OSM last mapped edit: Mar 19, 2026
Map prepared: Oct 24, 2026
Field verification: Not reported

Reporting month describes the inventory. Retrieval and map preparation describe processing; an OSM edit does not establish an in-service date.

EIA source inventory

Generator	Capacity	Technology	Operation	Status
DIKNS	200 MW 200 MW summer	Batteries BA	Dec 2024	Operating

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OrganizationRoleBasis

ENGIE North AmericaOperatorOperator associated with Dickens.

DKNS_ESS_ESR1, DKNS_ESS_ESR2, DKNS_ESS_ESR3, DKNS_ESS_ESR4Market resourcesLinked ERCOT resources.

Reporting portfolio

EIA reporting entity

Engie North America

Entity 56201

Operating portfolio

42 plants

6 states

Reported capacity

5,124.9 MW

Batteries · Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine · Onshore Wind Turbine

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Priddy Wind Project	302.4 MW	TX
Prairie Hill Wind Project	300 MW	TX
Iron Star Wind Project	297.6 MW	KS
Solomon Forks Wind Project, LLC	275.6 MW	KS
Triple H Wind Project	250.2 MW	SD
King Plains Wind Project	248.2 MW	OK

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