# Hydra

ERCOT asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/hydra

ENGIE North America · Reeves County · ERCOT

Hydra is a battery energy storage facility with 200 MW of EIA-reported operating capacity in Reeves County, Texas, registered as EIA Plant ID 65490. ENGIE is the current owner and operator after acquiring Broad Reach Power, the project's developer and former owner. The plant began commercial operation in 2024. The facility interconnects at ERCOT resource BRP HYDRA BESS. Its grid role is battery energy storage (BESS) providing bulk energy storage and energy-shifting services.

## Profile

- **Grid role:** Battery energy storage (BESS) providing bulk energy storage / energy-shifting services
- **Grid connection:** ERCOT resource BRP HYDRA BESS · 345 kV.
- **Physical build:** 200 MW-class battery energy storage system (BESS). ENGIE North America project 'Hydra' listed at ~200–200.8 MW; reached commercial operation in 2024; registered in ERCOT as BRP HYDRA BESS (22INR0372).

## Metrics

- **Reported capacity:** 200 MW — EIA-reported operating capacity; nameplate, seasonal, AC/DC, and unit ratings may differ.
- **Technology:** Batteries — Primary generation technology.
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 65490 — Engie North America · Pecos County · ERCOT
- **Operating status:** Operating — Hydra is operating.
- **Commercial operation:** 2024 — Best-supported operating milestone.

## Facts

- **Reported capacity:** 200 MW — Batteries · confidence: high
- **Commercial operation:** 2024 · confidence: medium
- **Operating status:** operating — Hydra is operating. · confidence: medium
- **Location:** Reeves County — ERCOT · confidence: high
- **Operator:** Engie North America · confidence: high
- **Asset role:** batteries — ERCOT · Pecos County
- **Owner:** ENGIE North America — ENGIE North America's official site hosts a project page for 'Hydra' and identifies the project under ENGIE North America; this supports ENGIE as the public owner/operator name associated with the project. · confidence: medium

## Sources

- [Monthly Outlook for Resource Adequacy (MORA)](https://www.ercot.com/files/docs/2025/05/02/MORA_July2025.pdf) — ercot.com · regulatory — May 2, 2025 — List of registered resources and megawatt (MW) capabilities for the. 1187 BRP HYDRA BESS. HYDR_ESS_BES1. PECOS. STORAGE. WEST. 2024. 200.8.
- [engie-na.com](https://engie-na.com/project/hydra) — engie-na.com · other — Hydra home Home Projects Hydra Project Overview Our Hydra storage project serves the ERCOT market with 200 MWac. Located in Reeves County, Texas, the project has been in operation since 2024. Commercial Operation Date 2024 Size 200 MWac Market ERCOT
- [🇺🇸 U.S. EIA data (>10MW)](https://lorenz-g.github.io/tesla-megapack-tracker/gov-us-eia.html) — lorenz-g.github.io · other — Total 🔋 battery power in GW 38.4 18.6 46.4. North Pecos Clean Energy Center (BESS) (73): Status updated (22) Hydra - 65490 status: construction -> operation
- [Hydra BESS](https://www.ettexas.com/Projects/Hydra) — ettexas.com · other — This project will interconnect the new 202 MW Hydra BESS storage facility in Pecos County, Texas. ETT will construct 0.25 miles of 345 kV line … to be Q2 2022.

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Profile published: 2026-07-17T03:34:26.070Z
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