Paleo 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 Paleo?

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

Where is Paleo located?

Paleo is in Hale County, TX, inside the ERCOT balancing area.

Paleo 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 Paleo generate?

Paleo reported 158 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 Paleo compare to other plants?

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

Paleo — 200 MW battery storage, Hale County, TX

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Generation and physical site

EIA plant 65491 · 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.

Generator records (1)

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

Physical map location · OpenStreetMap: 33.89627, -101.80894
Filed location · EIA: 33.88946, -101.80160

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: Nov 12, 2025
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
PALEO	200 MW 200 MW summer	Batteries BA	Dec 2024	Operating

Related parties and identifiers

Parties, market resources, and identifiers tied to this asset, with owner, operator, developer, EPC, compliance provider, and interconnecting entity roles kept separate.

Parties and identifiers

OrganizationRoleBasis

PALE_ESS_ESR1Market 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

Largest reported plants in this portfolio
Largest reported plants	Capacity	State
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
ENGIE Long Draw Solar LLC	225 MW	TX
Las Lomas Wind Project	201.6 MW	TX

Portfolio membership follows the latest EIA-860 reporting entity. It does not imply ultimate ownership.

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Latest disclosed outputhourly · 2 weeks ending Aug 28, 2026

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