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.
Overview
Key fields
- 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.
- Grid connection
- Commercial operation
- 2024
Best-supported operating milestone.
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).
Structured profile
- Reported capacity
- 200 MW
Batteries
- Commercial operation
- 2024
- Operating status
- operating
Hydra is operating.
- Interconnection
- Location
- Reeves County
ERCOT
- Operator
- Engie North America
- 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.
Units and generators
Operating generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.
| Generator | Capacity | Technology | Operation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HYDRA | 200 MW 200 MW summer | Batteries Electricity used for energy storage · BA | Dec 2024 | Operating |
Performance
Monthly EIA generation history and recent market-resource behavior where linked telemetry is available.
Peer context
- Technology capacity
- 200 MW
- National rank
- #48
- TX rank
- #18
Monthly generation
Download CSVEIA-923 reports gross generation and net grid exchange for storage plants. Gross generation is shown as a discharge proxy; it is not a cycle count or conventional capacity factor.
Grid and market context
Deterministic links to ERCOT market resources, price records, outage disclosures, queue records, and nearby infrastructure. Candidate joins remain labeled until corroborated.
Interconnection record
ERCOT GIS ReportMatched to the latest available ERCOT generation-interconnection queue record. Queue status and completion dates describe the queue record; operating status is verified separately against plant and market registrations.
Nearby substations
HIFLD infrastructure inventoryCommercial, land, and environmental record
Source-backed project transactions, agreements, land records, permits, and environmental disclosures. Portfolio and adjacent-project facts remain explicitly scoped.
Land and environmental record
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
| Relationship | Entity | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Grid selection | plant:plant-65490 | Canonical asset page /ercot/assets/plant/hydra. |
Reporting 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.
View full reporting portfolioTimeline and sources
Project milestones and public references behind the asset profile.
Project timeline
- Generator enters operationEIA-860
EIA-860 lists generator HYDRA with this operating date.
Sources
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