Hidden Lakes Reliability Project is GridStor’s first completed project in Texas and among the state’s largest
From GridStor: https://gridstor.com/gridstor-celebrates-completion-of-texass-newest-battery-storage-facility/
GridStor, a developer and operator of utility-scale battery energy storage systems, dedicated its Hidden Lakes Reliability Project facility on November 4 with public officials and regional business leaders. Now in operation, the 220 MW / 440 MWh battery energy storage facility can provide power equivalent to serving 140,000 average Texas households during the hours of highest electric demand.
“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,” said Chris Taylor, CEO of GridStor. “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.”
Following opening remarks, Congressman Randy Weber of Texas’s 14th Congressional District, Chairman Thomas J. Gleeson of the Public Utility Commission of Texas, and Rep. Terri Leo-Wilson of the Texas House of Representatives 23rd District joined with Taylor to cut the ribbon on the completed facility.
The Hidden Lakes Reliability project will contribute tens of millions of dollars to the county in estimated sales and use tax revenue, including property taxes benefiting Galveston County and Dickinson Independent School District. The facility will increase the resilience of the Texas electric grid, helping ensure reliable power supply during disturbances and hours of peak customer demand via participation in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) electricity market. Approximately 100 full-time skilled tradespeople and apprentices were employed during construction.
GridStor’s Hidden Lakes facility is its first operating facility in Texas. Backed by Goldman Sachs Asset Management, GridStor manages a project pipeline of over 3 GW of battery storage projects in later-stage development or under construction across the western and central U.S. The company is focused on executing and delivering projects that provide cost-effective, near-term solutions to utilities, data centers, and other large industrial customers in regions with rapidly growing energy demand.