How many battery storage projects are in Texas?

Texas has 264 operating utility-scale battery storage projects with 19 GW of capacity, according to the EIA's monthly survey of power plants.

What is the largest battery storage project in Texas?

SAHARA BESS (SOHO BESS) in Brazoria County, Texas is the largest, at 409 MW. It came online in 2026.

How many battery storage projects were built in Texas in 2025?

55 battery storage projects came online in Texas in 2025, with 5,815 MW of capacity.

Who is developing battery storage projects in Texas?

Interconnection queues list each project under a project company, not the developer behind it. Cleanview researches the developer of every project and has them on paid plans.

Battery storage projects in Texas

Texas has 264 operating battery storage projects with 19 GW of capacity. 55 came online in 2025.

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Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

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Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

Texas had 2 battery storage projects online in 2016 and 264 in 2026

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Battery storage projects online at the end of each year. Source: EIA-860M, compiled by Cleanview.

The 10 largest battery storage projects in Texas

Operating, by capacity

#	Battery storage project	County	Year online	Capacity
1	SAHARA BESS (SOHO BESS)	Brazoria County	2026	409 MW
2	Platinum Storage	Fannin County	2026	348 MW
3	SMT Ironman Battery Storage Plant	Brazoria County	2025	304 MW
4	GulfStar Power, LLC	Wharton County	2025	300 MW
5	Rodeo Ranch Energy Storage	Reeves County	2023	300 MW
6	Cartwheel 1 - Storage, LLC	Hopkins County	2025	300 MW
7	PP Jaguar BESS LLC	McLennan County	2025	300 MW
8	Tanzanite Storage	Henderson County	2025	283 MW
9	DeCordova Steam Electric Station	Hood County	2022	269 MW
10	Five Wells Solar Center - Hybrid	Bell County	2024	263 MW

Battery storage projects that came online most recently in Texas

Newest first

#	Battery storage project	County	Year online	Capacity
1	Mendoza Trail BESS	Crane County	2026	200 MW
2	Pintail BESS	San Patricio County	2026	200 MW
3	Vertus Energy Storage Plant	Galveston County	2026	200 MW
4	Crowned Heron 2 - Storage, LLC	Fort Bend County	2026	150 MW
5	Bocanova Energy Storage II	Brazoria County	2026	150 MW
6	Big Star Solar, LLC (Hybrid)	Bastrop County	2026	80 MW
7	Mesquite Clean Energy Center (BESS)	Cameron County	2026	10 MW
8	Project Lynx	Nueces County	2026	125 MW
9	Regis Escondido	Maverick County	2026	10 MW
10	SAHARA BESS (SOHO BESS)	Brazoria County	2026	409 MW

The developer behind each project is on paid plans. See plans

How Cleanview tracks battery storage projects

Operating battery storage projects come from the EIA's monthly survey of power plants. Planned projects come from the grid operators' interconnection queues. We research who is developing each one, since a queue lists a project company, not its owner.

Questions about battery storage projects in Texas

How many battery storage projects are in Texas?: Texas has 264 operating utility-scale battery storage projects with 19 GW of capacity, according to the EIA's monthly survey of power plants.
What is the largest battery storage project in Texas?: SAHARA BESS (SOHO BESS) in Brazoria County, Texas is the largest, at 409 MW. It came online in 2026.
How many battery storage projects were built in Texas in 2025?: 55 battery storage projects came online in Texas in 2025, with 5,815 MW of capacity.
Who is developing battery storage projects in Texas?: Interconnection queues list each project under a project company, not the developer behind it. Cleanview researches the developer of every project and has them on paid plans.