US energy storage player GridStor has acquired a 150MW/300MWh battery storage project in Texas from Balanced Rock Power (BRP).
Driven by rapid growth in power demand in the state from data centres and other large industrial customers, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) forecasts a 50% increase in the state’s peak load by 2030.
Over 8GW of battery energy storage has been deployed on the ERCOT power system to date.
“Battery storage is the fastest, scalable solution to provide reliability in the near-term to the Texas power system and its largest industries,” said GridStor chief executive Chris Taylor.
He added: “Batteries provide energy that stabilises the ERCOT electric grid and supplies its hours of greatest demand every day.
“Our acquisition demonstrates GridStor’s commitment to roll up our sleeves and build facilities that help Texas sustain its historic economic expansion.”
GridStor’s project will be built in Hidalgo County, Texas, and is expected to come online by the summer of 2026.
At its height of construction, the project is expected to sustain over 100 jobs including skilled tradespeople and apprentices.
Once operating, the project will increase the resilience of the Lower Rio Grande Valley region of the ERCOT power system, helping mitigate stress on transmission infrastructure while supplying power daily to support economic growth among critical Gulf Coast industry sectors.
Balanced Rock Power chief executive John Knight said: “BRP is proud to continue supporting GridStor in their efforts to support industrial expansion with utility scale battery storage.”
The successful close of the project marks GridStor’s fourth project acquisition in the past 12 months and its second transaction with BRP.
GridStor’s Hidden Lakes project, its initial acquisition from BRP, is under active construction and expected to come online this summer.