Intelligent Utility
Kinsey Grant Baker
Kinsey Grant Baker
Energy Central Team
·Posted in Intelligent Utility
Sun, Aug 17

NEWS: Spearmint Energy gets greenlight for Texas City BESS, as a further 860MW+ of capacity withdrawn from ERCOT queue

Spearmint Energy snagged approval for a new 300 MW battery storage project in Texas City amid a wave of capacity withdrawals from ERCOT. (Energy Storage News)

  • The project aims to bolster grid reliability along the hurricane-prone Texas Gulf Coast, with commercial operations targeted for late 2026.

  • Meanwhile, over 860 MW of battery storage capacity was withdrawn from the ERCOT interconnection queue in July 2025 due to tariff-driven concerns and federal regulatory uncertainty.

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