Gunnar BESS
154.75 MW storage in Hidalgo, TX · In queue since February 2023 · Proposed COD August 2026
154.75 MW
Capacity
1
Components
Battery
3y 5m
In Queue
IA Executed
IA Phase
Signed Sep 2023
Queue → IA
7 months
IA → COD
2y 11m
Total Duration
7 months
Interconnection request submitted to ISO/RTO
ERCOT uses a serial "connect and manage" approach — fastest among major ISOs.
Typical: 18–30 months (fastest major ISO)
Interconnection agreement executed — binding commitment to build
Typical: 30–60 days (negotiation)
Project under construction
Typical: 6–18 months
Proposed COD: 2026-08-31
The Gunnar BESS project is a proposed 203 MW battery storage project located in Hidalgo County, Texas. Developed by BRP Blue Topaz 6, LLC, the project entered the ERCOT interconnection queue as ERCOT-24INR0491 on February 9, 2023, with a proposed commercial operation date of August 31, 2026. The interconnection agreement for the project was executed on September 22, 2023.
The Gunnar BESS project is actively listed in the ERCOT interconnection queue and has been featured in recent news coverage.
Generated from interconnection queue and public data sources
Realization risk from now to commercial operation — financing close, EPC and tax-equity counterparty mix, and COD probability vs the proposed date. The diligence view that determines whether the deal actually closes. Powered by InfraSure's development-stage modeling stack.
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State
TX
County
Hidalgo
Grid Region
ERCOT (Texas)
Market
ISO/RTO Member
Developer
Gunnar Reliability Project LLC
Utility
—
Entity
ERCOT
Service Type
—
Point of Interconnection
8029 CLOSNER4A 138kV
Data Source
LBNL + Live
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Forward generation outlook — first-year production estimate and 10-year P50 trajectory, with probabilistic ranges (P10/P50/P90) across weather, demand, and policy scenarios. Powered by InfraSure's generation modeling stack.
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Forward revenue, DSCR projection, and financing-close risk — conditioned on commercial operation. First-year DSCR, 10-year cashflow, and counterparty exposure across price and policy scenarios. Powered by InfraSure's asset cashflow stack.
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- ISO / RTO
- ERCOT
- Trading Hub
- HB_NORTH
- Hub Confidence
- LOW
This project's market context is estimated from its Point of Interconnection. Hub and node assignments are approximate and based on geographic inference from the POI substation name.
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