Empire Central BESS
9.95 MW storage in Dallas, TX · In queue since January 2024 · Proposed COD December 2025
9.95 MW
Capacity
1
Components
Battery
2y 6m
In Queue
IA Executed
IA Phase
Signed May 2024
Queue → IA
4 months
IA → COD
1y 7m
Total Duration
4 months
Schedule
7 months past proposed COD
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: 2025-12-19
The Empire Central BESS project is a proposed 9.95 MW battery storage project located in Dallas County, Texas. Developed by SMT Dallas III LLC, the project is interconnected within the ERCOT region under queue ID ERCOT-24INR0659. The project entered the queue on January 29, 2024, with a proposed commercial operation date of June 1, 2025.
The interconnection agreement (IA) status for the Empire Central BESS project is currently listed as "In Progress (unknown study)". The point of interconnection (POI) is at station EMPCT, load LDLXFMR2, transformer number 2, bus number 2799, at a voltage of 138kV. The project has appeared 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
Dallas
Grid Region
ERCOT (Texas)
Market
ISO/RTO Member
Developer
SMT Dallas III LLC
Utility
—
Entity
ERCOT
Service Type
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Point of Interconnection
Station name: EMPCT, Load name: LDLXFMR2, XFMR Number: 2, Bus Number:2799, Voltage: 138kV
Data Source
LBNL
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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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