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Vistra, TXU Parent, Brings Texas' "Largest Battery Energy Storage System" Online
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Vistra announced that its DeCordova Energy Storage Facility in Granbury, Texas, is online and storing and releasing electricity to the ERCOT grid.
"The 260-megawatt/260 megawatt-hour battery energy storage project is the largest of its kind in the Lone Star State," Vistra said
"First announced in September 2020, DeCordova is the second of seven new zero-carbon projects Vistra is bringing online in Texas over the next few years as part of its growing Vistra Zero portfolio. These new power generation facilities represent a nearly $1 billion capital investment by the company within the Texas ERCOT market," Vistra said
Jim Burke, Vistra president and chief financial officer, added, "DeCordova offers a unique value proposition – not only can this battery system provide instantaneous full power to the grid with the flip of a switch, but it is also co-located on the same site as our quick-start DeCordova natural gas-fueled power plant. This pairing means we essentially have a large, one-hour battery system with dispatchable, reliable generation, leading to continuity of operation and resiliency of the grid. In addition, these gas-fueled generation units have seven days of diesel backup in the event of any disruption of natural gas supplies, which is yet another example of the resiliency aspect of the Decordova [sic] site."
The DeCordova Energy Storage Facility is comprised of more than 3,000 individual battery modules and utilizes lithium-ion technology housed in containers
Project construction began in June 2021 and was finished in less than a year.
Along with DeCordova and Brightside Solar Facility, Vistra is also completing the 108-MW Emerald Grove Solar Facility in Crane County ahead of summer.
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May 24, 2022
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