Bird Dog Energy Storage

Under constructionBESS

Ranked #192 of 338 BESS plants in TX#420 of 963 nationally

60 MW BESS under construction in San Patricio, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.

EIA

60 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Batteries

Technology

—

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

28.1587, -97.8623

County

San Patricio, TX

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Ownership & Operator

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	VESI 37 LLC	—	—
Owner(s)	VESI 37 LLC	—	—
Status	Under construction	—	—

Ownership Chain

No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.

DeveloperOCI EnergyEnergy-Storage.News · 2024-12-11

About

Bird Dog Energy Storage is a 60 MW battery energy storage system located in San Patricio County, Texas. The plant, identified by the EIA plant code 68495, is owned and operated by VESI 37 LLC. It consists of a single generator utilizing battery technology and reports its primary fuel as MWH (megawatt-hours).

The facility operates within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) balancing authority, which falls under the Texas Reliability Entity (TRE) NERC region. Bird Dog Energy Storage is ranked as the 228th largest plant in Texas out of 313, and nationally it holds a rank of 588 out of 1205. The plant has been the subject of 5 news articles, with coverage focusing on deals (3 articles) and industry news (2 articles).

Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources

EIA Plant Profile

Engineering & Generators

Grid Context

ISO/RTO

ERCOT

Market

ISO/RTO Member

NERC Region

TRE — Texas Reliability Entity

Balancing Authority

Generation

No generation data available for this plant.

Financial Data

EIA Avg CostEIA Construction Cost AveragesLOW

2023

Construction CostOperating CostPricing & Revenue

$1,361/kW

Est. Construction Cost

Total estimated cost: $81.7M

Technology Average·Based on EIA averages — not plant-specific financial reports

Pricing & Market Data

MEDIUM confidence

Point of Interconnection

Nearest Substation

Mathis Substation · 69 kV

Substation Distance

4.574 km

Operator

South Texas Electric Cooperative

Coord Source

OSM spatial

Market Position

ISO/RTO Market

ERCOT

LMP Node

KARAKAW1_1

Pricing Hub

HB_SOUTH

Alt. Hub / Zone

LZ_SOUTH

Location Type

Resource Node

Node Source

Curated node match

News & Articles (1)Beta

Last updated 2026-03-26

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