Backbone Creek BESS
121 MW storage in Burnet, TX · In queue since April 2022 · Proposed COD August 2026
121 MW
Capacity
1
Components
Battery
4y 1m
In Queue
IA Executed
IA Status
Signed Dec 2023
Queue → IA
1y 8m
IA → COD
2y 8m
Total Duration
1y 8m
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: 2026-08-10
The Backbone Creek BESS project is a proposed 121 MW battery storage project located in Burnet County, Texas. Developed by Backbone Creek BESS LLC, the project is interconnected within the ERCOT region and entered the ERCOT interconnection queue as ERCOT-24INR0313 on April 18, 2022. The project's proposed commercial operation date is August 10, 2026.
The project has an Interconnection Agreement (IA) executed on December 22, 2023, and its Point of Interconnection (POI) is the 7351 STARCKE 138kV substation. The project's interconnection status is currently listed as active.
Generated from interconnection queue and public data sources
State
TX
County
Burnet
Grid Region
ERCOT (Texas)
Market
ISO/RTO Member
Developer
Backbone Creek BESS LLC
Utility
—
Entity
ERCOT
Service Type
—
Point of Interconnection
7351 STARCKE 138kV
Data Source
LBNL + Live
- ISO / RTO
- ERCOT
- Trading Hub
- HB_SOUTH
- Hub Confidence
- MEDIUM
- Nearest Node (Estimated)
- MARBFA
- POI Substation
- Starcke Substation
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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