CastorUnder construction
Brazoria County, Texas · EIA plant ID 65870 · Operator: Engie North America
200 MW under construction (Batteries), first expected Dec 2026 · EIA-860M
Nameplate—MWSummer — MW
Generators0in service · 200 MW building
Net generation—GWh12 mo
Capacity factor—not meaningful for storage
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online—
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), primary-fuel units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
No capacity factor available.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CASTR | Batteries | BA | 200 | 200 | planned Dec 2026 | Under construction | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Engie North America. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Prospect Storage | 10 MW | 0.1 km |
| TX23 Roughneck Storage | 50 MW | 1.5 km |
| Bell Creek BESS LLC | — | 2.2 km |
| Brazos River BESS LLC | — | 2.9 km |
| Brazoria West | 200 MW | 4.7 km |
| Second Division Solar | 100 MW | 9.1 km |