SAHARA BESS (SOHO BESS)
Brazoria County, Texas · EIA plant ID 69200 · Operator: ESTX-PLD-HOUSTON2, LLC
Nameplate409MWSummer 409 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation-16GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor—not meaningful for storage
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2026
The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOHO1 | Batteries | BA | 204.4 | 204.4 | Jul 2026 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| SOHO2 | Batteries | BA | 204.3 | 204.3 | Jul 2026 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: ESTX-PLD-HOUSTON2, LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| ESTX-PLD-HOUSTON2, LLC | 100.0% | 409 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| SMT Ironman Battery Storage Plant | 304 MW | 0.4 km |
| Bocanova Energy Storage II | 150 MW | 5.8 km |
| Bocanova Energy Storage | 150 MW | 5.8 km |
| Tortolas | 50 MW | 6 km |
| Alvin | 10 MW | 6.1 km |
| WAL462 | 1 MW | 8.2 km |