Inside the six-week commissioning of a 160 MW Texas battery ess-news.com

SMT Energy’s 160 MW/320 MWh Houston IV battery entered market participation on July 13, six weeks after energization—half the typical 12-week field commissioning period, according to FlexGen, which supplied its HybridOS software and led commissioning. FlexGen SVP Jason Rislov credited lab-based digital-twin testing, automated field checks and early coordination with contractor Irby; ERCOT grid qualification took a few days.