---
title: "Juniper Ridge BESS 2"
description: "Juniper Ridge BESS 2: 252 MW Battery project in Hardeman County, ERCOT WEST developed by Lazy U ESS 2. Currently No IA; build-chance 1%. Independent ERCOT queue tracking by Matt Prusak."
canonical: "https://www.ercotqueue.com/project/26INR0174"
markdown: "https://www.ercotqueue.com/project/26INR0174.md"
resource_type: "project"
source_report: "July 2026"
generated_at: "2026-08-07T17:27:53.695Z"
license: "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
---

# Juniper Ridge BESS 2

Juniper Ridge BESS 2 is an ERCOT generation interconnection record identified by INR 26INR0174.

## Current reported project fields

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| INR | 26INR0174 |
| Developer | [Lazy U ESS 2](https://www.ercotqueue.com/developer/lazy-u-ess-2.md) |
| Fuel / technology | Battery / BA |
| Capacity | 251.5 MW |
| County | Hardeman County |
| ERCOT zone | WEST |
| Point of interconnection | Tap EDITHCLA7B [60505] -- TESLA7A [60501] ckt2 |
| Projected commercial-operation date | 2029-06-30 |
| Reported status | SS Completed, FIS Started, No IA |
| Funnel stage | No interconnection agreement |

County is the public geographic precision used by ERCOTQueue. Map symbols are county-level evidence and are not exact project coordinates.

## Independently derived Build Chance

| Measure | Value |
| --- | ---: |
| Validation-selected Build Chance | 1% |
| P05 | 1% |
| P50 | 1% |
| P95 | 2% |

### Score factors

| Factor | Percentage-point contribution |
| --- | ---: |
| Stage base rate | +18.6 pp |
| Fuel adjustment | -2.6 pp |
| Developer-history adjustment | 0.0 pp |
| Stage-velocity adjustment | -10.0 pp |
| COD-slippage adjustment | -5.0 pp |
| FIS-progress adjustment | -4.6 pp |
| Capacity adjustment | +0.3 pp |

These factors are ERCOTQueue derivations. The displayed probability is not an ERCOT forecast or an official project status.

## Reported milestones

| Milestone | Date |
| --- | --- |
| screening started | 2023-08-21 |
| screening complete | 2023-11-02 |
| fis requested | 2023-08-16 |

## Observed monthly history

- First seen: 2023-08
- Last seen: 2026-07
- Appearances: 36
- Score-series basis: Monthly points use the as-of seven-factor raw model on the validation-selected raw scale because the current isotonic candidate did not pass the project-purged application guard. The final point is anchored to the published current project score. The series shows trajectory, not a previously published frozen forecast.

The 30 most recent observed changes are shown below. The public JSON contains the complete history.

| Report month | Change | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-01 | Projected COD | 2027-07-01 to 2029-06-30 (+23 months) |
| 2024-03 | Projected COD | 2026-07-01 to 2027-07-01 (+12 months) |
| 2023-08 | Funnel stage | First observation to No IA |

Complete project-history JSON: [https://www.ercotqueue.com/data/project_history/26INR0174.json](https://www.ercotqueue.com/data/project_history/26INR0174.json)

## Field provenance

- Reported fields: INR, name, developer, capacity, fuel, county, zone, point of interconnection, projected COD, status, and dated milestones.
- Derived fields: funnel stage, COD-delay indicators, Build Chance, factor contributions, and uncertainty range.
- Current project dataset: [https://www.ercotqueue.com/data/projects.json](https://www.ercotqueue.com/data/projects.json)
- Current flat CSV: [https://www.ercotqueue.com/data/projects.csv](https://www.ercotqueue.com/data/projects.csv)

## Source, citation, and reuse

- Human-readable page: [Juniper Ridge BESS 2](https://www.ercotqueue.com/project/26INR0174)
- Markdown representation: [https://www.ercotqueue.com/project/26INR0174.md](https://www.ercotqueue.com/project/26INR0174.md)
- Source report: July 2026
- Site refresh: August 2026
- Methodology: [ERCOTQueue methodology](https://www.ercotqueue.com/methodology)
- License: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
- Source data (application/json): [https://www.ercotqueue.com/data/projects.json](https://www.ercotqueue.com/data/projects.json)

ERCOTQueue distinguishes reported source fields from independently derived analysis. Queue capacity records development and interconnection activity; it does not establish financing, construction, or commercial operation. Build Chance is a research signal, not a guarantee or investment recommendation.