Brazoria County, TX interconnection queue
55 interconnection applications are pending in Brazoria County, TX, requesting 11.7 GW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 23 projects have been built here and 25 have been withdrawn since 2011.
Source: interconnection queues published by ERCOT. Parsed and normalised by Watt Street. Data as of 15 August 2026. A queued project is a request, not a commitment.
What is waiting in Brazoria County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Battery | 36 | 6.2 GW |
| Solar | 14 | 3.0 GW |
| Wind | 2 | 1.7 GW |
| Gas | 3 | 827 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 23 | 2.6 GW | 20.9% |
| Still pending | 55 | 11.7 GW | 50.0% |
| Withdrawn | 25 | 4.0 GW | 22.7% |
| Suspended | 7 | — | 6.4% |
Withdrawal is the ordinary outcome of an interconnection application nationally, not a sign of a problem in this county. Most withdrawals are a developer testing a site and moving on.
The largest projects on file
| Project | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Filed | Queue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hecate Energy Orem Wind | Wind | 1.5 GW | active | 2027-01 | ERCOT |
| OFFERED Combined Cycle Gen | Gas | 520 MW | withdrawn | 2022-12 | ERCOT |
| Amsterdam Solar II | Solar | 510 MW | withdrawn | 2021-08 | ERCOT |
| Austin Bayou Solar | Solar | 502 MW | active | 2025-01 | ERCOT |
| Sugarland Power Plant | Gas | 484 MW | withdrawn | 2019-01 | ERCOT |
| GAMAY ENERGY STORAGE | Battery | 419 MW | active | 2026-01 | ERCOT |
| Austin Bayou Solar II | Solar | 402 MW | withdrawn | 2024-03 | ERCOT |
| Aldrin 345 BESS | Battery | 362 MW | active | 2025-01 | ERCOT |
| Cottonwood Bayou Solar | Solar | 351 MW | active | 2019-01 | ERCOT |
| Myrtle Solar | Solar | 321 MW | active | 2019-01 | ERCOT |
| Elio BESS | Battery | 317 MW | active | 2025-01 | ERCOT |
| Bulldog Power (TEF - Due Diligence) | Gas | 311 MW | active | 2027-01 | ERCOT |
| Bulldog Power II | Gas | 311 MW | active | 2030-01 | ERCOT |
| Royal River BESS | Battery | 311 MW | active | 2024-01 | ERCOT |
| Jarvis BESS | Other | 308 MW | completed | 2022-03 | ERCOT |
How this county ranks
Brazoria County ranks #8 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #2 of 183 in Texas.
Other Texas counties in the queue
| County | Pending | Capacity queued |
|---|---|---|
| Pecos County | 55 | 21.2 GW |
| Milam County | 33 | 9.2 GW |
| Wharton County | 40 | 9.1 GW |
| Jack County | 18 | 8.6 GW |
| Hill County | 23 | 8.0 GW |
| Reeves County | 21 | 7.8 GW |
| Wilbarger County | 20 | 7.0 GW |
| Mitchell County | 16 | 6.9 GW |
Go deeper on Brazoria County
The interactive map plots every one of these applications, and a generated county report puts them in a sourced PDF with the date each figure was true on every page.