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Cameron County, TX interconnection queue

27 interconnection applications are pending in Cameron County, TX, requesting 6.1 GW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 10 projects have been built here and 8 have been withdrawn since 2015.

Pending applications
27
of 45 ever filed
Capacity queued
6.1 GW
requested, not committed
Already built
585 MW
10 projects connected
Built vs decided
55.6%
8 withdrawn
Median wait
2.6 yr
for applications still pending
Connected capacity
1.6 GW
indicator, see note

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 Cameron County, by fuel

FuelProjectsCapacity requested
Battery193.2 GW
Gas11.5 GW
Solar5908 MW
Wind1300 MW
Hydro180 MW

Outcomes of every application filed here

OutcomeProjectsCapacityShare
Built10585 MW22.2%
Still pending276.1 GW60.0%
Withdrawn8883 MW17.8%
Suspended00.0%

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

ProjectFuelCapacityStatusFiledQueue
Aegle PowerGas1.5 GWactive2027-01ERCOT
Pachanga WindWind300 MWactive2022-01ERCOT
Eval StorageBattery252 MWactive2022-01ERCOT
Puerto Del Sol 1Solar214 MWactive2026-01ERCOT
Puerto Del Sol 2Solar214 MWactive2027-01ERCOT
Cottage Meadow StorageOther209 MWwithdrawn2020-01ERCOT
Alexandrite StorageBattery203 MWactive2024-01ERCOT
Ouroboros Grid BESS 4Battery201 MWactive2028-01ERCOT
Oorja StorageOther201 MWwithdrawn2022-11ERCOT
Ouroboros Grid BESS 5Battery201 MWactive2028-01ERCOT
Ouroboros Grid BESS 6Battery201 MWactive2028-01ERCOT
Ouroboros Grid BESS 1Battery201 MWactive2028-01ERCOT
Ouroboros Grid BESS 2Battery201 MWactive2028-01ERCOT
Bobcat Cameron BESSBattery201 MWactive2025-01ERCOT
Rio Hondo BESSBattery201 MWactive2026-01ERCOT

How this county ranks

Cameron County ranks #41 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #16 of 183 in Texas.

Other Texas counties in the queue

CountyPendingCapacity queued
Pecos County5521.2 GW
Brazoria County5511.7 GW
Milam County339.2 GW
Wharton County409.1 GW
Jack County188.6 GW
Hill County238.0 GW
Reeves County217.8 GW
Wilbarger County207.0 GW

Go deeper on Cameron 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.

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