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requesting 6.1 GW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 10 projects have been built here and 8 have been withdrawn since 2015.
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
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Battery | 19 | 3.2 GW |
| Gas | 1 | 1.5 GW |
| Solar | 5 | 908 MW |
| Wind | 1 | 300 MW |
| Hydro | 1 | 80 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 10 | 585 MW | 22.2% |
| Still pending | 27 | 6.1 GW | 60.0% |
| Withdrawn | 8 | 883 MW | 17.8% |
| Suspended | 0 | — | 0.0% |
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
| Project | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Filed | Queue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aegle Power | Gas | 1.5 GW | active | 2027-01 | ERCOT |
| Pachanga Wind | Wind | 300 MW | active | 2022-01 | ERCOT |
| Eval Storage | Battery | 252 MW | active | 2022-01 | ERCOT |
| Puerto Del Sol 1 | Solar | 214 MW | active | 2026-01 | ERCOT |
| Puerto Del Sol 2 | Solar | 214 MW | active | 2027-01 | ERCOT |
| Cottage Meadow Storage | Other | 209 MW | withdrawn | 2020-01 | ERCOT |
| Alexandrite Storage | Battery | 203 MW | active | 2024-01 | ERCOT |
| Ouroboros Grid BESS 4 | Battery | 201 MW | active | 2028-01 | ERCOT |
| Oorja Storage | Other | 201 MW | withdrawn | 2022-11 | ERCOT |
| Ouroboros Grid BESS 5 | Battery | 201 MW | active | 2028-01 | ERCOT |
| Ouroboros Grid BESS 6 | Battery | 201 MW | active | 2028-01 | ERCOT |
| Ouroboros Grid BESS 1 | Battery | 201 MW | active | 2028-01 | ERCOT |
| Ouroboros Grid BESS 2 | Battery | 201 MW | active | 2028-01 | ERCOT |
| Bobcat Cameron BESS | Battery | 201 MW | active | 2025-01 | ERCOT |
| Rio Hondo BESS | Battery | 201 MW | active | 2026-01 | ERCOT |
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
| County | Pending | Capacity queued |
|---|---|---|
| Pecos County | 55 | 21.2 GW |
| Brazoria County | 55 | 11.7 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 |
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.