Castro County, TX interconnection queue
10 interconnection applications are pending in Castro County, TX, requesting 3.0 GW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 2 projects have been built here and 12 have been withdrawn since 2007.
Source: interconnection queues published by ERCOT, SPP. 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 Castro County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Solar | 5 | 1.4 GW |
| Wind | 3 | 989 MW |
| Battery | 2 | 553 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 2 | 483 MW | 7.1% |
| Still pending | 10 | 3.0 GW | 35.7% |
| Withdrawn | 12 | 2.2 GW | 42.9% |
| Suspended | 4 | — | 14.3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cavell Wind | Wind | 641 MW | active | 2029-01 | ERCOT |
| Cavell Solar | Solar | 502 MW | active | 2029-01 | ERCOT |
| GEN-2014-040 | Wind | 320 MW | completed | 2014-09 | SPP |
| Easter Wind | Wind | 308 MW | withdrawn | 2013-12 | ERCOT |
| Acker BESS | Battery | 301 MW | active | 2025-01 | ERCOT |
| GEN-2024-099 | Solar | 300 MW | active | 2025-03 | SPP |
| GEN-2017-176 | Solar | 300 MW | withdrawn | 2017-11 | SPP |
| GEN-2022-199 | Wind | 300 MW | withdrawn | 2023-02 | SPP |
| GEN-2024-100 | Wind | 300 MW | withdrawn | 2025-03 | SPP |
| Shifting Gale Wind | Wind | 289 MW | suspended | 2018-04 | ERCOT |
| Ogalalla Storage | Battery | 252 MW | active | 2027-01 | ERCOT |
| GEN-2022-216 | Wind | 250 MW | withdrawn | 2023-03 | SPP |
| GEN-2016-172 | Wind | 231 MW | withdrawn | 2016-11 | SPP |
| Castro Solar | Solar | 225 MW | active | 2020-01 | ERCOT |
| Nazareth Solar | Solar | 203 MW | active | 2016-01 | ERCOT |
How this county ranks
Castro County ranks #116 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #51 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 Castro 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.