Cherokee County, TX interconnection queue
3 interconnection applications are pending in Cherokee County, TX, requesting 1.3 GW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 0 projects have been built here and 4 have been withdrawn since 2018.
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 Cherokee County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 1 | 1.2 GW |
| Battery | 2 | 151 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 0 | 0 MW | 0.0% |
| Still pending | 3 | 1.3 GW | 42.9% |
| Withdrawn | 4 | 1.3 GW | 57.1% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Pines Gas | Gas | 1.2 GW | active | 2018-01 | ERCOT |
| Ponta Power Plant | Gas | 484 MW | withdrawn | 2018-12 | ERCOT |
| Ponta Power Station | Gas | 459 MW | withdrawn | 2021-02 | ERCOT |
| GEN-2024-155 | Solar | 200 MW | withdrawn | 2025-03 | SPP |
| Altajac | Gas | 150 MW | withdrawn | 2018-07 | ERCOT |
| Rogers Creek BESS | Battery | 100 MW | active | 2025-01 | ERCOT |
| Lumberjack Storage | Battery | 51 MW | active | 2023-01 | ERCOT |
How this county ranks
Cherokee County ranks #289 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #104 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 Cherokee 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.