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Dawson County, TX interconnection queue

8 interconnection applications are pending in Dawson County, TX, requesting 1.6 GW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 2 projects have been built here and 3 have been withdrawn since 2014.

Pending applications
8
of 14 ever filed
Capacity queued
1.6 GW
requested, not committed
Already built
153 MW
2 projects connected
Built vs decided
40.0%
3 withdrawn
Median wait
5.6 yr
for applications still pending
Connected capacity
464 MW
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 Dawson County, by fuel

FuelProjectsCapacity requested
Wind3848 MW
Solar2662 MW
Battery3100 MW

Outcomes of every application filed here

OutcomeProjectsCapacityShare
Built2153 MW14.3%
Still pending81.6 GW57.1%
Withdrawn3418 MW21.4%
Suspended17.1%

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
Green Holly SolarSolar414 MWsuspended2018-07ERCOT
Los Toros Energy Center Solar SLFSolar402 MWactive2029-01ERCOT
Longview WindWind353 MWactive2026-01ERCOT
Fivemile WindWind282 MWactive2027-01ERCOT
Red Holly SolarSolar260 MWactive2021-01ERCOT
Mesquite Creek Windpower RepowerWind213 MWactive2027-01ERCOT
Blackwater Draw SolarSolar152 MWwithdrawn2017-07ERCOT
Gold Creek SolarSolar140 MWwithdrawn2018-05ERCOT
Atascosa I SolarSolar127 MWwithdrawn2018-06ERCOT
Al Pastor BESSOther103 MWcompleted2022-03ERCOT
Red Holly Storage 1Battery50 MWactive2021-01ERCOT
Red Holly StorageBattery50 MWactive2021-01ERCOT
Lamesa Solar B (Phase II) IVORYSolar50 MWcompleted2014-06ERCOT
Los Toros Energy Center Storage SLFBattery0 MWactive2029-01ERCOT

How this county ranks

Dawson County ranks #240 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #94 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 Dawson 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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