El Paso County, TX interconnection queue
11 interconnection applications are pending in El Paso County, TX, requesting 1.7 GW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 1 projects have been built here and 5 have been withdrawn since 2011.
Source: interconnection queues published by EPE. 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 El Paso County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Solar | 7 | 997 MW |
| Battery | 4 | 700 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 1 | 420 MW | 5.9% |
| Still pending | 11 | 1.7 GW | 64.7% |
| Withdrawn | 5 | 1.9 GW | 29.4% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pi1000G | Gas | 1.0 GW | withdrawn | 2025-06 | EPE |
| Montana Units 1-4 (Gas) | Gas | 420 MW | completed | 2012-03 | EPE |
| EPE Gen - Megellan | Gas | 348 MW | withdrawn | 2011-01 | EPE |
| EPE Gen - Caliente | Gas | 348 MW | withdrawn | 2011-02 | EPE |
| Ca-CO-250B | Battery | 250 MW | active | 2025-06 | EPE |
| Co200B | Battery | 200 MW | active | 2024-03 | EPE |
| Wi-Al-199SB | Solar | 199 MW | active | 2025-06 | EPE |
| Wi-Al2-199SB | Solar | 199 MW | active | 2025-06 | EPE |
| Wi-Al3-199SB | Solar | 199 MW | active | 2025-06 | EPE |
| N200S PV Project | Solar | 170 MW | withdrawn | 2017-03 | EPE |
| Sf150SB | Solar | 150 MW | active | 2024-03 | EPE |
| Ea150B | Battery | 150 MW | active | 2025-06 | EPE |
| SS100S | Solar | 100 MW | active | 2022-09 | EPE |
| Ne100B | Battery | 100 MW | active | 2024-03 | EPE |
| Ne100S | Solar | 100 MW | active | 2024-03 | EPE |
How this county ranks
El Paso County ranks #230 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #89 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 El Paso 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.