Data centers and new power in Ellis County, TX
5.9 GW of new power is waiting to connect to the grid in Ellis County, TX — 27 active requests. Typical wait: 4.3 years. 3 projects are built, 7 withdrawn. Data as of 14 October 2026.
How far is it from your house?
Google Midlothian, run by Google, is in Ellis County and uses about as much electricity as 82,000 homes.
12 public schools are within 5 miles of it, 4 within one mile. Counted from the facility, not from any home. School list: US Department of Education.
Plus 1 more mapped in this county.
What is happening with electricity in Ellis County
Every new power plant, battery or big customer has to join a waiting list before it can plug into the grid. This is what that list looks like in Ellis County right now.
Where every request ever filed here ended up
Most requests in the US are withdrawn — a developer tests a site and moves on. That is normal, not a warning sign for Ellis County.
What kind of power is asking to connect
By capacity requested. Data as of 14 October 2026.
All the numbers
40 requests ever filed
Source: interconnection queues published by ERCOT. Parsed and normalised by Watt Street. Data as of 14 October 2026. A queued project is a request, not a commitment.
Outcome of every request filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 3 | 372 MW | 7.5% |
| Still waiting | 27 | 5.9 GW | 67.5% |
| Withdrawn | 7 | 628 MW | 17.5% |
| Paused | 3 | — | 7.5% |
Waiting to connect, by type of power
| Type | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Batteries | 13 | 3.3 GW |
| Solar | 8 | 1.6 GW |
| Natural gas | 5 | 898 MW |
| Other | 1 | 50 MW |
Key dates for projects here
no dated windows published
| Queue | What closes | Closes | Standing |
|---|---|---|---|
| ERCOT | ERCOT Batch 1 large load interconnection - applications not yet dated Successor cycle to Batch Zero under PGRR145. | No date published yet | confirmed source |
| ERCOT | ERCOT generation interconnection — rolling Not FERC-jurisdictional. | Open all year — no cut-off | unconfirmed source |
| FERC | FERC large-load show cause — stakeholder comments on RTO responses Comments on the six RTO/ISO responses to the FPA section 206 show-cause orders of 18 June 2026 (PJM EL26-67, SPP EL26-68, NYISO EL26-69, MISO EL26-70… | No date published yet | unconfirmed source |
| FERC | FERC RM26-4 — generic large-load rulemaking Still at ANOPR stage. | No date published yet | confirmed source |
| FERC | Georgia PSC - Georgia Power must file large-load contracts 30 days before execution A standing obligation rather than a dated one: large-load contracts must be filed with the commission at least 30 days before they are executed. | No date published yet | confirmed source |
| ERCOT | Texas SB 6 - large load curtailment protocol and equipment (PURA section 39.170(a)) All new large-load interconnections must carry ERCOT-controlled curtailment equipment. | Open all year — no cut-off | confirmed source |
A date marked confirmed was checked by a person against the authority's own tariff, order or form page. Anything else is listed so you know it exists, with a link so you can check it yourself. Full calendar.
The biggest projects on file
top 15 by size
| Project | Type | Capacity | Status | Filed | Queue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kickstart Energy Storage VI | Batteries | 1.0 GW | active | 2029-01 | ERCOT |
| Kickstart Energy Storage V | Batteries | 999 MW | active | 2029-01 | ERCOT |
| Victory Ellis – Gas | Natural gas | 466 MW | active | 2029-01 | ERCOT |
| Victory Ellis–BESS | Batteries | 453 MW | active | 2028-01 | ERCOT |
| Two Step Solar | Solar | 402 MW | active | 2029-01 | ERCOT |
| Digital Ranch Gas | Natural gas | 378 MW | active | 2028-01 | ERCOT |
| Galaxy Solar 2 | Solar | 302 MW | active | 2028-01 | ERCOT |
| Blossomheath BESS | Batteries | 301 MW | withdrawn | 2023-05 | ERCOT |
| Cumulus Grid BESS | Batteries | 211 MW | active | 2024-01 | ERCOT |
| Galaxy Storage 2 | Batteries | 202 MW | active | 2028-01 | ERCOT |
| Oystercatcher Solar | Solar | 198 MW | active | 2021-01 | ERCOT |
| Galaxy Solar | Solar | 177 MW | active | 2027-01 | ERCOT |
| Sol Marina Energy Center | Solar | 175 MW | active | 2026-01 | ERCOT |
| Galaxy Storage | Batteries | 155 MW | active | 2027-01 | ERCOT |
| Desert Willow BESS | Batteries | 154 MW | completed | 2021-02 | ERCOT |
How Ellis County compares
#44 in the US · #18 in TX
Ellis County ranks #44 of 1,607 US counties by power waiting to connect, and #18 of 183 in Texas.
| County | Waiting | 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 |
Common questions about power in Ellis County
How long does it take to get power for a data center in Ellis County, TX?
The median wait for a project still in the interconnection queue in Ellis County is 4.3 years. Across the US, most large loads are quoted three to seven years depending on the market and whether network upgrades are needed. 3 projects in Ellis County have reached energization and 7 were withdrawn, so the withdrawal rate here is a better guide to risk than any single quoted timeline.
How much capacity is available in Ellis County, TX?
5.9 GW is currently requested across 27 active interconnection requests, and 372 MW has actually been built. A queued megawatt is a request, not deliverable capacity — most queued projects are never built. For deliverable offtake capacity at a specific substation you need a utility study, not a queue.
Is Ellis County, TX a good site for a data center?
This page gives you the power half of that answer: what is queued, what has been energized, how long the wait runs, and which large load interconnection requests are already recorded nearby. The other half — the state policy position, moratoriums and large load tariffs — is on our Texas policy page.
Where does the data on this page come from?
The interconnection queue published by the transmission providers serving Ellis County — ERCOT — parsed and normalised by Watt Street. Every figure carries the date it was true. Data as of 14 October 2026.
Go deeper on Ellis 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.