Franklin County, TX interconnection queue
7 interconnection applications are pending in Franklin County, TX, requesting 2.4 GW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 0 projects have been built here and 2 have been withdrawn since 2021.
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 Franklin County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 1 | 1.7 GW |
| Solar | 3 | 505 MW |
| Battery | 3 | 209 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 0 | 0 MW | 0.0% |
| Still pending | 7 | 2.4 GW | 63.6% |
| Withdrawn | 2 | 494 MW | 18.2% |
| Suspended | 2 | — | 18.2% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie Ridge (Gas - CC) | Gas | 1.7 GW | active | 2030-01 | ERCOT |
| Umbra Solar II | Solar | 345 MW | withdrawn | 2023-06 | ERCOT |
| Lupinus Solar 2 | Solar | 242 MW | active | 2024-01 | ERCOT |
| Umbra (Stockyard) Solar | Solar | 208 MW | suspended | 2021-01 | ERCOT |
| Lupinus Solar 1 | Solar | 162 MW | active | 2024-01 | ERCOT |
| Umbra BESS II | Battery | 150 MW | withdrawn | 2023-06 | ERCOT |
| Lupinus Storage 2 | Battery | 125 MW | active | 2024-01 | ERCOT |
| Lazy Frog Solar SLF | Solar | 100 MW | active | 2025-01 | ERCOT |
| Lupinus Storage 1 | Battery | 84 MW | active | 2024-01 | ERCOT |
| Umbra (Stockyard) BESS | Battery | 73 MW | suspended | 2021-01 | ERCOT |
| Lazy Frog Storage SLF | Battery | 0 MW | active | 2025-01 | ERCOT |
How this county ranks
Franklin County ranks #155 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #61 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 Franklin 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.