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Frio County, TX interconnection queue

5 interconnection applications are pending in Frio County, TX, requesting 924 MW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 4 projects have been built here and 7 have been withdrawn since 2017.

Pending applications
5
of 16 ever filed
Capacity queued
924 MW
requested, not committed
Already built
547 MW
4 projects connected
Built vs decided
36.4%
7 withdrawn
Median wait
5.6 yr
for applications still pending
Connected capacity
744 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 Frio County, by fuel

FuelProjectsCapacity requested
Battery3522 MW
Solar2402 MW

Outcomes of every application filed here

OutcomeProjectsCapacityShare
Built4547 MW25.0%
Still pending5924 MW31.2%
Withdrawn7920 MW43.8%
Suspended00.0%

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

ProjectFuelCapacityStatusFiledQueue
North Leona SolarSolar205 MWwithdrawn2024-07ERCOT
Horizon SolarSolar204 MWcompleted2019-03ERCOT
Morrow Lake StorageBattery201 MWactive2021-01ERCOT
Morrow Lake SolarSolar201 MWcompleted2017-12ERCOT
Hamlet Solar SLFSolar201 MWactive2027-01ERCOT
Hamlet Storage SLFBattery201 MWactive2027-01ERCOT
Dilley SolarSolar201 MWactive2028-01ERCOT
Wilmeth SolarSolar160 MWwithdrawn2019-06ERCOT
Cowboy SolarSolar152 MWwithdrawn2018-12ERCOT
Black Creek SolarSolar150 MWwithdrawn2022-01ERCOT
Elara SolarSolar132 MWcompleted2019-03ERCOT
Black Creek BESSBattery120 MWactive2028-01ERCOT
North Leona BESSBattery102 MWwithdrawn2024-08ERCOT
Hess King SolarSolar100 MWwithdrawnERCOT
Morrow Lake Solar IISolar50 MWwithdrawn2018-12ERCOT

How this county ranks

Frio County ranks #401 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #128 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 Frio 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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