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Galveston County, TX interconnection queue

12 interconnection applications are pending in Galveston County, TX, requesting 3.1 GW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 2 projects have been built here and 5 have been withdrawn since 2019.

Pending applications
12
of 20 ever filed
Capacity queued
3.1 GW
requested, not committed
Already built
520 MW
2 projects connected
Built vs decided
28.6%
5 withdrawn
Median wait
2.1 yr
for applications still pending
Connected capacity
3.0 GW
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 Galveston County, by fuel

FuelProjectsCapacity requested
Battery102.1 GW
Wind11.0 GW
Gas114 MW

Outcomes of every application filed here

OutcomeProjectsCapacityShare
Built2520 MW10.0%
Still pending123.1 GW60.0%
Withdrawn5822 MW25.0%
Suspended15.0%

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
Hecate Energy Jamaica WindWind1.0 GWactive2030-01ERCOT
Topaz Power PlantGas510 MWcompleted2019-01ERCOT
Queue Power PlantGas363 MWwithdrawn2019-01ERCOT
Red Egret BESSBattery311 MWactive2024-01ERCOT
Shepard Energy StorageBattery257 MWactive2025-01ERCOT
Zeya BESSBattery255 MWactive2023-01ERCOT
VERTUS ENERGY STORAGEBattery207 MWactive2026-01ERCOT
Hacienda StorageBattery206 MWactive2023-01ERCOT
Vertus Energy Storage 2Battery205 MWactive2028-01ERCOT
SOUTHERN SELECT ENERGY STORAGEBattery205 MWactive2026-01ERCOT
Topaz Energy StorageOther202 MWwithdrawn2020-12ERCOT
Kresge Land Battery StorageBattery200 MWactive2027-01ERCOT
BRP Zeya II BESSOther156 MWwithdrawnERCOT
Valcrest BESSBattery154 MWactive2028-01ERCOT
Topaz 2 Energy StorageOther101 MWwithdrawnERCOT

How this county ranks

Galveston County ranks #107 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #48 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 Galveston 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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