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TX, requesting 3.1 GW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 2 projects have been built here and 5 have been withdrawn since 2019.
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
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Battery | 10 | 2.1 GW |
| Wind | 1 | 1.0 GW |
| Gas | 1 | 14 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 2 | 520 MW | 10.0% |
| Still pending | 12 | 3.1 GW | 60.0% |
| Withdrawn | 5 | 822 MW | 25.0% |
| Suspended | 1 | — | 5.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hecate Energy Jamaica Wind | Wind | 1.0 GW | active | 2030-01 | ERCOT |
| Topaz Power Plant | Gas | 510 MW | completed | 2019-01 | ERCOT |
| Queue Power Plant | Gas | 363 MW | withdrawn | 2019-01 | ERCOT |
| Red Egret BESS | Battery | 311 MW | active | 2024-01 | ERCOT |
| Shepard Energy Storage | Battery | 257 MW | active | 2025-01 | ERCOT |
| Zeya BESS | Battery | 255 MW | active | 2023-01 | ERCOT |
| VERTUS ENERGY STORAGE | Battery | 207 MW | active | 2026-01 | ERCOT |
| Hacienda Storage | Battery | 206 MW | active | 2023-01 | ERCOT |
| Vertus Energy Storage 2 | Battery | 205 MW | active | 2028-01 | ERCOT |
| SOUTHERN SELECT ENERGY STORAGE | Battery | 205 MW | active | 2026-01 | ERCOT |
| Topaz Energy Storage | Other | 202 MW | withdrawn | 2020-12 | ERCOT |
| Kresge Land Battery Storage | Battery | 200 MW | active | 2027-01 | ERCOT |
| BRP Zeya II BESS | Other | 156 MW | withdrawn | — | ERCOT |
| Valcrest BESS | Battery | 154 MW | active | 2028-01 | ERCOT |
| Topaz 2 Energy Storage | Other | 101 MW | withdrawn | — | ERCOT |
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
| 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 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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