Grimes County, TX interconnection queue
18 interconnection applications are pending in Grimes County, TX, requesting 5.1 GW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 2 projects have been built here and 7 have been withdrawn since 2018.
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 Grimes County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Battery | 8 | 2.2 GW |
| Gas | 3 | 1.7 GW |
| Solar | 6 | 1.2 GW |
| Other | 1 | 50 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 2 | 156 MW | 7.1% |
| Still pending | 18 | 5.1 GW | 64.3% |
| Withdrawn | 7 | 1.9 GW | 25.0% |
| Suspended | 1 | — | 3.6% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Power Station | Gas | 750 MW | active | 2026-01 | ERCOT |
| Tyler Rose Power Plant 1 | Gas | 597 MW | active | 2029-01 | ERCOT |
| Diamante BESS | Battery | 514 MW | active | 2027-01 | ERCOT |
| Millsing BESS | Battery | 502 MW | active | 2027-01 | ERCOT |
| Gibbons Creek TEERP | Coal | 420 MW | withdrawn | 2020-04 | ERCOT |
| Smith Lake Solar DC | Solar | 402 MW | active | 2024-01 | ERCOT |
| PLUM CREEK SOLAR I | Solar | 400 MW | withdrawn | 2020-06 | ERCOT |
| Bedias Solar Park | Solar | 400 MW | withdrawn | 2023-10 | ERCOT |
| Tyler Rose Power Plant 2 | Gas | 398 MW | active | 2029-01 | ERCOT |
| Treehouse Solar | Solar | 282 MW | active | 2028-01 | ERCOT |
| Hill Valley BESS | Battery | 246 MW | active | 2026-01 | ERCOT |
| Misty Hollow BESS | Battery | 246 MW | active | 2026-01 | ERCOT |
| MARATUA SOLAR | Solar | 217 MW | suspended | 2020-12 | ERCOT |
| Treehouse Storage | Battery | 209 MW | active | 2028-01 | ERCOT |
| Eagle Claw Energy Center | Battery | 205 MW | active | 2027-01 | ERCOT |
How this county ranks
Grimes County ranks #53 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #23 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 Grimes 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.