Harris County, TX interconnection queue
31 interconnection applications are pending in Harris County, TX, requesting 6.8 GW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 13 projects have been built here and 17 have been withdrawn since 2015.
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 Harris County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Battery | 26 | 6.2 GW |
| Gas | 3 | 500 MW |
| Solar | 1 | 50 MW |
| Other | 1 | 50 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 13 | 1.5 GW | 20.0% |
| Still pending | 31 | 6.8 GW | 47.7% |
| Withdrawn | 17 | 3.9 GW | 26.2% |
| Suspended | 4 | — | 6.2% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greens Bayou 9 CCGT | Gas | 721 MW | withdrawn | — | ERCOT |
| Hobby BESS I | Battery | 603 MW | active | 2026-01 | ERCOT |
| Knight Airport BESS I | Battery | 522 MW | active | 2026-01 | ERCOT |
| Deepwater | Gas | 462 MW | withdrawn | 2017-12 | ERCOT |
| BEVIL - CYPRESS 230.0kV | Solar | 460 MW | withdrawn | 2024-04 | MISO |
| NRG Greens Bayou 6 (TEF-Due Diligence) | Gas | 445 MW | active | 2024-01 | ERCOT |
| Beacon Storage | Battery | 409 MW | active | 2023-01 | ERCOT |
| Sigma Storage | Battery | 408 MW | active | 2023-01 | ERCOT |
| Claire BESS | Battery | 406 MW | active | 2024-01 | ERCOT |
| Texas Deepwater BESS | Battery | 313 MW | active | 2029-01 | ERCOT |
| PES1 | Gas | 306 MW | completed | 2018-10 | ERCOT |
| Remy Jade Power Station | Gas | 306 MW | completed | 2021-08 | ERCOT |
| Furay Battery Energy Storage System | Battery | 304 MW | active | 2024-01 | ERCOT |
| Stump Tail BESS | Other | 302 MW | withdrawn | 2021-04 | ERCOT |
| AltaRanch | Gas | 300 MW | withdrawn | 2019-08 | ERCOT |
How this county ranks
Harris County ranks #28 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #11 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 Harris 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.