Hill County, TX interconnection queue
23 interconnection applications are pending in Hill County, TX, requesting 8.0 GW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 9 projects have been built here and 11 have been withdrawn since 2017.
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 Hill County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 3 | 4.1 GW |
| Battery | 9 | 2.0 GW |
| Solar | 9 | 1.6 GW |
| Wind | 2 | 331 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 9 | 1.7 GW | 19.6% |
| Still pending | 23 | 8.0 GW | 50.0% |
| Withdrawn | 11 | 874 MW | 23.9% |
| Suspended | 3 | — | 6.5% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullock Gas | Gas | 1.4 GW | active | 2033-01 | ERCOT |
| Liberty Thermal Energy Center | Gas | 1.4 GW | active | 2033-01 | ERCOT |
| NRG Prairie Energy Center | Gas | 1.3 GW | active | 2029-01 | ERCOT |
| Seven Angels Energy Storage I | Battery | 514 MW | active | 2028-01 | ERCOT |
| Seven Angels Energy Storage II | Battery | 514 MW | active | 2028-01 | ERCOT |
| Ash Creek Solar | Solar | 418 MW | completed | 2019-07 | ERCOT |
| Compadre Solar | Solar | 406 MW | active | 2024-01 | ERCOT |
| Blue Skies BESS | Battery | 306 MW | active | 2025-01 | ERCOT |
| Aquilla Lake 3 Wind | Wind | 297 MW | active | 2022-01 | ERCOT |
| Sun Valley Solar | Solar | 252 MW | completed | 2018-03 | ERCOT |
| Aquilla Lake 3 Wind (Alternative POI Oncor 138KV) | Wind | 226 MW | suspended | 2023-08 | ERCOT |
| Aquilla Lake 3 Wind ( Alternative POI Oncor 345kV) | Wind | 226 MW | suspended | 2023-09 | ERCOT |
| Mercury Solar | Solar | 206 MW | completed | 2019-02 | ERCOT |
| Mercury II Solar | Solar | 206 MW | completed | 2021-01 | ERCOT |
| Mercury Solar III | Solar | 204 MW | active | 2024-01 | ERCOT |
How this county ranks
Hill County ranks #17 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #6 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 |
| Reeves County | 21 | 7.8 GW |
| Wilbarger County | 20 | 7.0 GW |
| Mitchell County | 16 | 6.9 GW |
Go deeper on Hill 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.