Hopkins County, TX interconnection queue
13 interconnection applications are pending in Hopkins County, TX, requesting 2.2 GW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 5 projects have been built here and 3 have been withdrawn since 2017.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 Hopkins County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Solar | 8 | 1.3 GW |
| Battery | 5 | 935 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 5 | 990 MW | 21.7% |
| Still pending | 13 | 2.2 GW | 56.5% |
| Withdrawn | 3 | 269 MW | 13.0% |
| Suspended | 2 | — | 8.7% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bright Arrow Solar | Solar | 305 MW | completed | 2020-02 | ERCOT |
| Dairyland Storage | Battery | 302 MW | active | 2027-01 | ERCOT |
| Pine Forest Solar | Solar | 302 MW | active | 2020-01 | ERCOT |
| Palomino Solar | Solar | 301 MW | active | 2029-01 | ERCOT |
| Stampede Solar | Solar | 256 MW | completed | 2020-11 | ERCOT |
| Hopkins Solar | Solar | 253 MW | completed | 2018-11 | ERCOT |
| Pine Forest BESS 2 | Battery | 201 MW | suspended | 2024-12 | ERCOT |
| Hopkins BESS | Other | 188 MW | withdrawn | 2020-11 | ERCOT |
| JUNIPERUS BESS | Battery | 170 MW | active | 2027-01 | ERCOT |
| Cartwheel BESS 2 | Battery | 157 MW | active | 2023-01 | ERCOT |
| Cartwheel BESS 1 | Battery | 154 MW | active | 2023-01 | ERCOT |
| Palomino Storage | Battery | 152 MW | active | 2029-01 | ERCOT |
| Cedar Range Solar | Solar | 151 MW | active | 2025-01 | ERCOT |
| CH Solterra LLC | Solar | 143 MW | active | 2023-01 | ERCOT |
| Project Alpha Solar | Solar | 122 MW | active | 2029-01 | ERCOT |
How this county ranks
Hopkins County ranks #169 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #66 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 Hopkins 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.