Houston County, TX interconnection queue
10 interconnection applications are pending in Houston County, TX, requesting 2.3 GW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 0 projects have been built here and 3 have been withdrawn since 2024.
Source: interconnection queues published by ERCOT, SPP. 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 Houston County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Battery | 5 | 942 MW |
| Solar | 4 | 937 MW |
| Hybrid | 1 | 400 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 0 | 0 MW | 0.0% |
| Still pending | 10 | 2.3 GW | 76.9% |
| Withdrawn | 3 | 1.2 GW | 23.1% |
| Suspended | 0 | — | 0.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROCKY CREEK - CROCKETT (SWEPCO) 345.0kV | Solar | 500 MW | withdrawn | 2024-03 | MISO |
| GEN-2024-307 | Solar | 455 MW | withdrawn | 2025-03 | SPP |
| CPP-2028-001 | Hybrid | 400 MW | active | 2026-04 | SPP |
| Camino Ranch Storage SLF | Battery | 298 MW | active | 2024-01 | ERCOT |
| Camino Ranch Solar SLF | Solar | 296 MW | active | 2024-01 | ERCOT |
| GEN-2024-232 | Solar | 250 MW | active | 2025-03 | SPP |
| ROCKY CREEK - CROCKETT (SWEPCO) 345.0kV | Solar | 250 MW | withdrawn | 2025-10 | MISO |
| Camino Ranch Storage 2 SLF | Battery | 238 MW | active | 2026-01 | ERCOT |
| Camino Ranch Solar 2 SLF | Solar | 237 MW | active | 2026-01 | ERCOT |
| Saint Charles Energy Storage | Battery | 203 MW | active | 2026-01 | ERCOT |
| Dionysus Solar | Solar | 153 MW | active | 2026-01 | ERCOT |
| Houston County BESS | Battery | 125 MW | active | 2027-01 | ERCOT |
| Dionysus Storage | Battery | 77 MW | active | 2026-01 | ERCOT |
How this county ranks
Houston County ranks #162 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #63 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 Houston 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.