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Jim Wells County, TX interconnection queue

5 interconnection applications are pending in Jim Wells County, TX, requesting 276 MW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 1 projects have been built here and 5 have been withdrawn since 2017.

Pending applications
5
of 12 ever filed
Capacity queued
276 MW
requested, not committed
Already built
131 MW
1 projects connected
Built vs decided
16.7%
5 withdrawn
Median wait
3.6 yr
for applications still pending
Connected capacity
142 MW
indicator, see note

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 Jim Wells County, by fuel

FuelProjectsCapacity requested
Solar2153 MW
Battery3123 MW

Outcomes of every application filed here

OutcomeProjectsCapacityShare
Built1131 MW8.3%
Still pending5276 MW41.7%
Withdrawn5263 MW41.7%
Suspended18.3%

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

ProjectFuelCapacityStatusFiledQueue
Osprey1Gas150 MWwithdrawn2018-12ERCOT
Orange Grove SolarSolar131 MWcompleted2019-07ERCOT
Raghorn Solar SLFSolar92 MWactive2027-01ERCOT
Bandana Solar SLFSolar87 MWsuspended2025-04ERCOT
Millhouse SolarSolar75 MWwithdrawn2017-11ERCOT
Beaverhead Solar SLFSolar62 MWactive2027-01ERCOT
Beaverhead Storage SLFBattery62 MWactive2027-01ERCOT
Orange Grove BESSBattery61 MWactive2023-01ERCOT
Millhouse StorageOther38 MWwithdrawn2017-11ERCOT
Raghorn Storage SLFBattery0 MWactive2027-01ERCOT
Bandana Storage SLFSolarwithdrawnERCOT
Bandana Solar SLFSolarwithdrawnERCOT

How this county ranks

Jim Wells County ranks #818 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #162 of 183 in Texas.

Other Texas counties in the queue

CountyPendingCapacity queued
Pecos County5521.2 GW
Brazoria County5511.7 GW
Milam County339.2 GW
Wharton County409.1 GW
Jack County188.6 GW
Hill County238.0 GW
Reeves County217.8 GW
Wilbarger County207.0 GW

Go deeper on Jim Wells 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.

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