Lamar County, TX interconnection queue
24 interconnection applications are pending in Lamar County, TX, requesting 6.1 GW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 2 projects have been built here and 12 have been withdrawn since 2017.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 Lamar County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Solar | 13 | 3.0 GW |
| Wind | 2 | 1.6 GW |
| Battery | 7 | 851 MW |
| Gas | 2 | 545 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 2 | 440 MW | 4.9% |
| Still pending | 24 | 6.1 GW | 58.5% |
| Withdrawn | 12 | 1.3 GW | 29.3% |
| Suspended | 3 | — | 7.3% |
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
| Project | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Filed | Queue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southeast Oklahoma Pumped Storage | Wind | 1.2 GW | active | 2030-01 | ERCOT |
| North Royal Thermal (TEF- Due Diligence) | Gas | 479 MW | active | 2028-01 | ERCOT |
| Baker Branch Solar | Solar | 469 MW | active | 2023-01 | ERCOT |
| Bug Tussle Wind Project | Wind | 397 MW | active | 2023-01 | ERCOT |
| Rowdy Creek Solar | Solar | 352 MW | active | 2024-01 | ERCOT |
| Delilah Solar 2 | Solar | 318 MW | active | 2022-01 | ERCOT |
| Beaujolais BESS | Battery | 307 MW | suspended | 2023-12 | ERCOT |
| Delilah Solar 1 | Solar | 300 MW | active | 2022-01 | ERCOT |
| Baker Branch BESS | Battery | 287 MW | active | 2027-01 | ERCOT |
| Samson Solar 1 | Solar | 250 MW | active | 2021-01 | ERCOT |
| Samson Solar 3 | Solar | 250 MW | active | 2021-01 | ERCOT |
| Eiffel Solar | Solar | 241 MW | completed | 2019-07 | ERCOT |
| Star Dairy Storage | Battery | 205 MW | active | 2025-01 | ERCOT |
| Arc Energy Storage | Battery | 204 MW | active | 2026-01 | ERCOT |
| Samson Solar 2 | Solar | 203 MW | active | 2021-01 | ERCOT |
How this county ranks
Lamar County ranks #42 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #17 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 Lamar 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.