Data centers and new power in Liberty County, TX
180 MW of new power is waiting to connect to the grid in Liberty County, TX — 1 active requests. Typical wait: 1.2 years. 4 projects are built, 13 withdrawn. Data as of 14 October 2026.
Is one near your house?
We have not mapped a large AI data center inside Liberty County itself — but we track the biggest ones nationally, and requests to connect new power here are on the public record.
What is happening with electricity in Liberty County
Every new power plant, battery or big customer has to join a waiting list before it can plug into the grid. This is what that list looks like in Liberty County right now.
Where every request ever filed here ended up
Most requests in the US are withdrawn — a developer tests a site and moves on. That is normal, not a warning sign for Liberty County.
What kind of power is asking to connect
By capacity requested. Data as of 14 October 2026.
All the numbers
18 requests ever filed
Source: interconnection queues published by MISO. Parsed and normalised by Watt Street. Data as of 14 October 2026. A queued project is a request, not a commitment.
Outcome of every request filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 4 | 700 MW | 22.2% |
| Still waiting | 1 | 180 MW | 5.6% |
| Withdrawn | 13 | 2.0 GW | 72.2% |
| Paused | 0 | — | 0.0% |
Waiting to connect, by type of power
| Type | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Solar + battery | 1 | 180 MW |
Key dates for projects here
1 dated · next closes 2027-09-10 (MISO)
| Queue | What closes | Closes | Standing |
|---|---|---|---|
| MISO | MISO DPP-2026 Definitive Planning Phase application deadline Attachment X of the tariff and BPM-015. | 2027-09-10 | confirmed source |
| FERC | FERC large-load show cause — stakeholder comments on RTO responses Comments on the six RTO/ISO responses to the FPA section 206 show-cause orders of 18 June 2026 (PJM EL26-67, SPP EL26-68, NYISO EL26-69, MISO EL26-70… | No date published yet | unconfirmed source |
| FERC | FERC RM26-4 — generic large-load rulemaking Still at ANOPR stage. | No date published yet | confirmed source |
| FERC | Georgia PSC - Georgia Power must file large-load contracts 30 days before execution A standing obligation rather than a dated one: large-load contracts must be filed with the commission at least 30 days before they are executed. | No date published yet | confirmed source |
A date marked confirmed was checked by a person against the authority's own tariff, order or form page. Anything else is listed so you know it exists, with a link so you can check it yourself. Full calendar.
The biggest projects on file
top 15 by size
| Project | Type | Capacity | Status | Filed | Queue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JACINTO | Natural gas | 430 MW | withdrawn | 2024-04 | MISO |
| JACINTO - PEACH CREEK 230.0kV | Solar | 270 MW | withdrawn | 2024-10 | MISO |
| Timberland 230kV | Solar | 205 MW | completed | 2020-06 | MISO |
| China (Bus# 334204) to Sheco Batiste Creek (Bus# 334240) | Solar | 200 MW | completed | 2021-08 | MISO |
| Hightower - Rye 138kV | Solar | 200 MW | withdrawn | 2022-09 | MISO |
| CHINA - STOWELL 230.0kV | Wind | 200 MW | withdrawn | 2025-03 | MISO |
| Noor Solar | Solar | 188 MW | withdrawn | 2023-10 | ERCOT |
| JACINTO 230kV | Solar + battery | 180 MW | active | 2025-07 | MISO |
| PETRY WOODS SS | Solar | 150 MW | completed | 2021-09 | MISO |
| JACINTO - SHECO BATISTE CREEK 230.0kV | Solar | 145 MW | completed | 2021-11 | MISO |
| Pintail 138 kV Substation | Solar | 130 MW | withdrawn | 2019-04 | MISO |
| Batiste Creek 230kV Substation | Solar | 120 MW | withdrawn | 2022-09 | MISO |
| Porter - China 230 kV Line | Solar | 100 MW | withdrawn | 2017-06 | MISO |
| Parkway - East Gate 138kV line | Solar | 100 MW | withdrawn | 2017-06 | MISO |
| Pintail 138 kV Substation | Solar | 80 MW | withdrawn | 2018-03 | MISO |
How Liberty County compares
#964 in the US · #170 in TX
Liberty County ranks #964 of 1,607 US counties by power waiting to connect, and #170 of 183 in Texas.
| County | Waiting | 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 |
Common questions about power in Liberty County
How long does it take to get power for a data center in Liberty County, TX?
The median wait for a project still in the interconnection queue in Liberty County is 1.2 years. Across the US, most large loads are quoted three to seven years depending on the market and whether network upgrades are needed. 4 projects in Liberty County have reached energization and 13 were withdrawn, so the withdrawal rate here is a better guide to risk than any single quoted timeline.
How much capacity is available in Liberty County, TX?
180 MW is currently requested across 1 active interconnection requests, and 700 MW has actually been built. A queued megawatt is a request, not deliverable capacity — most queued projects are never built. For deliverable offtake capacity at a specific substation you need a utility study, not a queue.
Is Liberty County, TX a good site for a data center?
This page gives you the power half of that answer: what is queued, what has been energized, how long the wait runs, and which large load interconnection requests are already recorded nearby. The other half — the state policy position, moratoriums and large load tariffs — is on our Texas policy page.
Where does the data on this page come from?
The interconnection queue published by the transmission providers serving Liberty County — MISO — parsed and normalised by Watt Street. Every figure carries the date it was true. Data as of 14 October 2026.
Go deeper on Liberty 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.