McLennan County, TX interconnection queue
18 interconnection applications are pending in McLennan County, TX, requesting 3.4 GW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 3 projects have been built here and 5 have been withdrawn since 2018.
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 McLennan County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Battery | 8 | 1.7 GW |
| Solar | 5 | 887 MW |
| Wind | 2 | 594 MW |
| Gas | 3 | 223 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 3 | 328 MW | 11.1% |
| Still pending | 18 | 3.4 GW | 66.7% |
| Withdrawn | 5 | 253 MW | 18.5% |
| Suspended | 1 | — | 3.7% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Axtell BESS | Battery | 307 MW | active | 2028-01 | ERCOT |
| Jaguar Solar | Solar | 301 MW | active | 2024-01 | ERCOT |
| Brazos Energy Center 1 | Battery | 301 MW | active | 2029-01 | ERCOT |
| Brazos Energy Center 2 | Battery | 301 MW | active | 2029-01 | ERCOT |
| SP Jaguar BESS | Other | 300 MW | suspended | 2021-03 | ERCOT |
| Prairie Phoenix Wind | Wind | 297 MW | active | 2027-01 | ERCOT |
| Prairie Hill Wind | Wind | 297 MW | active | 2019-01 | ERCOT |
| PowerVault BESS | Battery | 255 MW | active | 2026-01 | ERCOT |
| Cibeles Solar | Solar | 252 MW | active | 2024-01 | ERCOT |
| Finch Storage | Battery | 201 MW | active | 2028-01 | ERCOT |
| Infrakey Waco Data Park Gas 1 | Gas | 180 MW | active | 2028-01 | ERCOT |
| Tokio Solar | Solar | 170 MW | active | 2023-01 | ERCOT |
| Markum Solar | Solar | 162 MW | completed | 2018-12 | ERCOT |
| Albatross BESS 2 | Battery | 160 MW | active | 2025-01 | ERCOT |
| Jaguar BESS_1 | Solar | 157 MW | completed | — | ERCOT |
How this county ranks
McLennan County ranks #96 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #46 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 McLennan 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.