Milam County, TX interconnection queue
33 interconnection applications are pending in Milam County, TX, requesting 9.2 GW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 4 projects have been built here and 6 have been withdrawn since 2019.
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 Milam County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Solar | 17 | 4.1 GW |
| Battery | 14 | 3.0 GW |
| Gas | 2 | 2.1 GW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 4 | 548 MW | 8.9% |
| Still pending | 33 | 9.2 GW | 73.3% |
| Withdrawn | 6 | 714 MW | 13.3% |
| Suspended | 2 | — | 4.4% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandow Lakes Energy Station | Gas | 1.3 GW | active | 2027-01 | ERCOT |
| MilamStation Power Secured Gas Generation | Gas | 846 MW | active | 2029-01 | ERCOT |
| Scorpius Solar | Solar | 600 MW | active | 2026-01 | ERCOT |
| Capoterra BESS | Battery | 600 MW | suspended | 2022-06 | ERCOT |
| Capoterra | Solar | 598 MW | suspended | 2022-06 | ERCOT |
| Betel Storage I | Battery | 500 MW | active | 2026-01 | ERCOT |
| Betel Storage II | Battery | 500 MW | active | 2026-01 | ERCOT |
| Aquila Solar | Solar | 500 MW | active | 2026-01 | ERCOT |
| ORION BRANGUS STORAGE | Other | 355 MW | withdrawn | 2022-11 | ERCOT |
| Sandow Solar | Solar | 287 MW | active | 2022-01 | ERCOT |
| Sypert Branch Solar Project | Solar | 261 MW | active | 2024-01 | ERCOT |
| Champs Elysees BESS | Battery | 256 MW | active | 2027-01 | ERCOT |
| San Gabriel Solar | Solar | 255 MW | active | 2028-01 | ERCOT |
| Mandorla Solar | Solar | 254 MW | completed | 2020-01 | ERCOT |
| Eastbell Milam Solar | Solar | 245 MW | active | 2021-01 | ERCOT |
How this county ranks
Milam County ranks #13 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #3 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 |
| 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 |
| Mitchell County | 16 | 6.9 GW |
Go deeper on Milam 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.