Rusk County, TX interconnection queue
6 interconnection applications are pending in Rusk County, TX, requesting 1.1 GW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 0 projects have been built here and 1 have been withdrawn since 2020.
Source: interconnection queues published by ERCOT, SPP. 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 Rusk County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Solar | 4 | 631 MW |
| Battery | 2 | 511 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 0 | 0 MW | 0.0% |
| Still pending | 6 | 1.1 GW | 75.0% |
| Withdrawn | 1 | 0 MW | 12.5% |
| Suspended | 1 | — | 12.5% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brantley Branch Batt | Battery | 302 MW | active | 2022-01 | ERCOT |
| Railway BESS | Battery | 255 MW | suspended | 2023-01 | ERCOT |
| Zeus Rusk BESS | Battery | 209 MW | active | 2025-01 | ERCOT |
| Dry Creek Solar II | Solar | 203 MW | active | 2027-01 | ERCOT |
| Dry Creek Solar I | Solar | 201 MW | active | 2023-01 | ERCOT |
| GEN-2020-081 | Solar | 200 MW | active | 2020-04 | SPP |
| Zeus Rusk Solar | Solar | 27 MW | active | 2025-01 | ERCOT |
| Railway BESS | Solar | — | withdrawn | — | ERCOT |
How this county ranks
Rusk County ranks #340 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #116 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 Rusk 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.