San Patricio County, TX interconnection queue
27 interconnection applications are pending in San Patricio County, TX, requesting 6.9 GW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 6 projects have been built here and 12 have been withdrawn since 2009.
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 San Patricio County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Battery | 14 | 2.5 GW |
| Solar | 9 | 2.2 GW |
| Wind | 2 | 1.3 GW |
| Gas | 2 | 840 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 6 | 691 MW | 13.3% |
| Still pending | 27 | 6.9 GW | 60.0% |
| Withdrawn | 12 | 1.5 GW | 26.7% |
| Suspended | 0 | — | 0.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hecate Energy Arkansas Wind | Wind | 1.0 GW | active | 2030-01 | ERCOT |
| Gregory Power Development SLF | Gas | 470 MW | active | 2029-01 | ERCOT |
| Blue Kite | Gas | 370 MW | active | 2028-01 | ERCOT |
| Toland Power Plant | Gas | 363 MW | withdrawn | 2019-02 | ERCOT |
| Titus Low Carbon Ventures Solar 1 | Solar | 338 MW | active | 2026-01 | ERCOT |
| SanPat Solar I | Solar | 309 MW | active | 2025-01 | ERCOT |
| Sunburst Solar | Solar | 302 MW | active | 2028-01 | ERCOT |
| Gulf Gateway Solar One | Solar | 301 MW | active | 2027-01 | ERCOT |
| Gulf Gateway Storage One | Battery | 301 MW | active | 2027-01 | ERCOT |
| San Patricio Energy Center BESS | Battery | 301 MW | active | 2029-01 | ERCOT |
| Welder Solar II | Solar | 300 MW | withdrawn | 2021-04 | ERCOT |
| Palo Verde Wind | Wind | 298 MW | active | 2027-01 | ERCOT |
| Sunburst BESS | Battery | 256 MW | active | 2028-01 | ERCOT |
| Nautilus Heavy Storage | Battery | 256 MW | active | 2026-01 | ERCOT |
| SanPat Solar II | Solar | 256 MW | active | 2025-01 | ERCOT |
How this county ranks
San Patricio County ranks #27 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #10 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 San Patricio 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.
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