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Starr County, TX interconnection queue

20 interconnection applications are pending in Starr County, TX, requesting 4.3 GW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 6 projects have been built here and 8 have been withdrawn since 2013.

Pending applications
20
of 36 ever filed
Capacity queued
4.3 GW
requested, not committed
Already built
479 MW
6 projects connected
Built vs decided
42.9%
8 withdrawn
Median wait
2.6 yr
for applications still pending
Connected capacity
1.2 GW
indicator, see note

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 Starr County, by fuel

FuelProjectsCapacity requested
Solar72.1 GW
Battery91.2 GW
Wind4999 MW

Outcomes of every application filed here

OutcomeProjectsCapacityShare
Built6479 MW16.7%
Still pending204.3 GW55.6%
Withdrawn81.0 GW22.2%
Suspended25.6%

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

ProjectFuelCapacityStatusFiledQueue
Half Moon SolarSolar512 MWactive2028-01ERCOT
Muy Grande SolarSolar503 MWactive2028-01ERCOT
Mandolin Solar II SLFSolar304 MWactive2029-01ERCOT
Bullring Wind 2Wind304 MWactive2028-01ERCOT
Bullring Wind 1Wind304 MWactive2028-01ERCOT
Mandolin Solar SLFSolar300 MWactive2026-01ERCOT
Fierce River BESSBattery284 MWactive2027-01ERCOT
Cabezon WindWind238 MWcompleted2013-09ERCOT
Bessie StorageBattery211 MWactive2023-01ERCOT
Diamondback solarSolar204 MWactive2020-01ERCOT
Diamondback BESSBattery204 MWsuspended2022-03ERCOT
Mesteno WindWind202 MWactive2016-01ERCOT
Venado WindWind202 MWcompleted2015-05ERCOT
PSE Flores TX StorageBattery200 MWactive2024-01ERCOT
PSE Gongora Hill TX StorageBattery200 MWactive2024-01ERCOT

How this county ranks

Starr County ranks #67 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #32 of 183 in Texas.

Other Texas counties in the queue

CountyPendingCapacity queued
Pecos County5521.2 GW
Brazoria County5511.7 GW
Milam County339.2 GW
Wharton County409.1 GW
Jack County188.6 GW
Hill County238.0 GW
Reeves County217.8 GW
Wilbarger County207.0 GW

Go deeper on Starr 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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