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Val Verde County, TX interconnection queue

3 interconnection applications are pending in Val Verde County, TX, requesting 475 MW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 2 projects have been built here and 5 have been withdrawn since 2017.

Pending applications
3
of 12 ever filed
Capacity queued
475 MW
requested, not committed
Already built
82 MW
2 projects connected
Built vs decided
28.6%
5 withdrawn
Median wait
0.6 yr
for applications still pending
Connected capacity
396 MW
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 Val Verde County, by fuel

FuelProjectsCapacity requested
Solar2372 MW
Battery1103 MW

Outcomes of every application filed here

OutcomeProjectsCapacityShare
Built282 MW16.7%
Still pending3475 MW25.0%
Withdrawn5720 MW41.7%
Suspended216.7%

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

ProjectFuelCapacityStatusFiledQueue
Pumpville Ranch 1Solar1.0 GWsuspendedERCOT
Green Valley WindWind500 MWwithdrawn2017-02ERCOT
Lone Bow SolarSolar277 MWactive2026-01ERCOT
Blue Hills WindWind276 MWsuspended2019-05ERCOT
Blue Valley SolarSolar148 MWwithdrawn2021-11ERCOT
Evans Creek Energy StorageBattery103 MWactive2026-01ERCOT
VISOL 1 SOLARSolar95 MWactive2025-01ERCOT
Antlia BESSBattery72 MWcompleted2020-06ERCOT
Blue Star SolarSolar72 MWwithdrawn2021-11ERCOT
Hamilton BESSOther10 MWcompletedERCOT
Pumpville Ranch 1SolarwithdrawnERCOT
Blue Hills WindWindwithdrawnERCOT

How this county ranks

Val Verde County ranks #638 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #152 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 Val Verde 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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