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Van Zandt County, TX interconnection queue

8 interconnection applications are pending in Van Zandt County, TX, requesting 986 MW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 1 projects have been built here and 2 have been withdrawn since 2017.

Pending applications
8
of 11 ever filed
Capacity queued
986 MW
requested, not committed
Already built
60 MW
1 projects connected
Built vs decided
33.3%
2 withdrawn
Median wait
1.6 yr
for applications still pending
Connected capacity
59 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 Van Zandt County, by fuel

FuelProjectsCapacity requested
Battery6714 MW
Solar2272 MW

Outcomes of every application filed here

OutcomeProjectsCapacityShare
Built160 MW9.1%
Still pending8986 MW72.7%
Withdrawn2267 MW18.2%
Suspended00.0%

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

ProjectFuelCapacityStatusFiledQueue
Whiskey BESSBattery154 MWactive2025-01ERCOT
Zorro BESSBattery154 MWactive2025-01ERCOT
Goldfinch SolarSolar151 MWactive2026-01ERCOT
GIRALDA SOLARSolar137 MWwithdrawn2023-09ERCOT
Old Jackson SolarSolar129 MWwithdrawn2017-09ERCOT
Caney Creek SolarSolar121 MWactive2023-01ERCOT
Amador StorageBattery102 MWactive2024-01ERCOT
Edgewood BESS 1Battery102 MWactive2027-01ERCOT
Edgewood BESS 2Battery102 MWactive2027-01ERCOT
Goldfinch StorageBattery100 MWactive2026-01ERCOT
Kellam SolarSolar60 MWcompleted2019-03ERCOT

How this county ranks

Van Zandt County ranks #375 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #123 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 Van Zandt 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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