Ward County, TX interconnection queue
12 interconnection applications are pending in Ward County, TX, requesting 3.4 GW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 3 projects have been built here and 1 have been withdrawn since 2020.
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 Ward County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 4 | 2.2 GW |
| Battery | 6 | 906 MW |
| Solar | 2 | 264 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 3 | 121 MW | 18.8% |
| Still pending | 12 | 3.4 GW | 75.0% |
| Withdrawn | 1 | 28 MW | 6.2% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BasRanch (TEF - Due Diligence) | Gas | 1.4 GW | active | 2025-01 | ERCOT |
| Vast Sands Power I (TEF -Due Diligence) | Gas | 440 MW | active | 2028-01 | ERCOT |
| Vast Sands Power II (TEF-Due Diligence) | Gas | 440 MW | active | 2028-01 | ERCOT |
| New Minglewood Energy Center | Battery | 208 MW | active | 2027-01 | ERCOT |
| BRP Rhine BESS | Battery | 207 MW | active | 2023-01 | ERCOT |
| BRP Pyxis BESS | Battery | 207 MW | active | 2023-01 | ERCOT |
| Frizzle BESS | Battery | 181 MW | active | 2027-01 | ERCOT |
| Proteus Thornton Ranch Solar SLF | Solar | 180 MW | active | 2025-01 | ERCOT |
| Shallow Valley Storage | Battery | 103 MW | active | 2027-01 | ERCOT |
| Swoose II | Other | 101 MW | completed | 2020-03 | ERCOT |
| FLIFER Solar I | Solar | 84 MW | active | 2024-01 | ERCOT |
| Sol Sienta Solar | Solar | 28 MW | withdrawn | — | ERCOT |
| Monahans Power Gas | Gas | 18 MW | active | 2026-01 | ERCOT |
| Lonestar BESS | Other | 10 MW | completed | — | ERCOT |
| Rattlesnake BESS | Other | 10 MW | completed | — | ERCOT |
How this county ranks
Ward County ranks #94 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #44 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 Ward 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.