Young County, TX interconnection queue
8 interconnection applications are pending in Young County, TX, requesting 2.2 GW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 2 projects have been built here and 5 have been withdrawn since 2018.
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 Young County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Battery | 4 | 1.2 GW |
| Solar | 3 | 1.0 GW |
| Wind | 1 | -27 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 2 | 509 MW | 12.5% |
| Still pending | 8 | 2.2 GW | 50.0% |
| Withdrawn | 5 | 296 MW | 31.2% |
| Suspended | 1 | — | 6.2% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miller Bend Energy BESS | Battery | 548 MW | active | 2029-01 | ERCOT |
| Miller Bend Energy Solar | Solar | 532 MW | active | 2029-01 | ERCOT |
| Young Wind | Wind | 499 MW | completed | 2019-07 | ERCOT |
| Sweetheart BESS | Battery | 310 MW | active | 2029-01 | ERCOT |
| Sweetheart Solar | Solar | 301 MW | active | 2029-01 | ERCOT |
| Jolly Rock Storage Center | Battery | 209 MW | active | 2029-01 | ERCOT |
| Red Top Solar I | Solar | 201 MW | active | 2025-01 | ERCOT |
| Young Wind II | Wind | 152 MW | withdrawn | — | ERCOT |
| Young Wind II SLF | Wind | 152 MW | suspended | 2023-05 | ERCOT |
| French Goldston Solar | Solar | 144 MW | withdrawn | 2018-01 | ERCOT |
| Young County Energy Storage | Battery | 104 MW | active | 2026-01 | ERCOT |
| Olney BESS | Other | 10 MW | completed | — | ERCOT |
| Trinity Hills Wind repower | Wind | -27 MW | active | 2020-01 | ERCOT |
| Young Wind II SLF | Wind | — | withdrawn | — | ERCOT |
| Tapaderos Solar | Solar | — | withdrawn | — | ERCOT |
How this county ranks
Young County ranks #176 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #70 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 Young 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.