EPE interconnection queue
30 interconnection requests are active in EPE, totalling 5.3 GW, as of 15 August 2026. Of the 66 requests ever filed here, 2 were built and 30 were withdrawn — a build rate of 6.2% on decided applications.
Active requests
30
of 66 ever filed
Capacity queued
5.3 GW
requested, not committed
Built vs decided
6.2%
2 built, 30 withdrawn
Median wait so far
2.4 yr
for requests still active
Median time to build
3.1 yr
request to commercial operation
Source: the EPE interconnection queue as published by the transmission provider, parsed and normalised by Watt Street. Data as of 15 August 2026. Wait times are medians over requests that carry a measured date.
What is queued in EPE, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Solar | 21 | 3.4 GW |
| Battery | 7 | 1.4 GW |
| Wind | 2 | 499 MW |
Where EPE’s queue sits
| State | Applications | Capacity pending |
|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 47 | 3.4 GW |
| Texas | 19 | 1.9 GW |
Largest active requests
| Project | Fuel | Capacity | County | State | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Va400B | Battery | 400 MW | Dona Ana | NM | 2025-06 |
| AW300S | Solar | 300 MW | Sierra County | NM | 2023-03 |
| WMA300SB | Solar | 300 MW | Sierra County | NM | 2025-05 |
| Es300B | Battery | 300 MW | Otero County | NM | 2025-06 |
| LH252W | Wind | 252 MW | Grant County | NM | 2023-03 |
| Sf250SB | Solar | 250 MW | Hudspeth County | TX | 2023-09 |
| Ca-CO-250B | Battery | 250 MW | El Paso County | TX | 2025-06 |
| EC500W Project | Wind | 247 MW | Chaves County | NM | 2017-07 |
| Co200B | Battery | 200 MW | El Paso County | TX | 2024-03 |
| LD200SB | Solar | 200 MW | Luna County | NM | 2025-06 |
| Wi-Al-199SB | Solar | 199 MW | El Paso County | TX | 2025-06 |
| Me199SB | Solar | 199 MW | Luna County | NM | 2025-06 |
| Wi-Al2-199SB | Solar | 199 MW | El Paso County | TX | 2025-06 |
| Wi-Al3-199SB | Solar | 199 MW | El Paso County | TX | 2025-06 |
| Ve-DL-195SB | Solar | 195 MW | Dona Ana | NM | 2025-05 |