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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 Of the 66 requests ever filed here, 2 were built and 30 were withdrawn — a build rate of 6.2% on decided applications.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2 built, 30 withdrawn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

FuelProjectsCapacity requested
Solar213.4 GW
Battery71.4 GW
Wind2499 MW

Where EPE’s queue sits

StateApplicationsCapacity pending
New Mexico473.4 GW
Texas191.9 GW

Largest active requests

ProjectFuelCapacityCountyStateFiled
Va400BBattery400 MWDona AnaNM2025-06
AW300SSolar300 MWSierra CountyNM2023-03
WMA300SBSolar300 MWSierra CountyNM2025-05
Es300BBattery300 MWOtero CountyNM2025-06
LH252WWind252 MWGrant CountyNM2023-03
Sf250SBSolar250 MWHudspeth CountyTX2023-09
Ca-CO-250BBattery250 MWEl Paso CountyTX2025-06
EC500W ProjectWind247 MWChaves CountyNM2017-07
Co200BBattery200 MWEl Paso CountyTX2024-03
LD200SBSolar200 MWLuna CountyNM2025-06
Wi-Al-199SBSolar199 MWEl Paso CountyTX2025-06
Me199SBSolar199 MWLuna CountyNM2025-06
Wi-Al2-199SBSolar199 MWEl Paso CountyTX2025-06
Wi-Al3-199SBSolar199 MWEl Paso CountyTX2025-06
Ve-DL-195SBSolar195 MWDona AnaNM2025-05

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