ERCOT interconnection queue
1,797 interconnection requests are active in ERCOT, totalling 439.9 GW, as of 15 August 2026. Of the 3,928 requests ever filed here, 613 were built and 1,328 were withdrawn — a build rate of 31.6% on decided applications.
Active requests
1,797
of 3,928 ever filed
Capacity queued
439.9 GW
requested, not committed
Built vs decided
31.6%
613 built, 1,328 withdrawn
Median wait so far
1.6 yr
for requests still active
Median time to build
3.5 yr
request to commercial operation
Source: the ERCOT 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 ERCOT, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Battery | 877 | 161 GW |
| Solar | 621 | 152 GW |
| Gas | 130 | 75.4 GW |
| Wind | 162 | 50.0 GW |
| Nuclear | 1 | 1.3 GW |
| Other | 4 | 200 MW |
| Oil | 1 | 132 MW |
| Hydro | 1 | 80 MW |
Where ERCOT’s queue sits
| State | Applications | Capacity pending |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 3,084 | 440 GW |
Largest active requests
| Project | Fuel | Capacity | County | State | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BM Great Rock Energy Center | Gas | 2.0 GW | Leon County | TX | 2030-01 |
| Prairie Ridge (Gas - CC) | Gas | 1.7 GW | Franklin County | TX | 2030-01 |
| Hecate Energy Orem Wind | Wind | 1.5 GW | Brazoria County | TX | 2027-01 |
| Aegle Power | Gas | 1.5 GW | Cameron County | TX | 2027-01 |
| Big Canyon Wind | Wind | 1.5 GW | Pecos County | TX | 2030-01 |
| Caldwell County Energy Center | Gas | 1.5 GW | Caldwell County | TX | 2030-01 |
| Bullock Gas | Gas | 1.4 GW | Hill County | TX | 2033-01 |
| Liberty Thermal Energy Center | Gas | 1.4 GW | Hill County | TX | 2033-01 |
| BasRanch (TEF - Due Diligence) | Gas | 1.4 GW | Ward County | TX | 2025-01 |
| Willow Oak Gas | Gas | 1.4 GW | Jefferson County | TX | 2030-01 |
| STP Unit2 High Pressure Turbine Upgrade | Nuclear | 1.3 GW | Matagorda County | TX | 2027-01 |
| Moon Hammer | Gas | 1.3 GW | Wheeler County | TX | 2030-01 |
| The Giant Arc-II | Gas | 1.3 GW | Pecos County | TX | 2030-01 |
| The Giant Arc I | Gas | 1.3 GW | Pecos County | TX | 2030-01 |
| Sandow Lakes Energy Station | Gas | 1.3 GW | Milam County | TX | 2027-01 |