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Harrison County, Texas: solar, wind, and storage permits

Queue data as of ERCOT's September 2026 GIS report · Contacts checked 2026-09-26 · Next update early next month

Who to call in Harrison County and in TCEQ Region 5 before signing a solar, wind, or battery storage lease, and what ERCOT's September 2026 report shows for the county.

Check land in Harrison CountyOpens the land report with the map on the county; click a spot for its flood, wetland, habitat, line-distance and parcel check.

Power reliability here: minutes without power per year, outages per year, and outage length for Harrison County, 2013–2024, from the serving utilities' EIA filings.

Are energy projects proposed in Harrison County?

ERCOT's September 2026 interconnection report lists no proposed projects in Harrison County. Parts of the Panhandle, northeast, and east Texas are outside the ERCOT grid, and small projects appear only when the developer allows it, so this does not rule out other proposals.

Source: ERCOT Generator Interconnection Status (GIS) Report, September 2026, planning data entered by developers and transmission providers that ERCOT says may contain errors. Parcel & Grid is not affiliated with ERCOT.

Who to contact in Harrison County

Harrison County appraisal district and tax office: parcel records and agricultural valuation, which a lease can end (directory, Texas Comptroller · rollback taxes).
TCEQ Region 5, Tyler: 2916 Teague Dr, Tyler TX 75701-3734, 903-535-5100; spills, 24 hours: 800-832-8224. Handles the construction stormwater permit for sites of 1 acre or more (TCEQ).
Harrison County judge and commissioners court: road use agreements, tax agreements, and floodplain development permits where the county takes part in the flood insurance program.
Flood maps: FEMA map search for Harrison County.

Permits and reviews for Harrison County

Texas has no state siting permit for solar or wind, and Texas counties generally have no zoning authority, so a project in Harrison County is shaped by site control, the county road use agreement, tax agreements, and the grid connection (what still applies · the twelve approvals, stage by stage). Wetland, endangered species, historic, and FAA reviews depend on the site: statewide and federal contacts · decommissioning law.

How a project in Harrison County connects to the grid

Most Texas counties are on the ERCOT grid; parts of the Panhandle, northeast, and east Texas are in SPP or MISO. The utility that serves the site decides which process applies in Harrison County. Interconnection by market and utility · what ERCOT is.

How long it takes. ERCOT staff put the connection process at 18 to 30 months for generation of 10 MW or more, before construction or supply delays (ERCOT, Oct. 2024). Across the U.S., the median project built in 2025 took 61 months from interconnection request to commercial operation (Berkeley Lab, Queued Up 2026), so a lease signed today usually means construction years out: timelines by market.

Solar for homes and businesses in Harrison County

Texas rules for rooftop and on-site systems are the same in every county; your electric utility sets the application steps: Texas home and business solar rules · your utility's application links.

Get the land report for a spot in Harrison County

Get a free land report for any point: flood zone, wetlands, nearest power line, soils, and parcel acreage.

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Other counties served by TCEQ Region 5

Anderson · Bowie · Camp · Cass · Cherokee · Delta · Franklin · Gregg · Henderson · Hopkins · Lamar · Marion · Morris · Panola · Rains · Red River · Rusk · Smith · Titus · Upshur · Van Zandt · Wood

Check before you file. Contacts come from official directories and can change. Confirm fees, forms, and deadlines with the agency. General information, not a substitute for the advice of an attorney. Found an error? Let us know.