Texas energy projects in ERCOT's queue: October 2026 update
ERCOT's October 2026 interconnection report lists 1,711 proposed energy projects in 193 Texas counties, about 441,095 MW in all. Compared with September, 44 projects are new, 67 are no longer listed, and 31 advanced a stage.
What's in the queue
By type: 591 solar, 126 wind, 848 battery storage, 135 gas, and 11 other. By stage: 1,122 are still in study, 470 have a signed interconnection agreement, 6 are under construction, and 113 are approved for energization or synchronization (ERCOT's own milestone names).
What changed since September
44 new projects, about 17,385 MW, appeared in October 2026. 67, about 10,311 MW, are no longer in ERCOT's October 2026 report; ERCOT's reports do not say why a project leaves the list. 31 projects moved to a later stage, such as signing an interconnection agreement or being approved to connect; the full list is on the ERCOT page.
Counties with new projects: Jones (4), Atascosa (3), Cameron (3), Knox (3), Callahan (2), Comanche (2), Cottle (2), Freestone (2), Howard (2), La Salle (2), Leon (2), Live Oak (2), Mitchell (2), Bell (1), Calhoun (1), Concho (1), Haskell (1), Henderson (1), Hidalgo (1), Kimble (1), Kinney (1), Lamar (1), Llano (1), Lubbock (1), Matagorda (1), Victoria (1).
Counties where projects dropped off: Falls (6), Grimes (4), Harris (4), Brazoria (3), Refugio (3), Bee (2), Bell (2), Bexar (2), Howard (2), Live Oak (2), Matagorda (2), Navarro (2), Robertson (2), Victoria (2), Zavala (2), Andrews (1), Archer (1), Brazos (1), Brown (1), Cameron (1), Chambers (1), Collin (1), Comal (1), Delta (1), Dimmit (1), Duval (1), Ellis (1), Fort Bend (1), Frio (1), Guadalupe (1), Hidalgo (1), Hunt (1), Leon (1), Nueces (1), Palo Pinto (1), Real (1), Starr (1), Stonewall (1), Taylor (1), Throckmorton (1), Ward (1), Wise (1).
The full lists, project by project, are on the ERCOT page and each county's page.
The ten counties with the most proposed capacity
| County | Requests | MW |
|---|---|---|
| Pecos | 52 | 21,373 |
| Brazoria | 50 | 10,514 |
| Cameron | 28 | 8,537 |
| Wilbarger | 21 | 8,451 |
| Reeves | 24 | 8,350 |
| Milam | 29 | 8,310 |
| Wharton | 38 | 8,294 |
| Jack | 17 | 7,978 |
| Hill | 22 | 7,784 |
| Mitchell | 17 | 7,498 |
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Source: ERCOT Generator Interconnection Status (GIS) Report, October 2026. ERCOT prepares this report for planning purposes from data entered by developers and transmission providers, and notes it may contain errors or be out of date.