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Texas gas-fired generation projects

This page counts the Texas gas-fired generation projects requested in the grid queue and the requested MW they list. It shows how many there are, how large they are, when they expect to come online and which counties they sit in. Project names, owners, sizes per project, schedules and filings are in the database.

145
projects requested in the grid queue
63.4 GW
63,442 requested MW in total
604 MW
average requested size
57 of 145
owners traced to a parent company (39%)
108 of 145
have an expected online date in the queue
$233M
stated project cost in total

Texas gas-fired generation projects in the ERCOT interconnection queue with a queue update since Jan 1, 2025, cancelled entries excluded. As of Oct 24, 2026.

Expected online year

Most projects expect to come online in 2030

YearBar = projectsCountReq. MW
20267253
2027164,729
2028134,809
20292312,588
20302824,429
203174,830
2032109,818
203341,986

Texas gas-fired generation projects in the ERCOT interconnection queue with a queue update since Jan 1, 2025, cancelled entries excluded. As of Oct 24, 2026. Year is the expected online date shown in the filing. Amber marks the year with the most projects.

Size bands

Most projects request 300 MW and up

BandBar = projectsCountShare
Under 50 MW1010%
50 to 150 MW1010%
150 to 300 MW1918%
300 MW and up6663%

Texas gas-fired generation projects in the ERCOT interconnection queue with a queue update since Jan 1, 2025, cancelled entries excluded. As of Oct 24, 2026. Covers the 105 projects with a stated size. Right column is the share of those.

Top counties

The 12 counties with the most gas-fired generation projects

CountyBar = projectsCountRequested MW
Guadalupe92,460
Reeves93,193
Pecos85,886
Bastrop73,822
Caldwell53,056
Freestone52,265
Mclennan5825
Hill44,053
Anderson33,943
Brazoria3616
Colorado3395
Deaf Smith31,275

Texas gas-fired generation projects in the ERCOT interconnection queue with a queue update since Jan 1, 2025, cancelled entries excluded. As of Oct 24, 2026. County pages are planned.

Project names, owners and filings: in the databaseGet the free weekly

Entered the queue, by quarter

New entries per quarter, 2023 to 2026

QuarterBar = projectsCountReq. MW
2023 Q21306
2023 Q441,177
2024 Q151,646
2024 Q231,299
2024 Q34681
2024 Q44714
2025 Q162,916
2025 Q2133,046
2025 Q3204,833
2025 Q4148,145
2026 Q1179,793
2026 Q22317,990
2026 Q3208,983
2026 Q4529

Texas gas-fired generation projects in the ERCOT interconnection queue with a queue update since Jan 1, 2025, cancelled entries excluded. As of Oct 24, 2026. Counts only projects still in the queue, so older quarters lose cancelled projects.

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