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Texas solar projects

This page counts the Texas solar 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.

530
projects requested in the grid queue
132.8 GW
132,774 requested MW in total
252 MW
average requested size
298 of 530
owners traced to a parent company (56%)
529 of 530
have an expected online date in the queue

Texas solar 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 2028 or 2029

YearBar = projectsCountReq. MW
2025101,306
20265111,753
202710123,999
202816538,542
202916043,538
20303311,643
203171,708
20322285

Texas solar 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 150 to 300 MW

BandBar = projectsCountShare
Under 50 MW122%
50 to 150 MW12724%
150 to 300 MW22643%
300 MW and up16231%

Texas solar projects in the ERCOT interconnection queue with a queue update since Jan 1, 2025, cancelled entries excluded. As of Oct 24, 2026. Covers the 527 projects with a stated size. Right column is the share of those.

Top counties

The 12 counties with the most solar projects

CountyBar = projectsCountRequested MW
Pecos218,581
Wharton163,268
Navarro152,608
Milam133,195
Brazoria123,017
Lamar122,929
Ector112,523
Zapata102,283
Borden93,352
Haskell92,176
Jones92,513
Matagorda92,265

Texas solar 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 Q1204,076
2023 Q2183,972
2023 Q3175,097
2023 Q4174,734
2024 Q1409,685
2024 Q2112,342
2024 Q3143,510
2024 Q4256,193
2025 Q1205,910
2025 Q2318,432
2025 Q3226,170
2025 Q4258,101
2026 Q1154,718
2026 Q2164,319
2026 Q3185,088
2026 Q42311

Texas solar 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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