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Texas wind projects

This page counts the Texas wind 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.

139
projects requested in the grid queue
44.8 GW
44,755 requested MW in total
334 MW
average requested size
90 of 139
owners traced to a parent company (65%)
139 of 139
have an expected online date in the queue

Texas wind 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

YearBar = projectsCountReq. MW
202317
2024210
2025238
2026274,373
2027265,656
20284014,154
2029238,919
20301811,597

Texas wind 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 MW1310%
50 to 150 MW54%
150 to 300 MW5843%
300 MW and up5843%

Texas wind projects in the ERCOT interconnection queue with a queue update since Jan 1, 2025, cancelled entries excluded. As of Oct 24, 2026. Covers the 134 projects with a stated size. Right column is the share of those.

Top counties

The 12 counties with the most wind projects

CountyBar = projectsCountRequested MW
Pecos134,675
Nolan111,270
Zapata91,974
Jim Hogg51,746
Fisher41,438
Starr4999
Armstrong31,705
Deaf Smith31,948
Eastland323
Glasscock3461
Navarro3741
Upton3821

Texas wind 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 Q182,325
2023 Q274,485
2023 Q341,537
2023 Q441,547
2024 Q172,524
2024 Q251,336
2024 Q352,317
2024 Q471,871
2025 Q194,213
2025 Q272,909
2025 Q3154,439
2025 Q441,364
2026 Q152,601
2026 Q23802
2026 Q362,460

Texas wind 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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