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Gulf Coast project report

December 2025

912
new projects in the last 12 months
117.9 GW
requested MW in the last 12 months
~76
new projects per month, on average
79
new projects first filed in December 2025

New Texas and Louisiana projects (new facilities, expansions, federal dockets) by date first filed, from ERCOT, EIA, TCEQ, TDLR, LDEQ, Louisiana ITEP, FERC and the Federal Register. As of Oct 25, 2026. Totals cover Jan 2025 to Dec 2025. Requested MW counts only filings that state a size.

New projects per month

Twelve months of first filings

MonthBar = projectsCountReq. MW
Jan 2025749,026
Feb 20259710,768
Mar 2025849,961
Apr 20259211,274
May 2025362,795
Jun 20258913,604
Jul 20257111,147
Aug 2025845,881
Sep 2025709,127
Oct 2025798,403
Nov 20255713,755
Dec 20257912,129

New Texas and Louisiana projects (new facilities, expansions, federal dockets) by date first filed, from ERCOT, EIA, TCEQ, TDLR, LDEQ, Louisiana ITEP, FERC and the Federal Register. As of Oct 25, 2026. Amber marks December 2025. Requested MW is shown where the filing states it.

December 2025 by project type

79 new projects across 20 types

TypeBar = projectsProjectsRequested MWStated $M
Other12654147
Solar124,377
Data center914,924
Battery storage72,489
Specialty chemicals7111
Gas-fired generation64,352
Compressor station4
Gas processing plant4
Pipeline3
Food processing21
LNG terminal2
Polymers and plastics23
Wind2258
Industrial gases1
Manufacturing plant1
Methanol1
NGL fractionation1
Refinery1
Semiconductor fab1
Storage terminal1

New Texas and Louisiana projects (new facilities, expansions, federal dockets) first filed in December 2025, from ERCOT, EIA, TCEQ, TDLR, LDEQ, Louisiana ITEP, FERC and the Federal Register. As of Oct 25, 2026. Empty cells mean no size or cost was stated.

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

What moved in December

SOLAR

December's 12 solar requests total 4,377 requested MW, the most of any type.

DATA CENTER

9 new data center filings state $14.9B in project cost, the most of any type.

SOLAR

12 of 79 new projects were solar, the largest single-type count.

New Texas and Louisiana projects (new facilities, expansions, federal dockets) first filed in December 2025, from ERCOT, EIA, TCEQ, TDLR, LDEQ, Louisiana ITEP, FERC and the Federal Register. As of Oct 25, 2026. Sizes are requested MW; cost is the stated $M.

This report counts projects. Project names, owners and the filings behind them are in the database, and the biggest new ones go out in the free weekly.