Monthly report
Gulf Coast project report
January 2026
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 Feb 2025 to Jan 2026. Requested MW counts only filings that state a size.
New projects per month
Twelve months of first filings
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 January 2026. Requested MW is shown where the filing states it.
January 2026 by project type
57 new projects across 15 types
New Texas and Louisiana projects (new facilities, expansions, federal dockets) first filed in January 2026, 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.
What moved in January
January's 7 gas-fired generation requests total 4,923 requested MW, the most of any type.
2 new data center filings state $400M in project cost, the most of any type.
14 of 57 new projects were solar, the largest single-type count.
New Texas and Louisiana projects (new facilities, expansions, federal dockets) first filed in January 2026, 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.
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