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Gulf Coast project report

February 2026

862
new projects in the last 12 months
119.1 GW
requested MW in the last 12 months
~72
new projects per month, on average
64
new projects first filed in February 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 Mar 2025 to Feb 2026. Requested MW counts only filings that state a size.

New projects per month

Twelve months of first filings

MonthBar = projectsCountReq. MW
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
Jan 20265714,251
Feb 2026646,752

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 February 2026. Requested MW is shown where the filing states it.

February 2026 by project type

64 new projects across 21 types

TypeBar = projectsProjectsRequested MWStated $M
Other15797
Battery storage143,489
Specialty chemicals6313
Gas-fired generation52,314
Food processing39
Data center2400
Manufacturing plant21
Refinery26
Semiconductor fab2145
Solar2652
Cement1
Gas processing plant1
Industrial gases1422
LNG terminal1
Marine terminal1
NGL fractionation1
Olefins and petrochemicals1
Pipeline1
Steel15
Storage terminal1
Wind1297

New Texas and Louisiana projects (new facilities, expansions, federal dockets) first filed in February 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.

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

What moved in February

BATTERY STORAGE

February's 14 battery storage requests total 3,489 requested MW, the most of any type.

INDUSTRIAL GASES

1 new industrial gases filing states $422M in project cost, the most of any type.

BATTERY STORAGE

14 of 64 new projects were battery storage, the largest single-type count.

New Texas and Louisiana projects (new facilities, expansions, federal dockets) first filed in February 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.

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.