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Gulf Coast project report

April 2026

824
new projects in the last 12 months
134.8 GW
requested MW in the last 12 months
~69
new projects per month, on average
72
new projects first filed in April 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 May 2025 to Apr 2026. Requested MW counts only filings that state a size.

New projects per month

Twelve months of first filings

MonthBar = projectsCountReq. MW
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
Mar 20266628,188
Apr 2026728,777

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

April 2026 by project type

72 new projects across 16 types

TypeBar = projectsProjectsRequested MWStated $M
Other261,395580
Battery storage111,133
Data center71,289
Gas-fired generation44,894
Specialty chemicals429
Gas processing plant3
Manufacturing plant3
Solar3855
Food processing2
Olefins and petrochemicals2
Wind2500
Compressor station1
LNG terminal1
Pipeline1
Polymers and plastics1
Storage terminal1

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

GAS-FIRED GENERATION

April's 4 gas-fired generation requests total 4,894 requested MW, the most of any type.

DATA CENTER

7 new data center filings state $1.3B in project cost, the most of any type.

BATTERY STORAGE

11 of 72 new projects were battery storage, the largest single-type count.

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