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Gulf Coast project report

July 2026

845
new projects in the last 12 months
142.6 GW
requested MW in the last 12 months
~70
new projects per month, on average
69
new projects first filed in July 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 Aug 2025 to Jul 2026. Requested MW counts only filings that state a size.

New projects per month

Twelve months of first filings

MonthBar = projectsCountReq. MW
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
May 20265810,917
Jun 20269014,072
Jul 20266910,341

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

July 2026 by project type

69 new projects across 13 types

TypeBar = projectsProjectsRequested MWStated $M
Gas-fired generation144,525
Other12150736
Battery storage91,911
Solar71,996
Data center41,580
Food processing476
LNG terminal4
Pipeline4
Wind41,759
Compressor station3
Steel2
Manufacturing plant1
Waste facility1

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

GAS-FIRED GENERATION

July's 14 gas-fired generation requests total 4,525 requested MW, the most of any type.

DATA CENTER

4 new data center filings state $1.6B in project cost, the most of any type.

GAS-FIRED GENERATION

14 of 69 new projects were gas-fired generation, the largest single-type count.

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