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Gulf Coast project report

September 2026

599
new projects in the last 12 months
103.1 GW
requested MW in the last 12 months
~50
new projects per month, on average
45
new projects first filed in September 2026

New Texas and Louisiana projects (new facilities, expansions, federal dockets) by date first filed, from ERCOT, TCEQ, TDLR, LDEQ, FERC and the Federal Register. As of Oct 24, 2026. Totals cover Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. Requested MW counts only filings that state a size.

New projects per month

Twelve months of first filings

MonthBar = projectsCountReq. MW
Oct 2025456,997
Nov 20255412,535
Dec 2025649,505
Jan 20264610,105
Feb 2026416,752
Mar 2026458,441
Apr 2026526,412
May 2026519,463
Jun 20266112,642
Jul 2026649,391
Aug 2026314,429
Sep 2026456,408

New Texas and Louisiana projects (new facilities, expansions, federal dockets) by date first filed, from ERCOT, TCEQ, TDLR, LDEQ, FERC and the Federal Register. As of Oct 24, 2026. Amber marks September 2026. Requested MW is shown where the filing states it.

September 2026 by project type

45 new projects across 15 types

TypeBar = projectsProjectsRequested MWStated $M
Other111,296
Solar91,816
Data center63,809
Gas-fired generation52,450
LNG terminal2
Specialty chemicals2
Wind2701
Battery storage1122
Compressor station1
Food processing194
Manufacturing plant1
Nuclear11,320
Olefins and petrochemicals1
Pipeline1
Renewable natural gas1

New Texas and Louisiana projects (new facilities, expansions, federal dockets) first filed in September 2026, from ERCOT, TCEQ, TDLR, LDEQ, FERC and the Federal Register. As of Oct 24, 2026. Empty cells mean no size or cost was stated.

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

What moved in September

GAS-FIRED GENERATION

September's 5 gas-fired generation requests total 2,450 requested MW, the most of any type.

DATA CENTER

6 new data center filings state $3,809M in project cost, the most of any type.

SOLAR

9 of 45 new projects were solar, the largest single-type count.

New Texas and Louisiana projects (new facilities, expansions, federal dockets) first filed in September 2026, from ERCOT, TCEQ, TDLR, LDEQ, FERC and the Federal Register. As of Oct 24, 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.