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Texas Large Load Queue Continues Phenomenal Growth, Texas Grid Roundup #83

2025-12-03 · 14:13 UTC ·Texas Energy & Power Media ·2 min read

Brief

The Texas large-load queue hit 225 GW (up from 99 GW in Feb), adding ~30 GW in two months; only 6.6 GW are energized with 0.6 GW due in 2026. PUC filed an interconnection draft (comments due Dec 19) and ERCOT will vote on the eastern 765-kV plan.

Why it matters

ERCOT's large-load interconnection queue reached 225 GW as of Dec 2025, up from 99 GW in Feb 2025, with roughly 30 GW added in the last two months.

Key details

  • Only 6.6 GW are energized in 2025 (plus 0.6 GW scheduled for 2026); PUC staff filed a discussion draft to regulate the interconnection process (comments due Dec 19) and the ERCOT Board will vote on the eastern half of the Strategic Transmission Expansion Plan to build 765-kV lines.
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title: Texas Large Load Queue Continues Phenomenal Growth, Texas Grid Roundup #83

author: Texas Energy & Power Media

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publication: The Texas Energy and Power Newsletter

published: 2025-12-03T14:13:49

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In this issue of the Grid Roundup: In a presentation for the ERCOT Board next week, ERCOT staff says the large load queue is now up to 225 gigawatts with 30 gigawatts — roughly a New York worth of demand — added in the last two months; PUC Staff filed a discussion draft Monday to regulate the large load interconnection process. Comments are due December 19; and In their meeting next week, the ERCOT Board will vote on the eastern half of the Strategic Transmission Expansion Plan, a plan to build a statewide network of the first 765-kV lines in Texas. These Grid Roundups , along with the full archives, select episodes of the Energy Capital Podcast including t his one with CPS Energy CEO Rudy Garza , special presentations , Reading and Podcast Picks , and more – are for paid subscribers. If you can’t afford a paid subscription, please email stoicenergyconsulting at gmail to request a complimentary subscription. Large load queue continues phenomenal growth In February the large load queue hit 99 gigawatts . Only nine months later, it has swelled to 225 gigawatts . In February, there were a little over 6 GW energized or approved to energize, today that number is 6.6 GW in 2025 with another 600 megawatts scheduled to energize in 2026 (see the table at the bottom of the slide below). The queue has grown 125% but the total number of megawatts energized is up less than 10% this year and, at least for now, only projected to grow 10% next year.

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