How many wind farms are planned in ERCOT?

Developers have proposed 159 wind farms in ERCOT with 49 GW of capacity, according to the grid operators' interconnection queues. Most queue projects are never built.

What is the largest planned wind farm in ERCOT?

Hecate Energy Orem Wind in Brazoria County, Texas is the largest planned, at 1,542 MW. It is expected to come online in 2030.

Who is developing wind farms in ERCOT?

Interconnection queues list each project under a project company, not the developer behind it. Cleanview researches the developer of every project and has them on paid plans.

Planned wind farms in ERCOT

Developers have proposed 159 wind farms in ERCOT with 49 GW of capacity, in the grid operators' interconnection queues.

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More planned wind farms in ERCOT are expected online in 2028 than in any other year

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Planned wind farms by the year they're expected online. Source: the grid operators' interconnection queues, compiled by Cleanview.

The 10 largest planned wind farms in ERCOT

Planned, by capacity

#	Wind farm	Location	Expected online	Capacity
1	Hecate Energy Orem Wind	Brazoria County, Texas	2030	1,542 MW
2	Big Canyon Wind	Pecos County, Texas	2030	1,500 MW
3	Hecate Energy Jamaica Wind	Galveston County, Texas	2030	1,029 MW
4	Hecate Energy Arkansas Wind	San Patricio County, Texas	2030	1,029 MW
5	Zeus Spade Wind	Mitchell County, Texas	2028	987 MW
6	Complex Serenity Wind	Armstrong County, Texas	2029	971 MW
7	Buffalo Jump Wind	Culberson County, Texas	2029	740 MW
8	Meitner 2 Wind	Gray County, Texas	2028	709 MW
9	Meitner Wind	Gray County, Texas	2028	709 MW
10	Commodus 2 Wind	Swisher County, Texas	2029	641 MW

Planned wind farms expected online soonest in ERCOT

In the next 18 months, soonest first

#	Wind farm	Location	Expected online	Capacity
1	Whitehorse Wind	Fisher County, Texas	2026	419 MW
2	Baird North Wind	Callahan County, Texas	2026	340 MW
3	Priddy Wind	Mills County, Texas	2026	302 MW
4	El Sauz Ranch	Willacy County, Texas	2026	302 MW
5	Foxtrot Wind	Bee County, Texas	2026	268 MW
6	Peyton Creek Wind II	Matagorda County, Texas	2026	241 MW
7	Lane City Wind	Wharton County, Texas	2026	200 MW
8	Loma Pinta Wind	La Salle County, Texas	2026	197 MW
9	Maryneal Wind	Nolan County, Texas	2026	182 MW
10	Honey Mesquite Wind Farm	Glasscock County, Texas	2026	174 MW

The developer behind each project is on paid plans. See plans

How Cleanview tracks wind farms

Operating wind farms come from the EIA's monthly survey of power plants. Planned projects come from the grid operators' interconnection queues. We research who is developing each one, since a queue lists a project company, not its owner.

Questions about wind farms in ERCOT

How many wind farms are planned in ERCOT?: Developers have proposed 159 wind farms in ERCOT with 49 GW of capacity, according to the grid operators' interconnection queues. Most queue projects are never built.
What is the largest planned wind farm in ERCOT?: Hecate Energy Orem Wind in Brazoria County, Texas is the largest planned, at 1,542 MW. It is expected to come online in 2030.
Who is developing wind farms in ERCOT?: Interconnection queues list each project under a project company, not the developer behind it. Cleanview researches the developer of every project and has them on paid plans.