The public record of ERCOT's large-load queue
466 gigawatts are waiting.
3.9 are live.
Texas's tracked large-load queue has grown about 12.2× since 2022 — to roughly 466 GW, most of it data centers. Getting plugged in is another story.
§ 01
Requested is not built
Between a queue request and a running load sit studies, agreements, security postings, and transmission. The distance between these three numbers is the whole story.
Requested· tracked queue
~466GW
Approved to energize· cleared studies
8,926MW
1.9% of requested
Observed operating· energized load
3,900MW
0.8% of requested
§ 02
The line to plug into Texas
The tracked queue total, one point per ERCOT LLI Queue Status deck, since 2022.
§ 03
The Batch Zero clock
Batch Zero replaces the serial study process with a single window: miss it and a project waits for Batch 1. Full table and fee math on the Batch Zero page.
Deficiency noticesAugust 7, 2026 · scheduled · source
T−5days
Final inclusion cutAugust 31, 2026 · projected
T−29days
- [·] Sources: ERCOT LLI status update, June 2026 · NPRR1325. Every figure links to its primary document; the full dataset is on Data.