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Large-load interconnection

Requests by data centers and other large loads to connect to the grid, and how far they get.

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410,618 MW 26 Mar 2026 Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT)
Grid operator (primary)
ERCOT slide "Large Load Interconnection Requests", chart "Actual and Projected Large Loads Growth 2022-2030", table row "Total (MW)", column 2030: cumulative actual and projected large load for 2025-2030, summed over statuses No Studies Submitted; Under ERCOT Review; Planning Studies Approved; A2E but not operational; Observed Energized. Outdated as of 25 Apr 2026 CARTA-LOADQ-ERCOT-REQUESTED_MW-2026-03-26-001
238,630 MW 13 Mar 2026 Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT)
Grid operator (primary)
ERCOT slide "Current Large Load Interconnection Queue", table row "Total (MW)", column 2030: cumulative actual and projected large load for 2022-2030, summed over statuses No Studies Submitted; Under ERCOT Review; Planning Studies Approved; Approved to Energize but Not Operational; Observed Energized. Outdated as of 12 Apr 2026 CARTA-LOADQ-ERCOT-REQUESTED_MW-2026-03-13-001
237,712 MW 25 Feb 2026 Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT)
Grid operator (primary)
ERCOT slide "Current Large Load Interconnection Queue", table row "Total (MW)", column 2030: cumulative actual and projected large load for 2022-2030, summed over statuses No Studies Submitted; Under ERCOT Review; Planning Studies Approved; Approved to Energize but Not Operational; Observed Energized. Outdated as of 27 Mar 2026 CARTA-LOADQ-ERCOT-REQUESTED_MW-2026-02-25-001
9,042 MW 13 Mar 2026 Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT)
Grid operator (primary)
ERCOT slide "Loads Approved to Energize – Observations 1", verbatim: "Of the 9042 MW that have received Approval to Energize, ERCOT has observed a non-simultaneous monthly peak consumption of 3883 MW in March 2025 which is a slight decrease since February 2025." Outdated as of 12 Apr 2026 CARTA-LOADQ-ERCOT-ENERGIZE_APPROVED-2026-03-13-001
8,876 MW 25 Feb 2026 Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT)
Grid operator (primary)
ERCOT slide "Loads Approved to Energize – Observations 1", verbatim: "Of the 8876 MW that have received Approval to Energize, ERCOT has observed a non-simultaneous monthly peak consumption of 3998 MW in February 2025 which is a slight decrease since January 2025." Outdated as of 27 Mar 2026 CARTA-LOADQ-ERCOT-ENERGIZE_APPROVED-2026-02-25-001
355,830 MW 26 Mar 2026 Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT)
Grid operator (primary)
ERCOT slide "Large Load Interconnection Requests", chart "Large Loads by Project Type", pie chart label for category "Data Center" (share of tracked large load, with MW). Outdated as of 25 Apr 2026 CARTA-LOADQ-ERCOT-DC_MW-2026-03-26-001
183,469 MW 13 Mar 2026 Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT)
Grid operator (primary)
ERCOT slide "Large Load Project Distribution by Type", pie chart label for category "Data Center" (share of tracked large load, with MW). Outdated as of 12 Apr 2026 CARTA-LOADQ-ERCOT-DC_MW-2026-03-13-001
175,124 MW 25 Feb 2026 Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT)
Grid operator (primary)
ERCOT slide "Large Load Project Distribution by Type", pie chart label for category "Data Center" (share of tracked large load, with MW). Outdated as of 27 Mar 2026 CARTA-LOADQ-ERCOT-DC_MW-2026-02-25-001
87.6 % 26 Mar 2026 Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT)
Grid operator (primary)
ERCOT slide "Large Load Interconnection Requests", chart "Large Loads by Project Type", pie chart label for category "Data Center" (share of tracked large load, with MW). Outdated as of 25 Apr 2026 CARTA-LOADQ-ERCOT-DC_SHARE-2026-03-26-001
77.5 % 13 Mar 2026 Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT)
Grid operator (primary)
ERCOT slide "Large Load Project Distribution by Type", pie chart label for category "Data Center" (share of tracked large load, with MW). Outdated as of 12 Apr 2026 CARTA-LOADQ-ERCOT-DC_SHARE-2026-03-13-001
74.4 % 25 Feb 2026 Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT)
Grid operator (primary)
ERCOT slide "Large Load Project Distribution by Type", pie chart label for category "Data Center" (share of tracked large load, with MW). Outdated as of 27 Mar 2026 CARTA-LOADQ-ERCOT-DC_SHARE-2026-02-25-001