ERCOT
The grid operator for most of Texas: an energy-only market with the largest US large-load queue. It was the fast case until the August 2026 Batch Zero freeze; new 75 MW+ loads now wait on a state audit.
Current numbers
September 3, 2026: conditional classification issuedERCOT Batch Zero conditional classification issued; service readiness remains project-specific
~474 GWERCOT tracked requests, August snapshot: not deliverable MW; project classification and service remain separate
75 MWERCOT large-load threshold: Large Load Interconnection Study and NOGRR282 ride-through scope