large-load interconnection requests ERCOT is tracking (~90% data centers; arc: 63 → 233 → 438 → 474 GW; more than 5x ERCOT's record peak demand). Batch Zero paused 2026-08-03 by gubernatorial directive; conditional classification issued 2026-09-03
~474 GWobserved
| Value kind | observed — Reported measurements, counts, and specifications keep the precision and scope stated by their source; an exact specification is not treated as a range. |
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| Caveat | ERCOT's status has moved in dated steps. The governor paused Batch Zero on 2026-08-03 pending a PUCT/ERCOT project-by-project audit. On 2026-08-20 the PUCT granted exceptions, and ERCOT notice M-A080326-02 (2026-08-21) opened a conditional-classification route. On 2026-09-03 ERCOT conditionally classified 362 base or studied projects, and its 2026-09-14 State and Community Impact RFI followed (responses were due 2026-10-12; ERCOT targets eligibility-verification and community-impact reports for 2026-12-10). A conditional classification is not a final classification, a completed study or permission to energize any project. |
| As of | 2026-08 |
| Source | Abbott directive letter (2026-08-03, ~474 GW / ~90% DC); prior print 438+ GW (ERCOT, 2026-06-18). BNEF estimates the pause could delay ~50 GW. Operating sites unaffected. |
| Review | checking…review by 2026-12-10 · standard cadence |
| Recorded changes | last 2026-08-19 · 2 revisions tracked |
| Claim id | large-load-requests-ercot-is-tracking-89-data |
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