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A free public index of the largest 765 kV transmission builds and the largest data-center and large-load campuses now reshaping the Texas grid.
~794 miles of 765 kV approved; 474 GW large-load queue
October 2026 · ≈7 min read
A 463 GW generation queue, a 474 GW large-load queue paused by Governor Abbott's audit, and Batch Zero's first sort. Where the ERCOT interconnection bottleneck really sits.
474 GW large-load queue, frozen pending a state audit
October 2026 · ≈9 min read
ERCOT enters the 765 kV era: the first ~794 miles of EHV line approved, a $33 billion statewide plan and record utility capex. The delivery talent it demands.
First 765 kV lines approved: ~794 miles in Aug-Sep 2026
October 2026 · ≈9 min read
New 765 kV switchyards now approved, transformer lead times past three years, and a new IBR protection standard in force. The scarcest engineering discipline in the build.
GSU transformer lead times past 160 weeks
October 2026 · ≈9 min read
A 474 GW queue, a 91 GW summer record, a forecast ERCOT calls too high, and a state audit that has frozen new data-center hook-ups until December.
474 GW requested; only ~3.7 GW running at peak
October 2026 · ≈9 min read
Texas is the #2 US battery market (16.5 GW by mid-2026), but merchant revenue has collapsed over 80% since 2023, and batteries now suppress the scarcity prices that once paid them. Why value is moving to the operators.
ERCOT BESS fleet hit 16.5 GW by mid-2026; record 11,980 MW discharge on 22 Jul 2026
October 2026 · ≈9 min read
The flagship report: compensation benchmarks by role and seniority, hiring demand and the talent-supply squeeze across the Texas grid build-out.
474 GW ERCOT large-load queue, ~90% data centers
October 2026 · ≈11 min read
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