466 gigawatts requested.
5.7 observed energized.
ERCOT's tracked large load queue has grown about 12.2× since 2022. Most is data center load. Requested, approved, and Observed Energized are separate figures from the Jun '26 snapshot (source age 70 days as of August 27, 2026). The 3.9 GW June non-simultaneous monthly peak of loads approved to energize is a different measure. Since 2026-08-03 ERCOT has paused further approvals to energize Large Load data centers and crypto facilities of 75 MW or greater, so the approved-to-energize stage these figures describe is not currently open to most of this load — see the Batch Zero clock. SPP's regime is tracked separately on the SPP page.
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.
Everything below fits inside the first 12 GW of the rail above: the bracketed sliver. Magnified 39× so it can be read.
The line to plug into Texas
The tracked queue total, one point per ERCOT LLI Queue Status deck, since 2022.
The Batch Zero clock
The PUCT granted ERCOT's good-cause exceptions on August 20, 2026. ERCOT intends to notify each interconnecting DSP or TSP of conditional classifications by August 31, starting the dispute and reconciliation process in Planning Guide §9.3.1(2)(a)(i)-(iii). August 31 is not final inclusion or a final classification date. Full detail and proposed §25.194 capital terms are on the Batch Zero page.
Public evidence example
See what the public record can support.
The public queue shows the market. It cannot show whether one named project has the required evidence. This frozen research example shows the source evidence, contradictions, unknowns, and public facts that would change the estimate. Radar changes can trigger new simulations or shadow decisions; they do not authorize production action or establish customer readiness.
Eight quarterly horizons show the estimated chance of energization and expected energized MW.
This first vintage is prior_only: intentionally wide, not calibrated, not a claim of ERCOT approval, and not based on private customer evidence.
- [·] Sources: ERCOT LLWG report, June 2026 · NPRR1325 · ERCOT's good-cause requests, PUCT Project 59142 (2026-08-10) and ERCOT's update in the same project (2026-08-20), for the energization pause and its scope. Every figure links to its primary document; the full dataset is on Data.