Emerging Solar, Wind & Nuclear Projects

Criteria: Count of queued or prefiling solar, wind, and nuclear generation projects within a 25-mile radius. Thresholds: 0 Inconclusive · 1–2 Low Activity · 3–6 Moderate Activity · ≥7 High Activity. Higher is better (informational).

Total Projects

7 High Activity

Queued or prefiling solar/wind/nuclear within 25 mi

By Stage

6 Queued

1 prefiling (EIA-860 proposed)

By Technology

5 Solar · 1 Wind · 1 Nuclear

Across all queue stages

Total Proposed Capacity

2,752.3 MW

Combined nameplate of all flagged projects

Summary

Queued & Prefiling Projects (25-mile radius)

#	PROJECT	TYPE	MW	STAGE	DIST	SOURCE
1	Blue Energy Center - Phase 3 – Steam Stage 2	Nuclear	1,320.0	Queued	2.0	ERCOT
2	Iguala Solar	Solar	250.0	Queued	3.2	ERCOT
3	Oak Belt Solar	Solar	181.0	Queued	3.4	ERCOT
4	HyFuels Calhoun Solar	Solar	301.8	Queued	3.5	ERCOT
5	Crossroads Wind	Wind	277.4	Queued	3.5	ERCOT
6	Marcos Solar SLF	Solar	216.1	Queued	3.5	ERCOT
7	New Hickory Solar	Solar	206.0	Prefiling	22.4	ERCO

Analysis

7 solar, wind, or nuclear projects with queued or prefiling status were identified within 25 miles of the site. 6 are in the ERCOT interconnection queue. 1 are in EIA-860 proposed/planned status (prefiling). Total proposed capacity is 2,752.3 MW.

The area shows strong renewable energy development activity, with multiple solar projects progressing through the ERCOT interconnection queue. A notable nuclear project (Blue Energy Center Phase 3, 1,320 MW) is in early queue stages (screening study started). The Crossroads Wind project (277 MW) has completed its feasibility and system impact studies and has an executed interconnection agreement, indicating advanced development. Most projects are geocoded to county centroids, so exact locations may differ from the map display.

Queue positions are geocoded to county centroids for many ERCOT entries (geocode_confidence = 0.15). Non-ISO utility queues and FAA/NRC pre-application records are not covered by this automated screening.

Measurement: WGS 84 / UTM zone 14N (EPSG:32614), utm

Next Steps

Verify project locations through ERCOT GIS exhibits and county permit records, especially for county-centroid-geocoded entries.
Review ERCOT queue status updates for the Blue Energy Center nuclear project given its early-stage study status and large capacity (1,320 MW).
Assess potential grid congestion or upgrade requirements given the 2,752 MW of proposed capacity converging in this area.
Check for additional distribution-level solar or community solar projects not captured in ISO-level queue data.

Sources

US ISO/RTO Interconnection Queue Positions — Primary source for queued solar/wind/nuclear projects across all 7 US ISO/RTOs
EIA-860 Generators (Existing, Proposed, Retired) — Supplementary source for proposed generators not yet in ISO queue (prefiling)

Queue positions are geocoded to county centroids for many ERCOT entries (geocode_confidence=0.15); actual project locations may differ.
Non-ISO utility queues (municipal, cooperative, distribution-level) are not covered by this dataset.
FAA wind filings and NRC nuclear pre-application records were not searched in this automated screening.