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Interconnection Queue & NTP Speed Ranker

Compare five US grid regions by study timelines, queued capacity, and illustrative power acquisition potential.

Grid region

ERCOT (Texas)

ERCOT (Texas)

Illustrative scenario
Fast-track feasibility score
88 / 100

Supplied scenario score; not a validated ranking.

Estimated time to NTP
18 months

Assumed study and agreement cycle.

Solar + storage in queue
134 GW
Substation headroom
450 MW

Candidate interconnection counties

  • Pecos County
  • Reeves County
  • Wharton County
ERCOT88
CAISO42
PJM35
MISO61
SPP74

Model assumptions

Figures and county candidates are fixed examples from the supplied code, not live ISO/RTO data. No source date or scoring methodology was supplied. Headroom and notice-to-proceed timelines require utility and site-specific verification.