Cottle County, Texas: power grid and siting data
Cottle County is in ERCOT's WEST load zone. It has 3 mapped substations, owned mostly by Richards Ronald R & Alyson, Richards William Q Estate and AEP Texas North; the highest voltage is 345 kV. The ERCOT queue lists 3 generation projects (2 wind and 1 solar) and 1 battery storage project here.
Substations in Cottle County
1 at 345 kV, 2 at 230 kV.
ERCOT interconnection queue
3 generation projects are queued in Cottle County: 2 wind and 1 solar. By stage: 3 in full interconnection study. 1 battery storage project is queued, 0 with a signed interconnection agreement.
From the ERCOT GIS report. Project names, developers, MW and dates are on Pro.
Planned transmission
No planned substations, lines or upgrades are recorded in Cottle County.
Wholesale power prices
The WEST load zone averaged $57.31/MWh day-ahead over the last 7 days. Nearest generator pricing nodes: FAGUSSLR_RN $35.55, FOARDCTY_ALL $34.96 and BKSL_RN $32.77.
ERCOT day-ahead settlement point prices. Hourly history, battery spreads and real-time prices are on the map.
Jurisdiction
Nearest city to the county center: Paducah (3.7 mi). Outside city limits and ETJ, development falls under county rules and state law. City limits and estimated ETJ are on the map.
Nearby counties
See Cottle County on the map
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Sources: HIFLD and OpenStreetMap substations and lines, ERCOT GIS report (queue, 2026-09), ERCOT day-ahead prices, TxDOT and StratMap boundaries, Barrio Energy research. Updated 2026-11-09. Screening data only; the serving utility confirms capacity.