Denton County, Texas: power grid and siting data
Denton County is in ERCOT's NORTH load zone. It has 60 mapped substations, owned mostly by Brazos, Oncor and Denton City Of; the highest voltage is 345 kV. The ERCOT queue lists 0 generation projects and 1 battery storage project here.
Substations in Denton County
9 at 345 kV, 43 at 138 kV, 8 at 69 kV and below. The 30 highest-voltage stations are listed; the map shows all 60.
| Substation | Voltage | Owner | Lines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewisville Switch | 345 kV | Oncor | 8 | map |
| Roanoke | 345 kV | Oncor | 7 | map |
| West Krum | 345 kV | Oncor | 7 | map |
| Denton West Interchange | 345 kV | Oncor | 7 | map |
| Krugerville | 345 kV | Oncor | 3 | map |
| Unnamed station | 345 kV | Oncor | 2 | map |
| Cooper Creek | 345 kV | Denton City Of | 2 | map |
| Carrollton Frankford | 345 kV | Oncor | 2 | map |
| Unnamed station | 345 kV | Usa Corp Of Engineers | 0 | map |
| Denton North Interchange | 138 kV | Dme | 6 | map |
| Spencer Interchange | 138 kV | Denton City Of | 4 | map |
| Argyle Switch | 138 kV | Oncor | 4 | map |
| Highlands | 138 kV | TNMP | 3 | map |
| Arco | 138 kV | Texas Municipal Power Agency | 3 | map |
| Krum Tap Switch | 138 kV | Oncor | 3 | map |
| Rector Road | 138 kV | Brazos | 3 | map |
| Hebron | 138 kV | Brazos | 3 | map |
| Unnamed station | 138 kV | Brazos | 3 | map |
| Tap310644 | 138 kV | Lewisville Isd | 3 | map |
| Roman Juarez | 138 kV | Brazos | 2 | map |
| Pockrus | 138 kV | Dme | 2 | map |
| Colony | 138 kV | Oncor | 2 | map |
| Panther Creek | 138 kV | Brazos | 2 | map |
| Unnamed station | 138 kV | Oncor | 2 | map |
| Hebron Rosemeade | 138 kV | Oncor | 2 | map |
| Jim Christal | 138 kV | Denton City Of | 2 | map |
| Jones Street | 138 kV | TNMP | 2 | map |
| Unnamed station | 138 kV | Brazos | 2 | map |
| West | 138 kV | Pnm | 2 | map |
| Unnamed station | 138 kV | TNMP | 2 | map |
ERCOT interconnection queue
No generation projects are queued in Denton County. 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
14 planned grid projects touch Denton County: 7 new substations, 5 new or rebuilt lines and 2 substation upgrades, 7 at 345 kV or above.
Wholesale power prices
The NORTH load zone averaged $39.98/MWh day-ahead over the last 7 days. Nearest generator pricing nodes: SPNC_SPNCE_4 $39.51, CNLY_ESS_RN $39.34 and CMPD_SLR_RN $38.87.
ERCOT day-ahead settlement point prices. Hourly history, battery spreads and real-time prices are on the map.
Data centers and large loads
2 announced data center campuses in Denton County, 1 at or above ERCOT's 75 MW large load threshold.
- Denton holds final hearing, first reading of proposed data center moratorium Community Impact 2026-10-28
- Denton officials pass development code updates for data centers Community Impact 2026-10-21
- $161 a Kilowatt-Month in Tulsa, 333 Watts a Foot in Dowagiac: The Middle Market Prices Live Power Edge Cases 2026-09-08
- Project Tomahawk developer scraps plans for Prosper data center Community Impact 2026-09-08
- Prosper data center project blocked by zoning board Dallas Morning News 2026-09-02
Jurisdiction
Nearest city to the county center: Denton (0 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 Denton 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.