Dickens County, Texas: power grid and siting data
Dickens County is in ERCOT's WEST load zone. It has 5 mapped substations, owned mostly by AEP Texas, Wind Energy Transmission Texas and Rockin 4C Ranches Llc; the highest voltage is 345 kV. The ERCOT queue lists 6 generation projects (5 solar and 1 wind) and 3 battery storage projects here.
Substations in Dickens County
2 at 345 kV, 1 at 138 kV, 2 at 69 kV and below.
ERCOT interconnection queue
6 generation projects are queued in Dickens County: 5 solar and 1 wind. By stage: 5 with a signed interconnection agreement and 1 in full interconnection study. 3 battery storage projects are queued, 2 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 Dickens County.
Wholesale power prices
The WEST load zone averaged $57.31/MWh day-ahead over the last 7 days. Nearest generator pricing nodes: COTTON_PAP2 $45.95, BKSL_RN $32.77 and DKNS_ESS_RN $32.77.
ERCOT day-ahead settlement point prices. Hourly history, battery spreads and real-time prices are on the map.
Data centers and large loads
1 announced data center campus in Dickens County, 1 at or above ERCOT's 75 MW large load threshold.
- $20.5M tax abatement paves way for Galaxy growth in Dickens County The Texas Spur 2025-07-30
Jurisdiction
Nearest city to the county center: Dickens (2.7 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 Dickens 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.