Freestone County, Texas: power grid and siting data
Freestone County is in ERCOT's NORTH load zone. It has 16 mapped substations, owned mostly by Oncor, Brazos and Freestone Power Generation &; the highest voltage is 345 kV. The ERCOT queue lists 12 generation projects (8 solar and 4 gas) and 10 battery storage projects here.
Substations in Freestone County
2 at 345 kV, 8 at 138 kV, 6 at 69 kV and below.
| Substation | Voltage | Owner | Lines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Brown | 345 kV | Oncor | 9 | map |
| Richland Chambers Switching Station | 345 kV | Freestone Power Generation & | 6 | map |
| Unnamed station | 138 kV | Oncor | 3 | map |
| Unnamed station | 138 kV | Oncor | 3 | map |
| Unnamed station | 138 kV | Oncor | 3 | map |
| Unnamed station | 138 kV | Brazos | 2 | map |
| Unnamed station | 138 kV | Bell Cecil L Jr | 2 | map |
| Butler | 138 kV | Brazos | 1 | map |
| Unnamed station | 138 kV | Energy Transfer Fuel Lp | 1 | map |
| Unnamed station | 138 kV | Brazos | 0 | map |
| Freestone Tap | 69 kV | Oncor | 3 | map |
| Unnamed station | 69 kV | Eppes Jack M & Cindy L | 2 | map |
| Unnamed station | 69 kV | Oncor | 2 | map |
| Freestone | 69 kV | Brazos | 1 | map |
| Unnamed station | 69 kV | West Texas Gulf Pipeline | 1 | map |
| Unnamed station | 69 kV | Phillips Texas Border Pipeline | 0 | map |
ERCOT interconnection queue
12 generation projects are queued in Freestone County: 8 solar and 4 gas. By stage: 5 with a signed interconnection agreement and 7 in full interconnection study. 10 battery storage projects are queued, 3 with a signed interconnection agreement.
From the ERCOT GIS report. Project names, developers, MW and dates are on Pro.
Planned transmission
4 planned grid projects touch Freestone County: 1 new substation, 2 new or rebuilt lines and 1 substation upgrade, 4 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: PDRA_SLR_RN $38.23, FREC_1_CCU $36.37 and FREC_2_CCU $35.51.
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 Freestone County, 1 at or above ERCOT's 75 MW large load threshold.
- CyrusOne rescinds Freestone Phase 2 tax abatement request Freestone County Times 2026-06-17
- Citizens Voice Data Center Concerns in Commissioners' Court NavCo Chronicle 2026-06-10
- Citizens Voice Concerns to FreeCo Commissioners Freestone County Times 2026-06-03
- Hut 8 Books a $9.8 Billion Tenant, and the Texas Queue Tilts Back to Gas The Grid Report 2026-05-08
- "We Are No Longer a Bitcoin Company", And That's Just the Start of Texas Power's Wildest Week The Grid Report 2026-02-13
Jurisdiction
Nearest city to the county center: Fairfield (0.3 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 Freestone 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.