Hale County, Texas: power grid and siting data
SPS (non-ERCOT) owns most of the substations near the county center. It has 25 mapped substations, owned mostly by SPS (non-ERCOT), Lighthouse Elec Co Op Inc and Golden Spread Electric Co Op Inc; the highest voltage is 345 kV. The ERCOT queue lists 3 generation projects (2 gas and 1 solar) and 2 battery storage projects here.
Substations in Hale County
1 at 345 kV, 1 at 230 kV, 1 at 138 kV, 5 at 115 kV, 17 at 69 kV and below.
| Substation | Voltage | Owner | Lines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuco | 345 kV | SPS (non-ERCOT) | 11 | map |
| Unnamed station | 230 kV | Golden Spread Electric Co Op Inc | 2 | map |
| Unnamed station | 138 kV | Lighthouse Elec Co Op Inc | 4 | map |
| Hale Co | 115 kV | SPS (non-ERCOT) | 6 | map |
| Unnamed station | 115 kV | Horne Mark | 3 | map |
| Unnamed station | 115 kV | Gaskins Nathan & Benita | 3 | map |
| Tap305460 | 115 kV | not recorded | 3 | map |
| Unnamed station | 115 kV | Taters Inc | 2 | map |
| Unnamed station | 69 kV | SPS (non-ERCOT) | 5 | map |
| Tap302422 | 69 kV | Howard Trust Partnership | 3 | map |
| Unnamed station | 69 kV | Musil Joseph William | 3 | map |
| Unnamed station | 69 kV | SPS (non-ERCOT) | 2 | map |
| Unnamed station | 69 kV | Sammann Kurt & Jess W | 2 | map |
| Unnamed station | 69 kV | SPS (non-ERCOT) | 2 | map |
| Unnamed station | 69 kV | SPS (non-ERCOT) | 1 | map |
| Unnamed station | 69 kV | Ehj11 Property Llc | 1 | map |
| Unnamed station | 69 kV | Golden Spread Electric Co Op Inc | 1 | map |
| Unnamed station | 69 kV | Lighthouse Elec Co Op Inc | 1 | map |
| Unnamed station | 69 kV | Lighthouse Elec Co Op Inc | 1 | map |
| Unnamed station | 69 kV | SPS (non-ERCOT) | 1 | map |
| Unnamed station | 69 kV | Occidental Permian Ltd | 1 | map |
| Unnamed station | 69 kV | Swisher Electric Co Op Inc | 1 | map |
| Unnamed station | 69 kV | Lighthouse Elec Co Op Inc | 1 | map |
| Unnamed station | 69 kV | South Plains Elect Co Op | 1 | map |
| Unnamed station | 69 kV | Lighthouse Elec Co Op Inc | 1 | map |
ERCOT interconnection queue
3 generation projects are queued in Hale County: 2 gas and 1 solar. By stage: 1 with a signed interconnection agreement and 2 in full interconnection study. 2 battery storage projects are 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 Hale County.
Wholesale power prices
No price data.
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 Hale County, 2 at or above ERCOT's 75 MW large load threshold.
- The Bill Comes Due: Texas Lawmakers Target $1 Billion in Data Center Tax Breaks as New Megaprojects Break Ground The Grid Report 2026-04-10
- Aligned breaks ground on 540 MW Project Caprock in Abernathy Aligned Data Centers 2026-04-09
- Data center developers promise to be good neighbors in Abernathy KCBD 2026-02-27
Jurisdiction
Nearest city to the county center: Hale Center (0.5 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 Hale 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.