Hopkins County, Texas: power grid and siting data
Hopkins County is in ERCOT's NORTH load zone. It has 14 mapped substations, owned mostly by Oncor, Farmers Electric Cooperative Inc and Berry Lake Holdings Llc; the highest voltage is 345 kV. The ERCOT queue lists 8 generation projects (8 solar) and 5 battery storage projects here.
Substations in Hopkins County
1 at 345 kV, 4 at 138 kV, 9 at 69 kV and below.
| Substation | Voltage | Owner | Lines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sulphur Springs Switching | 345 kV | Oncor | 5 | map |
| Tap305116 | 138 kV | Oncor | 3 | map |
| Unnamed station | 138 kV | Oncor | 2 | map |
| Unnamed station | 138 kV | Farmers Electric Cooperative Inc | 2 | map |
| Unnamed station | 138 kV | Oncor | 1 | map |
| Unnamed station | 69 kV | Berry Lake Holdings Llc | 3 | map |
| Unnamed station | 69 kV | Price Jay Frank & Susannah Rudzik | 3 | map |
| Unnamed station | 69 kV | Farmers Electric Cooperative Inc | 2 | map |
| Unnamed station | 69 kV | Oncor | 2 | map |
| Unnamed station | 69 kV | Oncor | 2 | map |
| Unnamed station | 69 kV | Oncor | 2 | map |
| Sulphur Springs | 69 kV | Oncor | 2 | map |
| Unnamed station | 69 kV | Wood County Electric Cooperative Inc | 2 | map |
| Unnamed station | 69 kV | United States Of America | 1 | map |
ERCOT interconnection queue
8 generation projects are queued in Hopkins County: 8 solar. By stage: 4 with a signed interconnection agreement and 4 in full interconnection study. 5 battery storage projects are queued, 1 with a signed interconnection agreement.
From the ERCOT GIS report. Project names, developers, MW and dates are on Pro.
Planned transmission
3 planned grid projects touch Hopkins County: 1 new substation and 2 new or rebuilt lines, 3 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: CARTWHL_RN $39.65, BR_ARROW_ALL $39.58 and STAM_SLR_ALL $39.58.
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 Hopkins County, 1 at or above ERCOT's 75 MW large load threshold.
- Hopkins County agenda: Project Compound Chapter 312 negotiations EastTexasRadio 2026-09-22
- New developer to take over data center project in Sulphur Springs amid legal battles KLTV 2026-06-03
- The Buildout vs. the Backlash: Fermi's 17 GW Private Grid, $33B in Contested Transmission, and $780M in Fresh Capital The Grid Report 2026-03-20
- Sulphur Springs AI data center site construction temporarily blocked KETK 2026-02-10
- Matrix Data Center Campus breaks ground in Sulphur Springs MSB Global 2025-06-13
Jurisdiction
Nearest city to the county center: Sulphur Springs (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 Hopkins 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.