Kaufman County, Texas: power grid and siting data
Kaufman County is in ERCOT's NORTH load zone. It has 25 mapped substations, owned mostly by Oncor, Trinity Valley Electric Co Op and Rayburn; the highest voltage is 345 kV. The ERCOT queue lists 7 generation projects (6 solar and 1 wind) and 9 battery storage projects here.
Substations in Kaufman County
1 at 345 kV, 1 at 230 kV, 21 at 138 kV, 2 at 69 kV and below.
| Substation | Voltage | Owner | Lines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forney Sw | 345 kV | Oncor | 8 | map |
| Unnamed station | 230 kV | Rayburn | 3 | map |
| Unnamed station | 138 kV | Oncor | 4 | map |
| Unnamed station | 138 kV | Oncor | 4 | map |
| Unnamed station | 138 kV | Cooperzadeh Llc | 3 | map |
| Unnamed station | 138 kV | Pilgrim Justin & Ashley | 3 | map |
| Unnamed station | 138 kV | Wal Mart Stores Lp | 3 | map |
| Unnamed station | 138 kV | Oncor | 3 | map |
| Crandall | 138 kV | Oncor | 2 | map |
| Combine (Kcec) | 138 kV | Trinity Valley Electric Co Op | 2 | map |
| Unnamed station | 138 kV | Trinity Valley Electric Co Op | 2 | map |
| Unnamed station | 138 kV | Trinity Valley Electric Co Op | 2 | map |
| Unnamed station | 138 kV | Schoenfeld Michael E Jr & | 2 | map |
| Terrell | 138 kV | Oncor | 2 | map |
| Unnamed station | 138 kV | Trinity Valley Electric Co Op | 2 | map |
| Unnamed station | 138 kV | Tarrant Co Water Control | 2 | map |
| Unnamed station | 138 kV | Oncor | 2 | map |
| Unnamed station | 138 kV | North Texas Municipal Water Dis | 2 | map |
| Unnamed station | 138 kV | Boc Group Inc The | 1 | map |
| Unnamed station | 138 kV | Farmers Electric Co Op | 1 | map |
| Unnamed station | 138 kV | Phillips Natural Gas Co | 1 | map |
| Duck Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant | 138 kV | City Of Garland | 0 | map |
| Unnamed station | 138 kV | Trinity Valley Electric Co Op | 0 | map |
| Unnamed station | 69 kV | Livingston Roger & Dianne Et Al | 3 | map |
| Unnamed station | 69 kV | Trinity Valley Electric Co Op | 2 | map |
ERCOT interconnection queue
7 generation projects are queued in Kaufman County: 6 solar and 1 wind. By stage: 3 with a signed interconnection agreement and 4 in full interconnection study. 9 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
10 planned grid projects touch Kaufman County: 3 new substations, 4 new or rebuilt lines and 3 substation upgrades, 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: LILY_RN $42.35, ANOL_ESS_RN $31.32 and MESQUITE_RN $46.52.
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 Kaufman County, 2 at or above ERCOT's 75 MW large load threshold.
- Flexential plans Kaufman County data center near Talty NBC 5 DFW 2026-07-29
- Flexential to Build New Dallas-Area Data Center Campus on 110 Acres in Kaufman County Flexential 2026-07-28
- The Comp Is $1.76M per MW-Year. The Constraint Is Permission. Edge Cases 2026-07-28
- Forney Council Moves to Ban Future Data Centers InForney 2026-07-23
- Prometheus Hyperscale details plans for Dallas data center campus Data Center Dynamics 2025-09-01
Jurisdiction
Nearest city to the county center: Kaufman (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 Kaufman 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.