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Kenedy County, Texas: power grid and siting data

Kenedy County is in ERCOT's SOUTH load zone. It has 9 mapped substations, owned mostly by AEP Texas, Pattern Energy and Iberdrola; the highest voltage is 345 kV. The ERCOT queue lists 3 generation projects (2 solar and 1 wind) and 1 battery storage project here.

9substations

345 kVhighest voltage

3generation projects queued

1battery projects queued

$48.57SOUTH zone, 7-day avg $/MWh

Substations in Kenedy County

5 at 345 kV, 4 at 138 kV.

Substation	Voltage	Owner	Lines
Ajo Switching Station	345 kV	AEP Texas	3	map
Baffin Collector Station	345 kV	AEP Texas		map
Sarita	345 kV	AEP Texas		map
Stella	345 kV	AEP Texas		map
Stella Poi	345 kV	AEP Texas		map
Gulf Wind	138 kV	Pattern Energy	4	map
Penascal	138 kV	Iberdrola	1	map
F. Yturria	138 kV	STEC	1	map
Armstrong	138 kV	AEP Texas	0	map

ERCOT interconnection queue

3 generation projects are queued in Kenedy County: 2 solar and 1 wind. By stage: 2 in full interconnection study and 1 done with the full study. 1 battery storage project is queued, 0 with a signed interconnection agreement.

From the ERCOT GIS report. Project names, developers, MW and dates are on Pro.

Planned transmission

2 planned grid projects touch Kenedy County: 1 new or rebuilt line and 1 substation upgrade, 2 at 345 kV or above.

Wholesale power prices

The SOUTH load zone averaged $48.57/MWh day-ahead over the last 7 days. Nearest generator pricing nodes: STELLA_RN $44.67, BBREEZE_1_2 $44.45 and ELSAUZ_ALL $44.45.

ERCOT day-ahead settlement point prices. Hourly history, battery spreads and real-time prices are on the map.

Jurisdiction

Nearest city to the county center: San Perlita (28.6 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

Willacy County Brooks County Kleberg County Hidalgo County Cameron County Nueces County

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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.