La Salle County, Texas: power grid and siting data
La Salle County is in ERCOT's SOUTH load zone. It has 8 mapped substations, owned mostly by AEP Texas and STEC; the highest voltage is 138 kV. The ERCOT queue lists 3 generation projects (2 solar and 1 wind) and 4 battery storage projects here.
Substations in La Salle County
8 at 138 kV.
ERCOT interconnection queue
3 generation projects are queued in La Salle County: 2 solar and 1 wind. By stage: 2 with a signed interconnection agreement and 1 in full interconnection study. 4 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 La Salle County.
Wholesale power prices
The SOUTH load zone averaged $48.57/MWh day-ahead over the last 7 days. Nearest generator pricing nodes: VENADO_ALL $44.15, COTULLA_RN $48.70 and HOLCOMB_RN1 $43.17.
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 La Salle County.
- South Texas to get $22B power project tied to data center FOX 7 Austin 2026-10-07
- Protect Cotulla and La Salle County: Petition Regarding Data Center Development Change.org 2026-09-16
- Cotulla City Council, Aug 27 2026 meeting (Res 260827 guidelines) MyTownView 2026-08-27
Jurisdiction
Nearest city to the county center: Cotulla (9.2 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 La Salle 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.