Martin County, Texas: power grid and siting data
Martin County is in ERCOT's WEST load zone. It has 7 mapped substations, owned mostly by Sharyland, Oncor and Wind Energy Transmission Texas; the highest voltage is 345 kV. The ERCOT queue lists 0 generation projects and 3 battery storage projects here.
Substations in Martin County
2 at 345 kV, 2 at 138 kV, 3 at 69 kV and below.
ERCOT interconnection queue
No generation projects are queued in Martin County. 3 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
16 planned grid projects touch Martin County: 2 new substations and 14 new or rebuilt lines, 9 at 345 kV or above.
Wholesale power prices
The WEST load zone averaged $57.31/MWh day-ahead over the last 7 days. Nearest generator pricing nodes: KARAKAW1_1 $44.61, GRDNE_ESR_RN $61.49 and MESQCRK_ALL $56.18.
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: Midland (13.5 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 Martin 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.