Palo Pinto County, Texas: power grid and siting data
Palo Pinto County is in ERCOT's NORTH load zone. It has 7 mapped substations, owned mostly by Oncor, Brazos River Authority and Pollard Hill Ranch Llc; the highest voltage is 345 kV. The ERCOT queue lists 3 generation projects (3 solar) and 0 battery storage projects here.
Substations in Palo Pinto County
1 at 345 kV, 1 at 138 kV, 5 at 69 kV and below.
ERCOT interconnection queue
3 generation projects are queued in Palo Pinto County: 3 solar. By stage: 1 with a signed interconnection agreement, 1 in full interconnection study and 1 done with the full study. No battery storage projects are queued.
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 Palo Pinto County.
Wholesale power prices
The NORTH load zone averaged $39.98/MWh day-ahead over the last 7 days. Nearest generator pricing nodes: LACASAWD_RN $23.45, KEECHI_U1 $39.19 and SENATEWD_1 $39.03.
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: Mineral Wells (9.4 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 Palo Pinto 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.