Rains County, Texas: power grid and siting data
Rains County is in ERCOT's NORTH load zone. It has 3 mapped substations, owned mostly by TNMP, Country Haven Ltd and Wood County Electric Coop; the highest voltage is 345 kV. The ERCOT queue lists 0 generation projects and 1 battery storage project here.
Substations in Rains County
1 at 345 kV, 2 at 138 kV.
ERCOT interconnection queue
No generation projects are queued in Rains County. 1 battery storage project is queued, 1 with a signed interconnection agreement.
From the ERCOT GIS report. Project names, developers, MW and dates are on Pro.
Planned transmission
1 planned grid project touches Rains County: 1 new or rebuilt line.
Wholesale power prices
The NORTH load zone averaged $39.98/MWh day-ahead over the last 7 days. Nearest generator pricing nodes: BART_SLR_RN $39.82, CARTWHL_RN $39.65 and BR_ARROW_ALL $39.58.
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: Emory (1.1 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 Rains 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.