Shackelford County, Texas: power grid and siting data
Shackelford County is in ERCOT's WEST load zone. It has 13 mapped substations, owned mostly by AEP Texas, Oncor and Nextera Energy; the highest voltage is 345 kV. The ERCOT queue lists 1 generation project (1 solar) and 1 battery storage project here.
Substations in Shackelford County
4 at 345 kV, 1 at 138 kV, 1 at 115 kV, 7 at 69 kV and below.
| Substation | Voltage | Owner | Lines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Shackelford | 345 kV | Nextera Energy | 6 | map |
| Long Creek | 345 kV | Oncor | 5 | map |
| Cook Field Road | 345 kV | Oncor | 3 | map |
| Hackberry Wind | 345 kV | Res | 1 | map |
| Post Oak | 138 kV | Edp | 1 | map |
| Hubbard Booster #2 | 115 kV | AEP Texas | 0 | map |
| Albany | 69 kV | AEP Texas | 2 | map |
| Albany Foundry | 69 kV | AEP Texas | 2 | map |
| Moran | 69 kV | AEP Texas | 2 | map |
| Fort Griffin | 69 kV | AEP Texas | map | |
| Ibis | 69 kV | AEP Texas | map | |
| Salt Prong | 69 kV | AEP Texas | map | |
| Stasney | 69 kV | AEP Texas | map |
ERCOT interconnection queue
1 generation project is queued in Shackelford County: 1 solar. By stage: 1 in full interconnection 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 Shackelford County: 1 new substation and 1 new or rebuilt line, 2 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: FUNS_SLR_ALL $34.53, MLB_SLR_RN $33.98 and AZURE_RN $33.22.
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 Shackelford County, 1 at or above ERCOT's 75 MW large load threshold.
- Crowd Packs Court Over Data Center Albany News 2026-07-16
- Residents raise questions about proposed Shackelford County data center KTAB/KRBC via AOL 2026-07-14
- 'Do we need another one?' Proposed 2nd Data Center draws concerns in Shackelford County KTXS 2026-07-13
- Vantage launches $25B Frontier mega-campus in Shackelford County DigitalBridge 2025-08-19
- New data center expected to create 250 full time jobs in Shackelford county KTXS 2025-08-01
Jurisdiction
Nearest city to the county center: Albany (2.6 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
See Shackelford 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.