Tarrant County, Texas: power grid and siting data
Tarrant County is in ERCOT's NORTH load zone. It has 148 mapped substations, owned mostly by Oncor, Brazos and Usa; the highest voltage is 345 kV. The ERCOT queue lists 0 generation projects and 4 battery storage projects here.
Substations in Tarrant County
14 at 345 kV, 126 at 138 kV, 8 at 69 kV and below. The 30 highest-voltage stations are listed; the map shows all 148.
| Substation | Voltage | Owner | Lines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Everman | 345 kV | Oncor | 13 | map |
| Benbrook | 345 kV | Oncor | 7 | map |
| Rocky Creek | 345 kV | Oncor | 5 | map |
| Sherry | 345 kV | Oncor | 5 | map |
| Unnamed station | 345 kV | Oncor | 4 | map |
| Alliance | 345 kV | Oncor | 4 | map |
| Unnamed station | 345 kV | Oncor | 4 | map |
| Unnamed station | 345 kV | Oncor | 4 | map |
| Unnamed station | 345 kV | Oncor | 4 | map |
| Hicks | 345 kV | Oncor | 3 | map |
| Eagle Mountain | 345 kV | Oncor | 2 | map |
| Unnamed station | 345 kV | Oncor | 2 | map |
| Unnamed station | 345 kV | Oncor | 2 | map |
| Unnamed station | 345 kV | Oncor | 1 | map |
| Unnamed station | 138 kV | Constellation Handley Power Ll | 12 | map |
| Saginaw Sw | 138 kV | Oncor | 9 | map |
| Calmont | 138 kV | Oncor | 8 | map |
| Eagle Mountain | 138 kV | Oncor | 7 | map |
| Unnamed station | 138 kV | Oncor | 6 | map |
| Forest Hill Switching Station | 138 kV | Oncor | 6 | map |
| North Main | 138 kV | Oncor | 5 | map |
| Unnamed station | 138 kV | not recorded | 4 | map |
| Unnamed station | 138 kV | Oncor | 4 | map |
| Unnamed station | 138 kV | Oncor | 4 | map |
| Unnamed station | 138 kV | Oncor | 4 | map |
| Unnamed station | 138 kV | Oncor | 4 | map |
| Unnamed station | 138 kV | Oncor | 4 | map |
| Hemphill | 138 kV | Oncor | 4 | map |
| Unnamed station | 138 kV | Usa | 4 | map |
| Euless | 138 kV | Oncor | 4 | map |
ERCOT interconnection queue
No generation projects are queued in Tarrant County. 4 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 Tarrant County: 5 new substations, 8 new or rebuilt lines and 3 substation upgrades, 8 at 345 kV or above.
Wholesale power prices
The NORTH load zone averaged $39.98/MWh day-ahead over the last 7 days. Nearest generator pricing nodes: MDWPK_RN $39.45, CHISMGRD_RN $39.39 and LIGSW_RN $39.69.
ERCOT day-ahead settlement point prices. Hourly history, battery spreads and real-time prices are on the map.
Data centers and large loads
11 announced data center campuses in Tarrant County, 4 at or above ERCOT's 75 MW large load threshold.
- Fort Worth schedules Nov 10 work session and first public hearing on data center moratorium City of Fort Worth 2026-11-06
- Judge hears arguments in Westlake data center lawsuit from HOA, homeowners CBS Texas 2026-08-27
- City advances next steps in data center regulation development process Fort Worth Business Press 2026-08-27
- Fort Worth OKs $10B data center site plan with more green space, distance from homes Fort Worth Report 2026-08-25
- Westlake data center agreement temporarily blocked by Tarrant County court Fort Worth Report 2026-08-17
Jurisdiction
Nearest city to the county center: Fort Worth (0 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 Tarrant 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.