Victoria County, Texas: power grid and siting data
Victoria County is in ERCOT's SOUTH load zone. It has 29 mapped substations, owned mostly by AEP Texas, STEC and Dupont Ei De Nemours Inc; the highest voltage is 345 kV. The ERCOT queue lists 8 generation projects (4 solar, 2 gas, 1 nuclear and 1 wind) and 10 battery storage projects here.
Substations in Victoria County
1 at 345 kV, 18 at 138 kV, 10 at 69 kV and below.
| Substation | Voltage | Owner | Lines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victory | 345 kV | AEP Texas | map | |
| Victoria Switching Station | 138 kV | AEP Texas | 18 | map |
| Sam Rayburn Switchyard | 138 kV | STEC | 5 | map |
| Dupont Switching Station | 138 kV | AEP Texas | 4 | map |
| Sam Rayburn Switchyard | 138 kV | STEC | 3 | map |
| Gohlke | 138 kV | AEP Texas | 2 | map |
| Four Corners | 138 kV | STEC | 2 | map |
| Big Three | 138 kV | Air Liquide Large Ind Us Lp | 2 | map |
| Loop 463 | 138 kV | STEC | 2 | map |
| Placedo | 138 kV | AEP Texas | 2 | map |
| Black Bayou | 138 kV | AEP Texas | 2 | map |
| Chocolate Bayou | 138 kV | AEP Texas | 1 | map |
| Unnamed station | 138 kV | Dupont Ei De Nemours Inc | 0 | map |
| Unnamed station | 138 kV | Dupont Ei De Nemours Inc | 0 | map |
| Unnamed station | 138 kV | Dupont Ei De Nemours Inc | 0 | map |
| Beecher | 138 kV | AEP Texas | map | |
| Dacosta | 138 kV | AEP Texas | map | |
| Jaguar | 138 kV | AEP Texas | map | |
| Victoria Plant | 138 kV | AEP Texas | map | |
| Magruder | 69 kV | AEP Texas | 5 | map |
| North Victoria | 69 kV | AEP Texas | 2 | map |
| Leary Lane | 69 kV | AEP Texas | 2 | map |
| Placedo | 69 kV | STEC | 2 | map |
| Weaver Road | 69 kV | AEP Texas | 2 | map |
| Warburton | 69 kV | STEC | 2 | map |
| Twin Pines | 69 kV | STEC | 2 | map |
| Highlands | 69 kV | STEC | 2 | map |
| Foster Field | 69 kV | AEP Texas | 1 | map |
| Lone Tree | 69 kV | AEP Texas | map |
ERCOT interconnection queue
8 generation projects are queued in Victoria County: 4 solar, 2 gas, 1 nuclear and 1 wind. By stage: 2 with a signed interconnection agreement and 6 in full interconnection study. 10 battery storage projects are queued, 3 with a signed interconnection agreement.
From the ERCOT GIS report. Project names, developers, MW and dates are on Pro.
Planned transmission
15 planned grid projects touch Victoria County: 3 new substations, 9 new or rebuilt lines and 3 substation upgrades.
Wholesale power prices
The SOUTH load zone averaged $48.57/MWh day-ahead over the last 7 days. Nearest generator pricing nodes: ORIANA_RN $55.26, CITYVICT_ALL $50.28 and VICTPORT_RN $50.68.
ERCOT day-ahead settlement point prices. Hourly history, battery spreads and real-time prices are on the map.
Data centers and large loads
2 announced data center campuses in Victoria County, 1 at or above ERCOT's 75 MW large load threshold.
- Victoria County commissioners hear data center support, approve wind bond Victoria Advocate 2026-10-19
- Blue Energy seeks first ERCOT connection for small modular reactors Big Energy News 2026-10-07
- "Very, Very Intrusive": 461 Surveys, 231 Notaries, and a Board That Voted Itself a 30% Raise The Grid Report 2026-09-19
- Blue Energy Victoria gas-plus-nuclear advances to serve Crusoe data center Data Center Dynamics 2026-08-17
- Victoria County receives Blue Energy $6.5B Chapter 312 applications Victoria Advocate 2026-06-22
Jurisdiction
Nearest city to the county center: Victoria (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 Victoria 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.