Young County, Texas: power grid and siting data
Young County is in ERCOT's NORTH load zone. It has 15 mapped substations, owned mostly by Oncor, Luminant Generation Company Llc and Brazos; the highest voltage is 345 kV. The ERCOT queue lists 4 generation projects (3 solar and 1 wind) and 4 battery storage projects here.
Substations in Young County
3 at 345 kV, 9 at 138 kV, 3 at 69 kV and below.
| Substation | Voltage | Owner | Lines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graham | 345 kV | Oncor | 10 | map |
| Unnamed station | 345 kV | Cranford Cox Ranch Llc | 4 | map |
| Unnamed station | 345 kV | Brazos | 2 | map |
| Unnamed station | 138 kV | Oncor | 6 | map |
| Unnamed station | 138 kV | Brazos | 4 | map |
| Unnamed station | 138 kV | Luminant Generation Company Llc | 3 | map |
| Tap302727 | 138 kV | Luminant Generation Company Llc | 3 | map |
| Unnamed station | 138 kV | Stephens Bruce | 3 | map |
| Tap305150 | 138 kV | Silverstone Georganna Etal | 3 | map |
| Unnamed station | 138 kV | Oncor | 3 | map |
| Unnamed station | 138 kV | Gragg Janice A | 2 | map |
| Unnamed station | 138 kV | Oncor | 1 | map |
| Unnamed station | 69 kV | Luminant Generation Company Llc | 8 | map |
| Unnamed station | 69 kV | TNMP | 3 | map |
| Unnamed station | 69 kV | Kramer Frank Jr | 2 | map |
ERCOT interconnection queue
4 generation projects are queued in Young County: 3 solar and 1 wind. By stage: 1 with a signed interconnection agreement, 2 in full interconnection study and 1 done with the full study. 4 battery storage projects are queued, 0 with a signed interconnection agreement.
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 Young County.
Wholesale power prices
The NORTH load zone averaged $39.98/MWh day-ahead over the last 7 days. Nearest generator pricing nodes: SENATEWD_1 $39.03, BCATWD_WD_1 $37.86 and WNDTS2_UNIT1 $37.49.
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 Young County.
- County Votes on Data Center Abatement Olney Enterprise 2026-08-13
- Graham Hires Consultant to Examine Saltworks Impact Olney Enterprise 2026-08-05
- Stream buys Plug Graham interconnection; city talks water Olney Enterprise 2026-07-30
- Graham Council Urged to Wait On Legislature for Data Center Rules Olney Enterprise 2026-07-23
- Young County residents address data center developer at Commissioners Court Graham Leader 2026-06-27
Jurisdiction
Nearest city to the county center: Newcastle (2.7 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 Young 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.