Coke County, Texas: solar, wind, and storage projects and permits
Queue data as of ERCOT's September 2026 GIS report · Contacts checked 2026-09-26 · Next update early next month
5 proposed energy projects from ERCOT's September 2026 report, plus who to call in Coke County and in TCEQ Region 8 before signing a solar, wind, or battery storage lease.
Check land in Coke CountyOpens the land report with the map on the county; click a spot for its flood, wetland, habitat, line-distance and parcel check.
Power reliability here: minutes without power per year, outages per year, and outage length for Coke County, 2013–2024, from the serving utilities' EIA filings.
What energy projects are proposed in Coke County?
ERCOT's September 2026 interconnection report lists 5 proposed energy projects in Coke County (2 solar and 3 battery storage), about 808 MW in all. 1 of the 5 has a signed interconnection agreement, and 1 has been approved for energization or synchronization.
What stands out in Coke County
By capacity, solar leads in Coke County with 424 MW across 2 projects, followed by battery storage (3 projects, 384 MW). The largest single project is Roboman Solar, a 273 MW solar project listed under Roboman Solar, LLC, still in study, and its target online date is Jul 2029. Of the 5, 4 are still in ERCOT's study process and 1 is approved for energization or synchronization. Connection points are mostly at 345 kV (3 projects) and 138 kV (2 projects) (why the voltage matters). Each of the 5 projects is listed under a different company. Target online dates for the projects not yet running span Jun 2027 to Jul 2029. All of them fall in ERCOT's West load zone.
A listing is a request to study a grid connection, not a built project; the stage column says how far each one has gone.
Stage, most advanced first: Approved for synchronization (first power) · Approved for energization (backfeed) · Under construction · Signed; security posted (interconnection agreement signed and financial security posted) · Signed (agreement signed, security not yet posted) · In study (screening or full interconnection study, no agreement). A target date that has already passed is marked; ERCOT keeps the developer's last reported date until the developer changes it.
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| Project and connection point | Developer as listed by ERCOT | Type | MW | Target online date iThe commercial operation date the developer reported to ERCOT (ERCOT calls it the projected COD). Developers set and change it, many projects slip, and some are never built. It is not a promise or a construction date. | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ulysses Solar60072 Odysseus Substation 345 kV | BNB Tennyson Solar LLC | Solar | 151.2 | Mar 2027 | Approved for energization |
| Fort Chadbourne Cattle BESS6324 Fort Chadbourne 138 kv | Fort Chadbourne BESS | Battery storage (stand-alone) | 50.2 | Jun 2027 | In study |
| Hayrick BESS6351 Nicole 138kV | Gransolar Texas Five LLC | Battery storage (stand-alone) | 113.9 | Mar 2028 | In study |
| Coke BESS76090 Divide Switchyard 345kV | Coke ESS, LLC | Battery storage (stand-alone) | 220.3 | Apr 2028 | In study |
| Roboman SolarTap 345 kV (#76009) Twin Buttes – (#76090) Divide Ckt 1 | Roboman Solar, LLC | Solar | 272.6 | Jul 2029 | In study |
Crowded connection points in Coke County
Substations and switching stations named by two or more of the county's requests, matched on ERCOT's PSS/E bus number rather than the exact wording, so "60404 SOLSTICE", "AEP Solstice Substation #60404" and a tap off the Solstice line count together. Every request statewide that names the bus is listed; a request on a tap line counts toward both ends. Sharing a bus is not the same as sharing a study group, and ERCOT decides the latter.
Divide (76090) 345 kV 7 requests · 1,866 MW · 2 in Coke County, 5 in Tom Green, Sterling6 in study, 1 signed; security posted
- Water Valley Wind Energy 20INR0247 · Wind · 180 MW · Signed; security posted · Tom Green
- Moon Chapel Solar 29INR0328 · Solar · 402 MW · In study · Tom Green
- Moon Chapel Wind 27INR0445 · Wind · 379 MW · In study · Tom Green
- Roboman Solar 27INR0453 · Solar · 273 MW · In study
- Coke BESS 28INR0155 · Battery storage · 220 MW · In study
- Roan Solar Phase 1 29INR0185 · Solar · 206 MW · In study · Sterling
- Roan Solar Phase 2 29INR0187 · Solar · 206 MW · In study · Sterling
What the stages and dates mean: how to read ERCOT's report. ERCOT's report lists self-limiting facilities (batteries that limit injection below nameplate) at 0 MW; repowers of existing plants show 0 with no capacity change. "Approved for energization" and "approved for synchronization" are ERCOT's own milestones (backfeed, then first power). "Shared with N other requests" counts active requests anywhere in ERCOT naming the same point of interconnection, matched on ERCOT's exact wording, so a bus written two ways counts as two points. Source: ERCOT Generator Interconnection Status (GIS) Report, September 2026, planning data entered by developers and transmission providers that ERCOT says may contain errors. Parcel & Grid is not affiliated with ERCOT.
Who to contact in Coke County
- Coke County appraisal district and tax office: parcel records and agricultural valuation, which a lease can end (directory, Texas Comptroller · rollback taxes).
- TCEQ Region 8, San Angelo: 622 S Oakes, Ste K, San Angelo TX 76903-7035, 325-655-9479; spills, 24 hours: 800-832-8224. Handles the construction stormwater permit for sites of 1 acre or more (TCEQ).
- Coke County judge and commissioners court: road use agreements, tax agreements, and floodplain development permits where the county takes part in the flood insurance program.
- Flood maps: FEMA map search for Coke County.
Permits and reviews for Coke County
Texas has no state siting permit for solar or wind, and Texas counties generally have no zoning authority, so a project in Coke County is shaped by site control, the county road use agreement, tax agreements, and the grid connection (what still applies · the twelve approvals, stage by stage). Wetland, endangered species, historic, and FAA reviews depend on the site: statewide and federal contacts · decommissioning law.
How a project in Coke County connects to the grid
Coke County is on the ERCOT grid. The projects listed above are in ERCOT's West load zone. The serving utility handles the connection request. Interconnection by market and utility · what ERCOT is.
How long it takes. ERCOT staff put the connection process at 18 to 30 months for generation of 10 MW or more, before construction or supply delays (ERCOT, Oct. 2024). Across the U.S., the median project built in 2025 took 61 months from interconnection request to commercial operation (Berkeley Lab, Queued Up 2026), so a lease signed today usually means construction years out: timelines by market.
Solar for homes and businesses in Coke County
Texas rules for rooftop and on-site systems are the same in every county; your electric utility sets the application steps: Texas home and business solar rules · your utility's application links.
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Other counties served by TCEQ Region 8
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