Projects, Reinvestment Zones & ERCOT Activity
Grimes County, Texas
Grimes County is now showing more than 4,700 MW of major energy projects still active in the ERCOT development pipeline, with most of the known planned buildout concentrated north of Highway 30 in Precinct 1.
These projects include large-scale battery energy storage systems, solar facilities, proposed generation, and related industrial energy infrastructure.
This is not ordinary rural growth. It represents a significant industrial energy buildout in a part of Grimes County that has historically been rural, agricultural, and residential.
The purpose of this page is to help residents understand what has been publicly identified so far, where these projects appear to be located, how they may connect to existing transmission infrastructure, and how these projects relate to reinvestment zones, tax abatements, and other local development activity.
This is not ordinary rural growth. It is a massive industrial energy buildout.
What We Are Tracking
This page brings together publicly available information related to major development activity in Grimes County, including:
Major energy and industrial projects
ERCOT listings and interconnection activity
Reinvestment zones
Public records
Lease and purchase activity
Other development information identified through research, filings, maps, meeting records, and community reports
Some of these projects are already operating. Some are under construction. Others are still in the early stages of development, interconnection, leasing, permitting, or public-record review.
Not every project listed here will ultimately be built. Projects can change, move, shrink, grow, be sold, delayed, withdrawn, or disappear from public listings.
However, once a major industrial project reaches construction, it becomes much harder — and in many cases nearly impossible — for citizens to influence the outcome.
Our goal is to help Grimes County residents see the bigger picture early, while there is still time to ask questions, request records, attend meetings, speak up, and push for transparency and responsible development.
Grimes County ERCOT Project Summary Spreadsheet
We have created a summary spreadsheet using the latest ERCOT reports to help residents better understand the scale and location of energy-related development currently being tracked in Grimes County.
This spreadsheet includes publicly listed ERCOT project information and organizes it in a way that is easier to read and compare. It is color coded to help distinguish between project types, project status, and other key details.
The purpose of this summary is to give citizens a clearer picture of what is currently showing in the ERCOT development pipeline, what may already be operating, and how these projects appear to fit into the larger industrial energy buildout across Grimes County.
This is a working summary based on publicly available information. ERCOT listings can change over time as projects move forward, are delayed, are withdrawn, change ownership, or disappear from the queue.
Texas SOS Entity Status Review
We reviewed Texas Secretary of State records for LLCs connected to ERCOT queue projects in or near Grimes County.
Out of 22 LLCs reviewed, only 4 appear to be domestic Texas LLCs.
The rest appear to be foreign or out-of-state entities.
This does not automatically mean they are owned by a foreign country, but it does mean many were not formed here in Texas — and the public deserves to know who is behind them, who is funding them, and who will be held accountable if something goes wrong.
Grimes County is facing a wave of proposed industrial energy projects, including battery energy storage systems, solar facilities, and data centers. Many of these projects appear in the ERCOT interconnection queue under LLC names that provide little public information about who ultimately owns, controls, funds, or benefits from the project.
IMPORTANT CLARIFICATION:
In Texas, “foreign entity” does not always mean foreign country. It can also mean a company formed in another U.S. state, such as Delaware, and registered to transact business in Texas.
But either way, these are not locally formed companies, and the public deserves to know who is behind them. Texas requires certain foreign entities transacting business in Texas to register with the Secretary of State.
These companies are not asking to build a small local business.
They are proposing industrial-scale projects that can affect our land, water, roads, emergency services, transmission infrastructure, property values, wildlife, and rural quality of life.
Some may involve hundreds of acres.
Some may require major electrical infrastructure.
Some may bring fire, noise, drainage, chemical, water, or grid-related concerns.
Before these projects are allowed to move forward, citizens deserve answers:
Who owns each LLC?
Who are the parent companies and investors?
Are any owners, funders, or affiliates foreign-owned or foreign-controlled?
Who is responsible if the project fails, burns, contaminates land or water, or is abandoned?
Does the company have a history of violations, bankruptcies, lawsuits, environmental problems, or failed projects?
Who is vetting these companies before they enter our neighborhoods?
Is the county, school district, ERCOT, or the State of Texas reviewing ownership, financial backing, safety history, and long-term accountability?
Last Updated May 2026
Why This Matters Now
Not every project listed in ERCOT will become reality.
However, many of these projects are clearly moving through the system, and some have already moved beyond paper.
For example:
Grimes County Solar, located north of Gibbons Creek and south of the already established Blue Jay area, has entered construction.
Treehouse Solar is currently clearing land.*
Smith Lake Solar, now owned by Wit Tech LLC / SpaceX, is currently clearing land.*
* Verified by plane on June 9, 2026.
That is the warning.
If citizens wait until every project is fully announced, fully permitted, and fully under construction, it may already be too late to meaningfully influence what happens.
The time to learn, organize, ask questions, and demand answers is now — before more of our farmland, ranchland, wildlife habitat, and rural communities are permanently transformed by industrial-scale development.
Reinvestment Zones
We have also identified multiple reinvestment zone documents connected to major projects in and around Grimes County.
These documents help reveal where large-scale development has already been positioned on paper and what acreage has been tied to proposed or planned industrial use.
We are making these public records available here so residents can review them for themselves:
How Many Acres Are We Talking About?
One of the most important questions for citizens to understand is not just how many megawatts are being planned —
but how many acres of Grimes County land are being targeted.
Through reinvestment zone documents, public records, lease filings, and project materials,
we have identified thousands of acres in northern Grimes County that appear to be tied to solar development alone.
These are not abstract numbers.
These are farms, ranches, pastureland, wildlife habitat, and rural open space that could be covered with industrial solar infrastructure if these projects move forward.
We will continue updating this section as we verify acreage tied to each project and reinvestment zone.
Major Projects We Are Tracking
The summaries below are based on public records, ERCOT listings, county records, reinvestment zone documents, land records, media reporting, water cooler, grapevine, and other information we have identified through ongoing research.
Some projects remain early-stage and details may change.
Others are already moving through the system, tied to land options, reinvestment zones, interconnection requests, or public redevelopment activity.
We will continue updating this section as new information becomes available.
Singleton / Roans Prairie Corridor (off CR 179)
Developer: Unknown - Project name is Diamante
Type: Data Center and BESS
Location: CR 179 between Singleton & Roans Prairie - east of 90
GCCRD recently received information that approximately 175 acres off County Road 179, off Highway 90 between Singleton and Roans Prairie, is being considered for a data center project.
We also received information that an additional 15 acres just south of that location, along the same road, is associated with the project and may be planned for a battery energy storage system, or BESS.
During the last week of April, we received word that county representatives walked the property with the developers and that permit applications were expected to be submitted immediately.
Residents in the area also contacted us to report that the property was being surveyed.
As of May 1, no related public records have been indexed.
However, based on the information currently available, this appears to be a serious project and may be the location of the first data center moving forward in Grimes County.
This location also appears to align with the Diamante BESS project listed on Interconnection.fyi. According to that listing, Diamante BESS is a battery project with 513.68 MW of capacity located in Grimes County, Texas. The project is currently listed as suspended in the ERCOT interconnection queue, is owned by Flexen USA LLC, and has a proposed completion date of October 30, 2028.
For residents near CR 179, Singleton, Roans Prairie, and surrounding areas, this matters because data centers and BESS projects do not usually arrive alone. They often require major supporting infrastructure, including transmission access, substations, road use, construction staging, water considerations, and long-term industrial activity.
Status:
We will continue monitoring public records, permit activity, ERCOT queue updates, and reports from residents in the area.
We will update this page as more information becomes available.
Iola / Bedias Area Project (FM 1696)
Developer: Geronimo Power
Type: Proposed powered data park / industrial energy campus
Location: FM 1696 at or near FM 114
Geronimo Power has reportedly contacted local officials regarding land leased in the Iola–Bedias area of Grimes County. Based on information discussed publicly, this concept may involve a large industrial buildout that could include a data center, solar generation, natural gas generation, and other related infrastructure.
Geronimo describes this kind of concept as a “powered data park,” which typically combines on-site energy generation with data center infrastructure to meet very large electricity demands.
For residents of northern Grimes County, this matters because projects of this type do not usually arrive alone. They often bring supporting infrastructure, surrounding land acquisition, and long-term industrial expansion well beyond the initial footprint.
Status:
In mid-April, Geronimo reportedly told a landowner in that area that they were on hold.
We have not recieved a response to our request for confirmation.
Public details remain limited.
Gibbons Creek / Carlos Area Project
Potential SpaceX “Terafab” Project
Developer: Millennium Power / Potential SpaceX-Related Development
Location: 12824 FM 244, Anderson, TX 77830
Status: Active Redevelopment / Major Project Under Watch
Overview
The Gibbons Creek site is a large former coal-fired power plant property in Grimes County that historically generated electricity for multiple Texas cities.
After the coal plant closed, the site and surrounding acreage entered a redevelopment phase.
Public redevelopment activity has included demolition of the former plant structures and discussion of future power generation, grid-support infrastructure, and industrial energy uses.
Because the site is already a former power plant location with major transmission access, many residents have long viewed it as one of the most likely locations in Grimes County for future large-scale industrial energy, data, or advanced technology development.
Status:
Please refer to the page created for this location
Battery Storage and Solar Buildout Across Northern Grimes County
Multiple battery energy storage systems, solar projects, and related power infrastructure have now been identified across northern Grimes County through ERCOT listings, reinvestment zone records, land activity, and public reporting.
Battery storage systems are often promoted as grid-support infrastructure, but projects of this size are not small.
Many of the BESS projects identified in Grimes County fall in the 200 MW to 500 MW range, which places them firmly in the category of major utility-scale industrial infrastructure.
Solar projects identified in the county also involve very large acreages.
Reinvestment zone documents and related records show that thousands of acres in northern Grimes County have already been tied to proposed solar development.
This page is intended to help residents understand not just the names of the projects, but the scale of what is happening and how these projects may fit together.
Status:
Multiple solar and battery projects have been identified in active, early-stage, or developing status.
Treehouse Solar, Grimes County Solar, and Smith Lake Solar
have all been reported to have started construction.
Why So Many Projects in Grimes County?
Grimes County is increasingly attractive to developers because of several overlapping factors:
Large amounts of rural land
Proximity to major transmission lines and substations
Location within the ERCOT grid
Growing demand for power-intensive infrastructure
Interest in data centers
AI-related development
and large industrial loads
This is one reason so many projects appear to be concentrating in northern Grimes County,
especially in and around the Iola, Bedias, Roans Prairie, Singleton, and Gibbons Creek areas.
What residents are seeing is not one isolated project.
It is a broader pattern of industrial-scale energy buildout moving through one rural county.
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Future Projects and Ongoing Research
This page will continue to expand as more developments in Grimes County are identified.
Our research efforts include reviewing:
County land filings
ERCOT interconnection requests
Reinvestment zone documents
Lease options and purchase agreements
Regulatory filings
Public meeting records
Developer announcements
County and school district records
We are also asking residents and landowners to help us identify new activity early.
If you have been contacted about leasing or selling land, or if you have information about a project in your area, please let us know.
Help Us Track Projects
Residents with information about potential projects are encouraged to share it with our team.
If you are aware of additional proposed projects in Grimes County, or in other areas of the State of Texas, please contact (or join) our research team so we can verify and include them on this page.
If you have been contacted about selling or leasing your land and would like to share your experience, please let us know!
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