Utility commission approves a 765 kilovolt line from Somervell County to Howard County
The Public Utility Commission of Texas approved an amendment to Oncor's certificate of convenience and necessity for a new 765 kilovolt transmission line. The company's own project page records the decision as approved on August 28th, 2026. The line runs from a proposed switch about 3 miles north of Glen Rose in Somervell County to an existing switch about 4.5 miles west of Forsan in Howard County. Oncor filed the application on February 19th, 2026 under Docket No. 59315. It states the route will run approximately 235 to 270 miles depending on the route chosen, and is planned for completion in 2028. It is a voltage class new to the Texas grid.
How to take part
The docket is decided. The commission's filing system carries the record under control number 59315, and the company publishes a project page describing the route and the decision.
Where
2 counties. In Big Spring. Also in Somervell, which is in no metropolitan or micropolitan area.
Timeline
- filed
Oncor filed the application
- decided
The company's project page records the approval
- Today
How this decision moved
One dated line per check, oldest first. A line that says nothing changed means somebody looked and it had not.
- 2026-08-30
Admitted to the record. The company's own project page carries the approval and the route between the two named counties.
- 2026-09-02
The line is still carried among the approved projects on the utility's own list of current transmission line projects.
- 2026-09-05
The approved 765 kilovolt line from Somervell County to Howard County still stands as certificated and its route is unchanged.
The evidence
Every fact above rests on one of these. The words are the source's own.
PUC Decision – Approved on August 28, 2026.https://www.oncor.com/content/oncorwww/us/en/home/about-us/transmissio Primary source, the company · oncor.com
it proposes to construct a new 765 kilovolt (kV) transmission line from Oncor's proposed Dinosaur Switch, located approximately 3 miles north of the City of Glen Rose in Somervell County, to Oncor's existing Longshore Switch located approximately 4.5 miles west of the City of Forsan in Howard County, Texas (Project).https://www.oncor.com/content/oncorwww/us/en/home/about-us/transmissio Primary source, the company · oncor.com
The proposed transmission line project will be approximately 235-270 miles long depending on the route if approved by the Public Utility Commission of Texas ("PUCT"). The Proposed Transmission Line Project is currently planned for completion in 2028.https://www.oncor.com/content/oncorwww/us/en/home/about-us/transmissio Primary source, the company · oncor.com
On February 19, 2026 Oncor filed an Application at the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) under Docket No. 59315 to construct and operate the proposed project.https://www.oncor.com/content/oncorwww/us/en/home/about-us/transmissio Primary source, the company · oncor.com
the Public Utility Commission of Texas has authorized the buildout of more than 400 miles of transmission lines to deliver electricity to the power-starved oil and gas and industrial manufacturing industries.https://www.texastribune.org/2026/08/28/transmission-lines-texas-energ Journalism · texastribune.org
Questions about this decision
Answered from the record itself. Every answer is assembled from stored fields, so an answer the record has no basis for is left out rather than guessed.
What is this decision?
The Public Utility Commission of Texas approved an amendment to Oncor's certificate of convenience and necessity for a new 765 kilovolt transmission line. The company's own project page records the decision as approved on August 28th, 2026. The line runs from a proposed switch about 3 miles north of Glen Rose in Somervell County to an existing switch about 4.5 miles west of Forsan in Howard County. Oncor filed the application on February 19th, 2026 under Docket No. 59315. It states the route will run approximately 235 to 270 miles depending on the route chosen, and is planned for completion in 2028. It is a voltage class new to the Texas grid.
Who decides it?
Public Utility Commission of Texas decides. The record names the deciding body for every entry it carries.
Can the public take part?
The docket is decided. The commission's filing system carries the record under control number 59315, and the company publishes a project page describing the route and the decision.
Where in Texas does it apply?
It covers Howard and Somervell Counties.
Has it been decided?
It has been decided. The dates on the item page carry when.
What happens next?
No future date is on the record. The last dated step on it was decided on August 28th.
When did it start?
The earliest date on its record is February 19th, 2026.
What kind of decision is it?
It is filed under power and the grid.
What sources back it?
Two sources back it. One of them is primary.
Is it on the ERCOT grid?
Yes. It sits inside the ERCOT interconnection.
When was it last checked?
Every fact on it was last verified against its source on September 5th, 2026.
Cite this
Texas AI Docket, Utility commission approves a 765 kilovolt line from Somervell County to Howard County. Tracked since February 19th, 2026. Last verified September 5th, 2026. https://texasaidocket.com/item/tx-2026-0112/. Reuse permitted under CC BY 4.0 with attribution. The same entry is in the docket JSON as item tx-2026-0112.
Beat
Filed under Power and the grid, with every other decision on that beat.