# Kinney County, Texas: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy Home to Brackettville Kinney County is where a large share of Texas's next power plants are planned. Kinney County is home to Brackettville. 467 MW of new generation is planned here across 3 units, led by Gransolar Texas Thirteen, LLC (solar). 200 MW of that came online in 2019 or later, mostly solar. Unemployment was 4.1% in August 2026, against 3.3% in 2019. Its power plants have 340 MW of capacity, 59% of it solar. 467 MW of new generation planned here, solar leading 340 MW of operating power plants, mostly solar -3.9% total jobs since 2019, now 987 ## Cities and towns in Kinney County Kinney County is home to Brackettville. Brackettville1,327 residents Unincorporated communities (governed by the county): Fort Clark Springs. Residents are 2025 Census estimates for the part of each city, town or township inside this county. Census publishes no annual estimate for unincorporated communities. ## What changed in Kinney County | Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Texas | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population (2020 → 2025) | 3,127 | 3,128 | ● 0.0% | 221st of 254 by size | | Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 1,027 | 987 | ▼ 3.9% | 192nd of 254 by growth | | Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $48,042 | $62,009 | ▲ 29.1% | — | | Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 3.3% | 4.1% | ▲ 0.8pts | — | | Generating capacity added since 2019 | — | 200 MW | | — | | Generating capacity retired since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | | Planned generation (Aug 2026) | — | 467 MW | 137% of today's fleet | 58th of 149 by size | Employers here counted 987 jobs in 2025, down 3.9% from 2019. AEP Texas Central Company is the largest utility serving Kinney County, one of 4 with territory here. It delivers power that customers buy from competing retail providers. 3,128 people live here, up 0.0% since 2020. ## Who powers Kinney County ### Utilities with service territory in Kinney County | Utility | Ownership | Service | Residential customers (systemwide) | Residential price, 2024 | Commercial share of sales | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | AEP Texas Central Company | — | Delivery only (retail choice) | 784,148 | — | — | | Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | Bundled | 405,587 | 12.22¢ | 22% | | Medina Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | Bundled | 30,205 | 12.10¢ | 20% | | Rio Grande Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | Bundled | 9,298 | 18.51¢ | 23% | Customer counts, prices and sales shares cover each utility's whole system in the state, not only this county. Commercial sales include data centers. ### Operating power plants | Technology | Capacity | Share | |---|---|---| | Solar | 200 MW | 59% | | Wind | 100 MW | 29% | | Battery storage | 40 MW | 12% | | Largest plants | Owner | Technology | MW | Since | |---|---|---|---|---| | Zier Solar | Cypress Creek Renewables | Battery storage | 200 MW | 2024 | | Anacacho Wind Farm, LLC | RWE Clean Energy | Wind | 100 MW | 2012 | | OCI Alamo 4, LLC | RWE Clean Energy | Solar | 40 MW | 2014 | ### Planned generation | Plant | Technology | MW | Status | Year | Owner | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Despain Solar | Solar Photovoltaic | 236 MW | Approvals pending | 2027 | Gransolar Texas Thirteen, LLC | | Cairos Solar and Storage | Solar Photovoltaic | 153 MW | Planned, approvals not started | 2027 | Samsung C&T Renewables, LLC | | Cairos Solar and Storage | Batteries | 77 MW | Planned, approvals not started | 2027 | Samsung C&T Renewables, LLC | ## The Kinney County labor market | Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. | |---|---|---|---| | All industries | 987 | $62,009 | 1.00 | Concentration is the BLS location quotient: 1.0 means the industry holds the same share of local jobs as it does nationally. Industry rows count private employers; cells BLS suppresses are left out. ## Data centers and local rules in Kinney County No data center, local measure or delayed project is on record in Kinney County. Texas has 25 local measures on record statewide. ## Kinney County and its neighbors Of the 5 counties that border Kinney County, Uvalde County carries the most build-out activity: data centers, planned generation and operating plants combined. [[[[[ | County | Population | Jobs since 2019 | Operating MW | Planned MW | Data centers | Local measures | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Kinney County | 3,128 | ▼ 3.9% | 340 MW | 467 MW | — | — | | Edwards County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas/edwards-county) | 1,370 | ▼ 3.5% | — | — | — | — | | Maverick County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas/maverick-county) | 58,823 | ▲ 5.5% | 143 MW | 186 MW | 1 | — | | Uvalde County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas/uvalde-county) | 24,963 | ▼ 0.7% | 304 MW | 480 MW | — | — | | Val Verde County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas/val-verde-county) | 47,835 | ▼ 0.7% | 396 MW | 276 MW | — | — | | Zavala County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas/zavala-county) | 9,037 | ▼ 5.8% | — | 425 MW | — | — | ## More of Texas [All Texas countiesThe state power page and county mapOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas)[Maverick County58,823 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas/maverick-county)[Val Verde County47,835 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas/val-verde-county)[Uvalde County24,963 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas/uvalde-county)[Zavala County9,037 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas/zavala-county)[Edwards County1,370 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas/edwards-county) ## Kinney County, answered from the record ### Who provides electricity in Kinney County, Texas? 4 utilities have service territory in Kinney County in the EIA-861 2024 report: AEP Texas Central Company, Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc, Medina Electric Coop, Inc, Rio Grande Electric Coop, Inc. ### What power plants are in Kinney County? 3 operating plants with 340 MW of capacity. The largest is Zier Solar (200 MW, battery storage). ### How much new power is planned in Kinney County? 467 MW across 3 units in the August 2026 EIA-860M inventory, 0 MW of it under construction or built. The largest owner is Gransolar Texas Thirteen, LLC. ### Are there data centers in Kinney County? The SAVRN Data Center Map has no data center in Kinney County. The nearest activity on record is next door in Uvalde County. ### Is Kinney County adding jobs? Employers counted 987 jobs in 2025 against 1,027 in 2019 (-3.9%, BLS QCEW). ### Does Kinney County have a data center moratorium? No county-level measure is on record for Kinney County. Texas has 25 local measures statewide, listed on the state page. --- Canonical: https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas/kinney-county Updated: 2026-10-08. Refreshed weekly by SAVRN from EIA, BLS, BEA, Census and the SAVRN trackers. License: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).