Considering an Oncor-connected battery on your land?

Ask what the early screen actually found

If the company says it has checked your site with Oncor, request the dated result and the request it answers. Was it an early prescreen, a completed impact study or a later approval? Ask whether the location and proposed equipment still match the current offer.

Oncor’s developer FAQ explains that a prescreen can assess requested generation and distribution capacity at a location, but its result can change and differ from a final study. Treat it as information for the next decision, rather than a reservation of a connection for your property.

The August 2026 guide recommends including the minimum charging and discharge capacities that would make the project viable in a prescreen request. Ask the developer what it submitted and whether the result still supports its plan. A response about discharge alone should not be described as answering every question about a battery.

Before giving a long option, ask what investigation remains and when you will receive the next update. If a later result changes the proposal, have the agreement explain the company’s choices, any extension payment and how land is released if it stops.

Reference: Oncor: large DG and grid-resource developer process and prescreen FAQs · Oncor: Commercial DG Interconnection Guide, August 31, 2026

Confirm how this particular battery would connect

Find out whether the project would connect at an existing premises, use a new distribution connection or require a different route. Ask the company to identify the classification it has discussed with Oncor and any ERCOT registration it proposes. You do not need to choose that classification yourself.

Oncor’s commercial guide describes requirements that vary with operation, service configuration and intended registration. It also notes that some larger distribution-connected resources may need additional studies and the ERCOT large-generation process. “Distribution-connected” does not mean every later step is settled.

For land without an existing customer load, the guide asks for a proposed connection point and says the utility-extension route must be determined before the impact study can be completed. Have that route shown on the property drawing. If it crosses a neighbor’s land, ask who must obtain the rights and what happens if they cannot.

Compare the latest utility request with the latest design. A changed connection point, larger system or different equipment can affect the work still needed. Ask for an explanation of what remains valid and what must be reviewed again before agreeing to a change in the land area.

Reference: Oncor: Commercial DG Interconnection Guide, August 31, 2026

Separate battery charging from other electricity use

Ask which part of the proposal draws electricity to charge the batteries and which part powers site equipment such as controls and cooling. Identify who holds each account and who pays the charges. Those details matter if the developer asks to use your existing meter or account.

For the distributed energy storage resource arrangements it covers, Oncor’s August 2026 guide describes separate metering for battery power and auxiliary site power. It also identifies service charges for battery charging. Ask the team to explain its actual proposed arrangement and current costs, rather than assuming all power use is handled under one ordinary service request.

If the batteries would occupy a separately leased area, ask whether any power cost or account obligation falls on you. Would bills, deposits or service changes remain in your name? Could utility costs reduce your land payment? Review those provisions along with the rent figure.

If the proposal also serves a building, ask what happens when the tenant or building use changes. Your land agreement should explain the payment and account responsibilities without depending on an informal promise about future electricity savings.

Reference: Oncor: Commercial DG Interconnection Guide, August 31, 2026

Map the utility road and rights outside the fence

The guide’s distributed-resource layout example includes a utility-equipment route and road access, not just batteries. Its accompanying text describes an easement for those purposes and access at all times. Ask what the actual project needs and where that route would sit on your land.

Request a drawing that shows your boundaries, the connection point, meters, utility equipment, permanent road and temporary work areas. Mark entrances, drainage routes and land you need to keep using. A sketch of the fenced battery yard alone is not enough to compare all the rights requested.

Read the proposed easement separately from the battery lease. Who receives it? Which vehicles may use it, who maintains the road and how are gates handled? Would the easement remain after the lease ends, and what release or restoration provisions apply? Discuss those questions before signing either document.

If the developer expects to use an existing farm or business entrance, explain its current users and busiest times. Ask how construction deliveries and later utility access would work alongside them. Put agreed restrictions and responsibilities in the proposed documents.

Reference: Oncor: Commercial DG Interconnection Guide, August 31, 2026

Match the study decision to the option clock

Oncor’s commercial guide describes a study that identifies impacts, required upgrades, operating limitations and costs. If the team has received it, ask for a summary of those findings and what it must do next. A cost estimate and an operating limit can change the developer’s decision even when the site has progressed beyond an early screen.

The August 2026 guide describes a period for deciding whether to proceed after a finalized study, and possible restudy if the result expires or equipment changes. Ask for the deadline in this project’s response and who is responsible for meeting it. Keep it beside your option expiry and renewal dates.

If a restudy becomes necessary, would the company seek extra time or land? Is it entitled to an automatic extension, and what would it pay during that period? You should be able to see how the remaining electrical work affects the period your property is reserved.

The developer page also identifies equipment lead times and scheduling constraints as possible causes of delay. Ask for the current construction dependencies. A general website timeframe does not establish a completion date or rent start for your parcel.

Reference: Oncor: Commercial DG Interconnection Guide, August 31, 2026 · Oncor: large DG and grid-resource developer process and prescreen FAQs

Identify the buyer, the tenant and the permission to operate

Oncor’s guide explains that it is an electric-delivery company and does not buy or sell energy. A company seeking an Oncor connection still needs its own explanation of how the project will earn revenue. Ask who would buy or schedule the energy or services and what stage that arrangement has reached.

Identify the legal entity that would sign your land agreement and pay you. Is it also developing and operating the project? If ownership could change, ask what notice you receive and which payment, repair and removal duties remain enforceable after a transfer. The utility name in a proposal does not settle those private roles.

The guide separates construction from commissioning and describes written permission to operate after the required commissioning steps. Ask what record demonstrates each stage. Equipment delivery, an executed connection agreement and permission to operate are different events.

Compare those events with your payment triggers. If full rent waits for operation, ask whether construction has a separate payment and how delays are handled. If the company stops before operation, the offer should explain payment, site repair and release of reserved land.

Reference: Oncor: Commercial DG Interconnection Guide, August 31, 2026 · Oncor: large DG and grid-resource developer process and prescreen FAQs

Send the location and what you want to keep using

Start with your contact details, the property’s address or nearby road, county and state. Acreage and parcel number are optional. Include the utility name if known and say whether you could consider a lease, sale or only part of the land.

Mention current uses, entrances and any existing easements or developer agreement. If you have been shown a prescreen or study, tell us its date and what stage the proposal has reached. You can begin with a description; you do not need to upload private account credentials or prepare an engineering application.

Sunland may follow up for more property information. An inquiry starts a conversation about the land; it does not submit an Oncor application, reserve the property or establish that a project can connect.