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2. Texas Interconnection - Wikipedia

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   The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) manages the flow of electric power on the Texas Interconnection that supplies power to 26 million Texas customers – representing 90 percent of the state's electric load. [3] ERCOT is the first independent system operator (ISO) in the United States [4] and one of nine ISOs in North America. [5]

3. Deregulation of the Texas electricity market - Wikipedia

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   The Texas electricity market is deregulated, meaning that there is competition in the generation and distribution of electricity. Power generators in the Texas Interconnection, managed by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, participate in an energy-only electricity market and are compensated only for the electricity they produce. The ...

4. Electric Reliability Council of Texas - Wikipedia

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   Power demand in the ERCOT region is typically highest in summer, primarily due to air conditioning use in homes and businesses. The ERCOT region's all-time record peak hour occurred on August 20, 2024, when consumer demand hit 85,931 MW. [14] A megawatt of electricity can power about 200 Texas homes during periods of peak demand. [15]

5. Why a new energy trade group is pushing Texas to ... - AOL

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   According to a July 2023 report by energy advocacy group Advanced Energy United, natural gas continues to be the leading source for Texas' electric generation. Wind, coal, nuclear and solar — in ...

6. North American power transmission grid - Wikipedia

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   The Texas Interconnection is one of the three minor alternating current (AC) power grids in North America. All of the electric utilities in the Texas Interconnection are electrically tied together during normal system conditions, and they operate at a synchronized frequency operating at an average of 60 Hz.

7. Half a million Houston-area homes and businesses still won't ...

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   About half a million Houston-area homes and businesses will still be without electricity next week, the city's largest utility said Thursday, stoking the frustration of hot and weary residents and ...