Texas Interconnection

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The Texas Interconnection is an electric power grid that covers most of Texas and operates largely independently from the other major North American interconnections.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Texas Interconnection canonical 4
Texas (MISO portion) 1
Texas Interconnected System 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf electric power grid
synchronous grid
abbreviation ERCOT grid
continent North America
country United States
coversMostOf Texas
energySource coal
natural gas
nuclear power
solar power
wind power
gridCharacteristic largely intrastate transmission network
limited ability to import power from other interconnections
gridTopology high-voltage transmission network
hasBalancingAuthority Electric Reliability Council of Texas
hasLoadCenters Austin metropolitan area
Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area
Houston metropolitan area
San Antonio metropolitan area
interconnectionType largely isolated from other North American interconnections
intertieLocation DC ties at Texas–Mexico border
DC ties between Texas and Eastern Interconnection
intertieType connected to other interconnections mainly via DC ties
jurisdictionalNote largely outside Federal Energy Regulatory Commission jurisdiction for intrastate transmission
marketOperator Electric Reliability Council of Texas
marketStructure wholesale electricity market
notableEvent February 2021 Texas power crisis
operatesIndependentlyOf Eastern Interconnection
Quebec Interconnection
Western Interconnection
partOf North American power transmission network
peakDemandUnit megawatts
planningAuthority Electric Reliability Council of Texas
primaryFrequency 60 Hz
purpose bulk power transmission within Texas
reasonForIndependence limits federal regulatory jurisdiction over intrastate electricity
regionType balancing authority area
regulatoryJurisdiction Electric Reliability Council of Texas
Public Utility Commission of Texas
reliabilityRegion Texas RE (Texas Reliability Entity)
reliabilityStandardBody North American Electric Reliability Corporation
stateCovered Texas
synchronizationStatus synchronously isolated from Eastern Interconnection
synchronously isolated from Quebec Interconnection
synchronously isolated from Western Interconnection
systemOperator Electric Reliability Council of Texas
voltageLevel extra-high voltage transmission lines
vulnerabilityHighlightedBy February 2021 Texas power crisis

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Eastern Interconnection coexistsWith Texas Interconnection
Eastern Interconnection synchronizationBoundary Texas Interconnection
Western Interconnection isSeparatedFrom Texas Interconnection
Eastern Interconnection comparedWith Texas Interconnection
subject linked to: EI
Midcontinent Independent System Operator region includesState Texas (MISO portion)
linked to: Texas Interconnection
Electric Reliability Council of Texas precededBy Texas Interconnected System
linked to: Texas Interconnection
Comanche Peak Unit 2 connectedTo Texas power grid
linked to: Texas Interconnection