ERCOT

GPTKB entity

Statements (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:organization
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:ERCOT
gptkbp:CEO Pablo Vegas
gptkbp:connectivity gptkb:Texas_Interconnection
gptkbp:coordinates gptkb:Texas_Reliability_Entity
gptkb:legislative_body
gptkb:Public_Utility_Commission_of_Texas
gptkb:North_American_Electric_Reliability_Corporation_(NERC)
gptkbp:doesNotRegulate gptkb:Federal_Energy_Regulatory_Commission_(FERC)
gptkbp:employs over 800 people
gptkbp:founded 1970
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Electric_Reliability_Council_of_Texas
gptkbp:governingBody ERCOT Board of Directors
gptkbp:headquartersLocation Taylor, Texas, United States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label ERCOT
gptkbp:industry electricity
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:Texas_Interconnection
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:market energy-only market
gptkbp:membership utilities
consumers
generators
power marketers
transmission providers
gptkbp:nonProfitStatus gptkb:nonprofit_organization
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:2021_Texas_power_crisis
2011 Texas power crisis
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Public_Utility_Commission_of_Texas
gptkbp:peakPeriod over 80,000 MW (2023)
gptkbp:regionServed gptkb:Texas
gptkbp:regulates about 90% of Texas's electric load
more than 1,000 generation units
over 46,500 miles of transmission lines
gptkbp:responsibleFor managing wholesale electricity market in Texas
operating electric grid in Texas
gptkbp:servesArea about 75% of Texas land area
gptkbp:type gptkb:Independent_System_Operator
gptkbp:website https://www.ercot.com/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Southeastern_U.S._electric_grid
gptkb:Grid_Operators
gptkb:Texas_Interconnection_(via_DC_ties)
gptkb:Texas_power_crisis
gptkb:PUCT
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7