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ERCOT

Also Known As Electric Reliability Council of Texas
Grid Operator and Reliability Body

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, founded in 1970, the independent not-for-profit operator of the power grid serving most of Texas and its Independent System Operator since 1996. It manages the flow of electricity to more than 27 million customers, about 90 percent of the Texas load, with operations headquartered in Taylor, northeast of Austin.

Facts
Organization Type
Independent system operator 1
Founded Year
1970 1
Headquarters
Austin and Taylor, Texas, United States 1
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Demand Response, Concepts

ERCOT operates demand response and emergency response service programs as part of its ancillary services market for the Texas grid.

Electrical Grid, Concepts
Source ERCOT Official Site
Peak Demand, Concepts
Source ERCOT Official Site
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Source ERCOT Official Site
Sources
1. ERCOT Official Site
Electric Reliability Council of Texas
  • Media Kit, ERCOT Organization Backgrounder
    As the Independent System Operator (ISO) since 1996, ERCOT has been the broker between competitive wholesale power buyers and sellers.
  • Associated With: Electrical Grid, About ERCOT
    The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) manages the flow of electric power to more than 27 million Texas customers -- representing about 90 percent of the state's electric load.
  • Associated With: Peak Demand, About ERCOT
    The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) manages the flow of electric power to more than 27 million Texas customers -- representing about 90 percent of the state's electric load.
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Electric Reliability Council of Texas (Wikipedia)
In Group: Grid Operators and Reliability Bodies, Lead
Quote, In Group: Grid Operators and Reliability Bodies, Lead
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT) is an American organization that operates Texas' electrical grid, the Texas Interconnection, which supplies power to more than 25 million Texas customers and represents 90 percent of the state's electric load.
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