Muralpainter Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Trivia information: The ERCOT region…does not include the El Paso area, the Texas Panhandle, Northeast Texas (Longview, Marshall, and Texarkana), or Southeast Texas (Beaumont, Port Arthur, and The Woodlands) http://www.opuc.texas.gov/ercot.html#ERCOT Not that it is necessarily good or bad thing, but just curious exactly why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Maps drawn up long ago. Entergy's service territory starts just past Kingwood to the Northeast. I think that is the ERCOT line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muralpainter Posted May 11, 2015 Author Share Posted May 11, 2015 The map on the ERCOT page indicates the line is well east of The Woodlands. Did another search and found a map with a totally different eastern border. This border (if correct) makes sense why The Woodlands is on a different grid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADCS Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 It's because Entergy's wires are part of the Eastern Interconnection, and not the Texas Interconnection (aka ERCOT service area). They've tried to join ERCOT in the past, but the connections required would potentially put ERCOT under Federal regulation. ERCOT is specifically designed to resist efforts towards Federal regulation of Texas' electrical grid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muralpainter Posted May 11, 2015 Author Share Posted May 11, 2015 From the ERCOT site map and description I erroneously assumed the entire area was ERCOT, and only The Woodlands was specifically excluded. The second map indicates the entire area is SERC which is now understandable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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