Understanding How the Texas Power Grid Works

Posted by Alex Paul on March 21st, 2022

We don’t think much about electricity until the power goes out. You pay the bill, and the power keeps working – or at least that’s how it usually works. Sometimes, outages happen. Depending on what caused it, the number of people affected could range from just a few to thousands.

Most of the United States runs off two power grids. Texas, on the other hand, is the one state that owns its power grid. The Texas power grid benefits Texans since no single company can own all the states’ power plants, power lines, and distribution networks. About 60% of Texans have several power providers to choose from, which can’t be said for most states.

The Texas Power Grid Explained

While the rest of the U.S. runs on either the Western Interconnection or the Eastern interconnection, only Texas runs on the Texas Interconnection. Most of the electricity in Texas is generated by a combination of natural gas steam and wind turbines.

A total of 567 generators send electricity to around 12.6 million Texans every day. From there, 85 transmission companies send power, which customers pay as a fee on their electric bill. However, customers pay one of the 127 power providers in the state, like Now Power.

Read the full article here: Texas Power Grid