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 (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Texas Interconnection canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5487264 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Texas Interconnection Context triple: [Eastern Interconnection, coexistsWith, Texas Interconnection]
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Western Interconnection
The Western Interconnection is a major synchronized electric power grid that spans much of western North America, linking utilities and power plants across multiple U.S. states, Canadian provinces, and parts of Mexico.
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B.
Texoma region
The Texoma region is an area spanning parts of northern Texas and southern Oklahoma centered around Lake Texoma and the communities along the Red River.
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C.
Eastern Interconnection
The Eastern Interconnection is one of North America's major synchronized AC power grids, spanning much of the eastern and central United States and parts of Canada.
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D.
Greater Texas region
The Greater Texas region is a broad geographic and cultural area encompassing North Texas and other subregions that together reflect the diverse landscapes, economies, and communities of the state of Texas.
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E.
North Texas
North Texas is a region of the U.S. state of Texas centered around the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area and known as a major economic and cultural hub.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Texas Interconnection Target entity description: The Texas Interconnection is an electric power grid that covers most of Texas and operates largely independently from the other major North American interconnections.
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A.
Western Interconnection
The Western Interconnection is a major synchronized electric power grid that spans much of western North America, linking utilities and power plants across multiple U.S. states, Canadian provinces, and parts of Mexico.
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B.
Texoma region
The Texoma region is an area spanning parts of northern Texas and southern Oklahoma centered around Lake Texoma and the communities along the Red River.
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C.
Eastern Interconnection
The Eastern Interconnection is one of North America's major synchronized AC power grids, spanning much of the eastern and central United States and parts of Canada.
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D.
Greater Texas region
The Greater Texas region is a broad geographic and cultural area encompassing North Texas and other subregions that together reflect the diverse landscapes, economies, and communities of the state of Texas.
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E.
North Texas
North Texas is a region of the U.S. state of Texas centered around the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area and known as a major economic and cultural hub.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
electric power grid
ⓘ
synchronous grid ⓘ |
| abbreviation | ERCOT grid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| coversMostOf | Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| energySource |
coal
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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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLoadCenters |
Austin metropolitan area
NERFINISHED
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Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ Houston metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ San Antonio metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| interconnectionType | largely isolated from other North American interconnections ⓘ |
| intertieLocation |
DC ties at Texas–Mexico border
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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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketStructure | wholesale electricity market ⓘ |
| notableEvent | February 2021 Texas power crisis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatesIndependentlyOf |
Eastern Interconnection
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Quebec Interconnection NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Interconnection NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | North American power transmission network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakDemandUnit | megawatts ⓘ |
| planningAuthority | Electric Reliability Council of Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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
NERFINISHED
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Public Utility Commission of Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reliabilityRegion | Texas RE (Texas Reliability Entity) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reliabilityStandardBody | North American Electric Reliability Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateCovered | Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| synchronizationStatus |
synchronously isolated from Eastern Interconnection
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synchronously isolated from Quebec Interconnection ⓘ synchronously isolated from Western Interconnection ⓘ |
| systemOperator | Electric Reliability Council of Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| voltageLevel | extra-high voltage transmission lines ⓘ |
| vulnerabilityHighlightedBy | February 2021 Texas power crisis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Texas Interconnection Description of subject: The Texas Interconnection is an electric power grid that covers most of Texas and operates largely independently from the other major North American interconnections.
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