One of the ten regional reliability councils that make up the North American Electric Reliability Council (NERC).
The corporation comprised and governed by a board of directors from investor and municipally own electric utilities, generators, independent members and consumers to maintain and ensure the reliability of the power grid that operates in the State of Texas. They make sure you get electricity into your home or business.
The corporation that administers and maintains the reliability of the state's electrical power grid. When you choose a new Retail Electric Provider, this group will send you a postcard confirming your switch from one REP to another.
This corporation administers and maintains the state's power grid. ERCOT sends you a postcard confirming your switch from one REP to another when you choose a new REP.
Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) operates the electric grid and manages the deregulated market for 75 percent of the state of Texas; to direct and ensure reliable and cost-effective operation of the electric grid and to enable fair and efficient market-driven solutions to meet customers? electric service needs.
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) formed in 1970, as the successor to the Texas Interconected System (TIS). TIS originally formed in 1941 when several power companies banded together to provide their excess generation capacity to serve industrial loads on the Gulf Coast supporting the US war effort for World War 2. ERCOT is one of nine regional electric reliability councils under North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) authority.
