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Why didn't Texas import power from other parts of the country? Or Mexico?
by MomoXenosaga 5y ago
Why didn't Texas import power from other parts of the country? Or Mexico?
- barbacoa 5y agoBecause those grids were strained by the winter storm too.
- Tagbert 5y agoNo, Texas’ electric grid is not connected to any others to enable power sharing. They do this so they are not subject to federal oversight and regulations about the electric grid.
- barbacoa 5y agoERCOT has the ability to share power with Eastern grid and Mexican grid. This is done through high voltage DC interconnects so they do not need to sync the AC transmission. That is why they are still considered separate grids.