The U.S. government doesn’t want another 2021 freeze situation.

    • Amoxtli@thelemmy.clubOP
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      It is a transmission line that is part of the overall national strategy to increase reliability and connectivity. The ERCOT market is different from the rest of the country’s electrical jurisdictions, which is why electrical trade is illegal. For the ERCOT market, it means it can, under emergency request, draw energy from MISO-S region, instead of burning coal & oil emergency stockpiles. While the same line provides additional reliability and throughput for the MISO-S region.