How Electricity Gets to Your Home: From Generator to Wall Socket
Frequently Asked Questions
A generator creates electricity. A utility, or TDSP, is responsible for delivering it to your home and maintaining the infrastructure that makes it possible.
ERCOT stands for Electric Reliability Council of Texas. It manages the electric grid for most of Texas, balancing how much electricity is being used with how much is being produced in real time.
Not directly. You choose a retail electric provider, and they source electricity from various generators. If you're on a 100 percent renewable plan, your provider purchases renewable energy credits to match your usage.
Contact your TDSP (utility), not your provider. In Texas, that might be Oncor, CenterPoint, AEP, or TNMP, depending on your location.
Smart meters track how much electricity you use and send that data to your provider and utility. They allow for quicker reads, better usage tracking, and faster outage response.
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