ERCOT reports Rita damage limited to local power facilities

Austin (Platts)--24Sep2005

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas is reporting Saturday that most
major damage to the Texas electric grid appeared to be confined to the
non-ERCOT Entergy Gulf States region of southeast Texas.
     According to the Texas grid operator, Centerpoint Energy, the primary
transmission owner in the Houston area, is reporting that about 700,000
customers were without power as of 7:30 a.m. CDT Saturday morning.
     A 345 kV line on Galveston Island was lost during the storm, resulting in
a loss of load. However, this damage did not affect overall system reliability
and the grid's 345 kV "backbone" in the region continues to remain in service.

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