>> El Paso has "major" connections to New Mexico.

El Paso is not part of the Texas grid (ERCOT):

https://www.epa.gov/green-power-markets/us-grid-regions

Neither are the panhandle nor the northeastern portion.

GGP didn't say ERCOT, they said "Texas". Which further demonstrates how ignorant it is to say there are "no major connections".

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unethical_ban a day ago | parent [-]

Here's some reading:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Interconnection

Most of Texas is on this grid, not connected to any other states. The total amount of power that can flow between the Texas Interconnect and the rest of the US grid is a small fraction of the Texas grid's demand. That was the point being made by the original commenter.

	▲	coryrc 13 hours ago \| parent [-]
		That's a stupid point to be trying to make and irrelevant.