Beyond ERCOT: Texas Regulators Back T&D Plans for Smaller Areas

October 8, 2025--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Entergy Corporation (New Orleans, Louisiana) made a big step toward realizing one of its most ambitious transmission and distribution (T&D) projects last week, when the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) approved the Southeast Texas Area Reliability Project (SETEX). Additionally, SETEX joined several other developments in receiving grants from a special program from the Texas Energy Fund that supports projects outside the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) service area. Industrial Info is tracking progress on SETEX and similar projects from power providers such as El Paso Electric Company, Sam Houston Electric Cooperative and East Texas Electric Cooperative.