Texas grid map1/28/2024 ![]() ![]() The map, because of its sensitive information on critical infrastructure, will not be publicly available. It also charts over 21,000 miles of gas transmission pipelines and approximately 60,000 miles of power transmission lines. The new Electricity Supply Chain map identifies 65,000 facilities across the state, including electricity generation plants, electric substations, natural gas processing plants, underground gas storage facilities, oil-and-gas well leases and saltwater disposal wells. Other requirements of legislation include mandatory weatherization, prioritizing human life during weather emergencies and setting out new oversight by PUC and Railroad Commission. ![]() Knowing where that infrastructure is and how it's functioning will allow agencies to act more swiftly during weather emergencies.Legislation passed during the 2021 session requires multiple agencies to map their overlapping infrastructure.Texas suffered more than $5 billion in damages and 246 deaths during the winter storm of February 2021. ![]()
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