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title: "What Is Oncor? Electrical Glossary | Daniel Electric"
description: "Oncor is the regulated utility that owns and runs the poles, wires and meters that deliver power to much of North Texas."
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Power and utility

# Oncor

Oncor is the regulated utility that owns and runs the poles, wires and meters that deliver power to much of North Texas.

Oncor says it is the largest energy delivery company in Texas and a regulated transmission and distribution utility. Its network delivers electricity from power generation facilities to customers through transmission and distribution lines. It does not sell the electricity itself.

Coppell's city page explains that the delivery utility maintains the poles and wires, handles service outages and reads your meter. Other utilities, such as CoServ, serve parts of the area. See [meter base](https://danielelectric.multisites.ai/glossary/meter-base), [ERCOT](https://danielelectric.multisites.ai/glossary/ercot) and [panel upgrade with Oncor](https://danielelectric.multisites.ai/blog/panel-upgrade-oncor-meter-disconnect).

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## Related terms

-   [ERCOT](https://danielelectric.multisites.ai/glossary/ercot)
-   [Meter base](https://danielelectric.multisites.ai/glossary/meter-base)
-   [Power outage](https://danielelectric.multisites.ai/glossary/power-outage)
-   [Service drop](https://danielelectric.multisites.ai/glossary/service-drop)

## Sources

1.  [Oncor: About Us](https://www.oncor.com/content/oncorwww/us/en/home/about-us.html)
2.  [City of Coppell: Connect with Oncor](https://www.coppelltx.gov/1045/Connect-with-Oncor)

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