Canadian transmission grid

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf electricity transmission network
gptkbp:area provincial transmission planners
gptkbp:challenge harsh weather conditions
long distances between population centers
gptkbp:component transformers
substations
transmission lines
switching stations
gptkbp:connects gptkb:United_States_transmission_grid
gptkbp:country gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:environmentalImpact enables renewable energy integration
gptkbp:expansion grid modernization
increased interprovincial interconnections
integration of distributed energy resources
gptkbp:frequency 60 Hz
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:North_American_Electric_Reliability_Corporation_(NERC)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Canadian transmission grid
gptkbp:integration part of North American power grid
gptkbp:interconnectionType AC interconnection
DC interconnection
gptkbp:length over 160,000 km
gptkbp:market gptkb:United_States
regulated market
deregulated market (Alberta, Ontario)
gptkbp:notableEvent 2003 Northeast blackout affected Ontario
gptkbp:notableInterconnection gptkb:BC-Washington_interconnection
gptkb:Manitoba-Minnesota_Transmission_Project
gptkb:Ontario-Michigan_interconnection
gptkb:Quebec-New_England_interconnection
gptkbp:operatingSystem high voltage
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Manitoba_Hydro
gptkb:Hydro-Québec
gptkb:BC_Hydro
gptkb:Alberta_Electric_System_Operator_(AESO)
gptkb:Ontario's_Independent_Electricity_System_Operator_(IESO)
gptkbp:ownedBy publicly owned
provincial crown corporations
gptkbp:peakPeriod over 120 GW
gptkbp:powerSource hydroelectric power
nuclear power
solar power
fossil fuels
wind power
gptkbp:purpose transmit electrical power
gptkbp:regulates provincial utility regulators
gptkbp:reliabilityStandard NERC standards
gptkbp:volume exports tens of TWh annually to US
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bonneville_Power_Transmission_System
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5