North American power transmission grid

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The North American power transmission grid is the vast, interconnected high-voltage network that delivers electricity across the United States, Canada, and parts of Mexico through several major synchronized interconnections.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf critical infrastructure system
electric power transmission network
continent North America
countryCovered Canada
Mexico
United States
energySource coal-fired power plants
hydroelectric power plants
natural gas power plants
nuclear power plants
solar power plants
wind farms
function bulk power transmission
interconnection of power plants and load centers
long distance electricity delivery
governedBy reliability standards
hasPart Alaska Interconnection
Eastern Interconnection
Electric Reliability Council of Texas interconnection
Quebec Interconnection
Western Interconnection
includes HVDC ties between interconnections
includesComponent control centers
substations
switching stations
transformers
transmission lines
interconnectionType alternating current synchronous interconnection
operatedBy transmission companies
utilities
planningBody independent system operators
regional transmission organizations
regulatoryBody Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
North American Electric Reliability Corporation
risk blackouts
cascading failures
securityConcern cybersecurity threats
physical attacks on infrastructure
standardizedBy North American Electric Reliability Corporation reliability standards
supportsSector commercial electricity consumption
industrial electricity consumption
residential electricity consumption
synchronizedArea Alaska Interconnection
Eastern Interconnection
Electric Reliability Council of Texas interconnection
Quebec Interconnection
Western Interconnection
timePeriod operational 24 hours per day
voltageLevel high voltage

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Eastern Interconnection partOf North American power transmission grid
Eastern Interconnection synchronizationBoundary Quebec Interconnection
linked to: North American power transmission grid
Holyoke Gas and Electric hydroelectric facilities connectedTo New England electric grid
linked to: North American power transmission grid
Hydro-Québec gridInterconnection New England power grid
linked to: North American power transmission grid
Moses–Saunders Power Dam gridConnection North American power grid
linked to: North American power transmission grid
Muskrat Falls Generating Station gridConnection North American power grid
subject linked to: Muskrat Falls dam
linked to: North American power transmission grid
Darlington Nuclear Generating Station gridCode North American power grid
linked to: North American power transmission grid
Western Interconnection isPartOf North American bulk power system
linked to: North American power transmission grid
Wyman Dam gridConnection New England power grid
linked to: North American power transmission grid
Niagara River hydropower system partOf North American power system
linked to: North American power transmission grid
Oglethorpe Power Corporation gridConnection U.S. electric grid
linked to: North American power transmission grid
Wanapum Dam isPartOfGrid North American power grid
linked to: North American power transmission grid
Eastern Interconnection interconnectionFamily North American power grid
subject linked to: EI
linked to: North American power transmission grid
Texas Interconnection partOf North American power transmission network
linked to: North American power transmission grid
Manitoba Hydro gridConnection North American power grid
linked to: North American power transmission grid
Don Pedro Dam hydroelectric plant gridConnection Western United States power grid
linked to: North American power transmission grid
Maritime Link connectsTo North American power system
linked to: North American power transmission grid
Atlantic Canada electricity system partOf North American power grid
linked to: North American power transmission grid
Hydro-Québec gridInterconnection North American power grid
subject linked to: HQ
linked to: North American power transmission grid
Ontario hydroelectric system connectsTo North American power grid
linked to: North American power transmission grid