United States transmission grid

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/United_States_transmission_grid
GPTKB entity
Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf electric power transmission network
gptkbp:component switches
transformers
high-voltage transmission lines
energy management systems
circuit breakers
load dispatch centers
protective relays
substations
communication systems
phasor measurement units
HVDC links
control centers
synchronous condensers
gptkbp:connectivity gptkb:Eastern_Interconnection
gptkb:Quebec_Interconnection
gptkb:Texas_Interconnection
gptkb:Western_Interconnection
gptkb:Alaska_Interconnection
gptkbp:connects gptkb:Canadian_transmission_grid
gptkb:Mexican_transmission_grid
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label United States transmission grid
gptkbp:length over 600,000 miles
gptkbp:mainSubstations over 55,000
gptkbp:majorBlackouts gptkb:Northeast_blackout_of_2003
gptkb:Texas_power_crisis_of_2021
gptkb:Western_Interconnection_blackout_of_1996
gptkbp:modernization smart grid technology
integration of renewable energy
grid hardening
gptkbp:numberOfTransformers over 450,000
gptkbp:operatingSystem 115 kV
230 kV
500 kV
69 kV
345 kV
765 kV
138 kV
gptkbp:operator independent system operators
regional transmission organizations
gptkbp:ownedBy public utilities
cooperatives
private utilities
gptkbp:purpose transmit electricity from power plants to distribution networks
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:Federal_Energy_Regulatory_Commission
gptkb:North_American_Electric_Reliability_Corporation
gptkbp:vulnerableTo aging infrastructure
susceptible to cyberattacks
susceptible to weather events
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Canadian_transmission_grid
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6