Western Interconnection blackout of 1996
GPTKB entity
Statements (21)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:power_outage
|
| gptkbp:affectedArea |
gptkb:Western_Interconnection
|
| gptkbp:affectedPopulation |
7.5 million
|
| gptkbp:cause |
cascade failure
transmission line failure |
| gptkbp:consequence |
widespread power outage
review of grid reliability standards |
| gptkbp:date |
July 2, 1996
August 10, 1996 |
| gptkbp:duration |
several hours
|
| gptkbp:followedBy |
improvements in grid management
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Mexico gptkb:Western_United_States |
| gptkbp:notableFor |
largest blackout in Western US history at the time
|
| gptkbp:precededBy |
smaller outages in the region
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:North_American_Electric_Reliability_Corporation
gptkb:Western_Systems_Coordinating_Council |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:United_States_transmission_grid
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Western Interconnection blackout of 1996
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