Eastern Interconnection
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The Eastern Interconnection is one of North America's major synchronized AC power grids, spanning much of the eastern and central United States and parts of Canada.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eastern Interconnection canonical | 5 |
| Midwest power grid | 1 |
| Ontario–New York interconnection | 1 |
| Southeastern United States regional grid | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
electrical grid
ⓘ
interconnected power system ⓘ synchronous AC power grid ⓘ |
| abbreviation | EI ⓘ |
| coexistsWith |
Western Interconnection
ⓘ
surface form:
Quebec Interconnection
Texas Interconnection ⓘ Western Interconnection ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| countryCoverage |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentType | alternating current ⓘ |
| frequency | 60 Hz ⓘ |
| function |
bulk power transmission
ⓘ
inter-regional power exchange ⓘ long-distance electricity transfer ⓘ |
| governedBy |
independent system operators
ⓘ
regional transmission organizations ⓘ |
| gridTopology | meshed high-voltage network ⓘ |
| hasConstraint | must maintain synchronous operation across member utilities ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
interconnected reliability operations
ⓘ
large-scale system stability coordination ⓘ synchronized frequency control ⓘ |
| includes |
multiple balancing authorities
ⓘ
multiple regional transmission organizations ⓘ |
| interconnectionMethodToOtherGrids | high-voltage direct current ties ⓘ |
| interconnectionStandard | NERC reliability standards ⓘ |
| interconnectionType | synchronous ⓘ |
| oneOf | four major North American interconnections ⓘ |
| partOf | North American power transmission grid ⓘ |
| planningAuthority | regional reliability entities under NERC ⓘ |
| regionCoverage |
central Canada
ⓘ
central United States ⓘ Eastern Canada ⓘ
surface form:
eastern Canada
Eastern United States ⓘ
surface form:
eastern United States
|
| regulatoryJurisdiction |
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
ⓘ
provincial energy regulators in Canada ⓘ |
| reliabilityCoordinator | North American Electric Reliability Corporation ⓘ |
| separatedFrom |
Quebec Interconnection by asynchronous ties
ⓘ
Texas Interconnection by asynchronous ties ⓘ Western Interconnection by asynchronous ties ⓘ |
| supports |
retail electricity service to tens of millions of customers
ⓘ
wholesale electricity markets ⓘ |
| synchronizationBoundary |
North American power transmission grid
ⓘ
surface form:
Quebec Interconnection
Texas Interconnection ⓘ Western Interconnection ⓘ |
| voltageLevel | high-voltage transmission ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ontario–New York interconnection
this entity surface form:
Southeastern United States regional grid
this entity surface form:
Midwest power grid