Electric power grid

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-009089",
  "term": "Electric power grid",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Electric Power Grid",
  "definition": "1. A system of synchronized power providers and consumers connected by transmission and distribution lines and operated by one or more control centers. In the continental United States, the electric power grid consists of three systems the Eastern Interconnect, the Western Interconnect, and the Texas Interconnect. In Alaska and Hawaii, several systems encompass areas smaller than the State (e.g., the interconnect serving Anchorage, Fairbanks, and the Kenai Peninsula; individual islands).\n\n2. An interconnected system that maintains an instantaneous balance between supply and demand (generation and load) while moving electricity from generation source to customer.",
  "subject": "Built environments",
  "references": [
    "DOE Energy Information Administration Glossary",
    "DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center Glossary at https://afdc.energy.gov/glossary.html"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/electric-power-grid/"
}