All of the electric utilities in the Texas Interconnection are electrically tied together during normal system conditions and operate at a synchronized frequency operating at an average of 60Hz. North America is comprised of two major and three minor alternating current (AC) power grids or “interconnections.” The Texas Interconnection covers most of the state of Texas. These entities will work collaboratively to develop a portfolio of long-term electricity supply futures, estimate their associated transmission requirements, and prepare long-term interconnection-wide transmission plans. Click here for more information.ĭOE has issued awards to two entities in the Western Interconnection: one to the Western Electricity Coordinating Council ( Regional Transmission Expansion Planning) (“Topic A”) and a second to the Western Governors’ Association ( State and Provincial Steering Committee) (“Topic B”). All of the electric utilities in the Western Interconnection are electrically tied together during normal system conditions and operate at a synchronized frequency operating at an average of 60Hz. ” The Western Interconnection stretches from Western Canada South to Baja California in Mexico, reaching eastward over the Rockies to the Great Plains. North America is comprised of two major and three minor alternating current (AC) power grids or “interconnections.

Presently, DOE continues to negotiate with the two selectees in order to reach final awards with the Eastern Interconnection Planning Collaborative and the Eastern Interconnection States' Planning Council. Click here for more information.ĭOE is in the process of issuing awards to two entities in the Eastern Interconnection: one to the Eastern Interconnection Planning Collaborative (“Topic A”) and a second to the Eastern Interconnection States’ Planning Council (“Topic B”).

All of the electric utilities in the Eastern Interconnection are electrically tied together during normal system conditions and operate at a synchronized frequency operating at an average of 60Hz. North America is comprised of two major and three minor alternating current (AC) power grids or “interconnections.” The Eastern Interconnection reaches from Central Canada Eastward to the Atlantic coast (excluding Québec), South to Florida and West to the foot of the Rockies (excluding most of Texas).

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