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Alaska Interconnection

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17: 495: 442: 25: 105:– generated 47,385 GWh. While both parts of the Alaska Interconnection have no connection to remaining interconnections of North America, all generating units connected to both of its grids generate at a synchronous speed of 60 551: 316: 556: 581: 145:– the second highest price in the United States after Hawaii, whose average residential rate is $ 0.37 per kWh. In contrast, the average rate for electricity in the 48 contiguous states is $ 0.10 per kWh. 561: 309: 133:
was proposed to the Alaska Energy Authority in order to bring cleaner, cheaper power to Alaska, but as of 2016, no further work on the project had been completed due to economic feasibility.
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The Alaska Interconnection is the smallest individual power transmission grid in North America compared to the three other major interconnections – the
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Because the transmission networks in Alaska are isolated from other interconnections in North America, average rates for electricity are $ 0.18 per
247: 571: 532: 576: 347: 61:. While the Alaska Interconnection is often referred to as one interconnected grid, its two parts are not connected to each other through 383: 472: 248:"An Alaska-British Columbia Transmission Intertie Review of Previous Studies and Economic Evaluation in Light of Current Conditions" 342: 154: 69:(ASCC) as if they were one entity like the other interconnections in North America. ASCC was formed in 1983 and is an affiliate 109:, the frequency common to North America. Electricity is also delivered to homes and small businesses in the same manner as in 586: 591: 465: 357: 393: 525: 362: 421: 406: 102: 86: 82: 411: 20:
230 kV transmission lines carrying power from the Beluga power station to the Anchorage metropolitan area.
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hours of electricity, with natural gas accounting for 1,219 GWh, while the US State of
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Electric power transmission system operators in the United States
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In 2014, an interconnector to the Western Interconnection of
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Electric power transmission systems in the United States
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North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC)
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North America
AC
power transmission
North America
Southeast Alaska
interconnectors
North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC)
Western Interconnection
Eastern Interconnection
Texas Interconnection
gigawatt
Washington
Western Interconnection
Hz
Canada
United States
split-phase
British Columbia
kWh
Alaska Electric Light & Power
"eGRID Region Code - BEDES"
"Mapping how the United States generates its electricity"
"Plugs, sockets and electricity in Alaska"
"An Alaska-British Columbia Transmission Intertie Review of Previous Studies and Economic Evaluation in Light of Current Conditions"
"Alaska Electricity Rates"
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