SVGZ Graphic: America's Three Power Grids
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America has three electrical grids that are not synchronized to each other, and can not move alternating current electricity between one and another.
Generally speaking, a power plant in Oklahoma can't send electricity to most of Texas or Colorado.
Each grid was built separately and are incompatible with each other, although a limited amount of electricity can be moved between the interconnections using AC to DC to AC conversion. But such conversion is complicated and expensive, and isn't as simple as stringing lines between the grids.
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