America's power grid consists of over 450,000 miles of high-voltage transmission lines and is structured around three interconnections: eastern, western, and Texas. Key developments include significant investments for modernization and the adoption of microgrid technology to enhance reliability and resilience, particularly against severe weather and cyber threats. Power outages cost the U.S. economy billions annually, prompting continued efforts from various departments to secure and improve the electrical infrastructure.

1. Facts About America’s
Power Grid
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2. More than 450,000 miles of high-voltage transmission
lines keep United States bright. The complex network is
based on 3 major steps including power plants where
the journey of electricity begins and then transferred
into transformers to consumers (you).

3. 1st Commercial Power Grid
Thomas Edison in 1882 introduced the 1st
commercial power grid by the name of “The Pearl
Street Station” in lower Manhattan.

4. One of the first electricity consumers of the Pearl Street
Station were the offices of “The New York Times”.

5. The whole electrical infrastructure or electric grid
of America is based on 3 smaller grids called
interconnections.
The Eastern Interconnection
The Western Interconnection
The Texas Interconnection

6. The American electrical infrastructure
undergoes continues upgrades to meet
the increasing electricity demand of the
nation. The 2009 “Recovery Act” made
the department invest $4.5 billion to
modernize and make the nation’s
electrical grids more reliable.

7. Electric grids in America needs to be
both reliable and resilient in order to
maintain shorter power interruptions
and prepared to recover from severe
weather damages.

8. There are many causes that result into
power outages, but severe weather is
ranked number 1 among all those
causes. The economy of United States is
hit by $18 and $33 billion every year due
to power outages. The commonly faced
issues due to electrical outage includes
damage to grid infrastructure, lost output
and wages, and delayed production.

9. Another major development
towards electrical reliability and
resiliency is moving towards
microgrid technology. Microgrids
operate through the integration of
distributed energy resources such
as backup generators and solar
panels. The most highlighting
feature of microgrids is the ability
of operating autonomously during
extreme weather events though its
generally connected to traditional
electrical grid in normal conditions.

10. More than $100 million of investment has been made the
by the Department of Energy to improve a resilient and
reliable grid infrastructure to survive and prevent cyber
incident. Not only the department of energy contributes for
cyber security of America’s power grid but it is also
secured by the Department of Defense, the Department of
Homeland Security and many other departments.

11. Increase Reliability & Efficiency Of Your
Electrical System
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