101. The model is used strictly as a target for rocket-triggered lightning, and is not connected to a commercial power grid. 102. The power grid has evolved over the last hundred years or more. 103. The power grid is so fragile that if they shut down it may mean the difference in whether state officials call for regular blackouts. 104. The park even experienced its own blackout in early July, although the cause was a blown transformer, not the outside power grid. 105. The project will be privately financed, but the company will seek a grant to help cover the cost of connecting to the national power grid. 106. The power grid handles many of the computer systems needed for deregulation. 107. The power grid pays money to QSEs that consume less energy than they project and assess charges against QSEs that produce less energy than they project. 108. The report explores other potential threats, like those posed to oil tankers, oil refineries and power grids from the ground, the air and cyberspace. 109. The power industry is doing the essential work this summer, building a power grid that can accommodate hundreds and ultimately thousands of power generators. 110. The Texas power grid uses these projections to prevent blackouts, as even a brief imbalance between consumption and generation destabilizes the power grid. |
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