Ontario electricity grid

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The Ontario electricity grid is the province-wide interconnected network of power generation, transmission, and distribution infrastructure that delivers electricity to homes, businesses, and industries across Ontario, Canada.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf critical infrastructure
electric power grid
balancingAuthority Independent Electricity System Operator
country Canada
distributionUtilitiesInclude Alectra Utilities
Hydro One Networks
Toronto Hydro
municipal utilities
doesNotUse coal-fired generation for normal operations
governedBy Electricity Act, 1998
hasComponent bulk power system
control centres
distribution substations
distribution system
generation fleet
high-voltage transmission lines
interties
transformer stations
transmission system
hasDemandSector commercial consumers
industrial consumers
institutional consumers
residential consumers
hasFeature hourly Ontario energy price
locational marginal pricing for internal dispatch (operational)
smart meters for most residential customers
hasMarketDesign wholesale electricity market
hasObjective affordability
emissions reduction
reliability
hasPolicyFeature coal phase-out completed in 2014
hasReliabilityStandard North American Electric Reliability Corporation standards
Northeast Power Coordinating Council criteria
hasTariffStructure time-of-use pricing for many customers
interconnectedWith Manitoba electricity grid
Michigan electricity grid
Minnesota electricity grid
New York electricity grid
Quebec electricity grid
locatedIn Ontario
majorHydroFacility Niagara River hydroelectric facilities
Ottawa River hydroelectric facilities
Sir Adam Beck Hydroelectric Generating Stations
majorNuclearStation Bruce Nuclear Generating Station
Darlington Nuclear Generating Station
Pickering Nuclear Generating Station
marketOperatedBy Independent Electricity System Operator
operatedBy Independent Electricity System Operator
ownedBy multiple public and private utilities
partOf Eastern Interconnection
peakDemandSeason summer
winter
planningAuthority Independent Electricity System Operator
primaryFuelMixIncludes biomass
hydroelectric power
imported electricity
natural gas
nuclear power
solar power
wind power
regulator Ontario Energy Board
shortName IESO-controlled grid
supportsProgram conservation and energy efficiency programs
demand response programs
timeZone Eastern Time
linked to: Eastern Time Zone
usesCurrency Canadian dollar

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Sir Adam Beck Hydroelectric Generating Stations connectsTo Ontario high-voltage transmission network
linked to: Ontario electricity grid
Wolfe Island Wind Project gridConnection Ontario power grid
linked to: Ontario electricity grid
Wolfe Island Wind Project connectsTo Hydro One transmission system
linked to: Ontario electricity grid
Wolfe Island Wind Project market Ontario wholesale electricity market
linked to: Ontario electricity grid
Pickering Nuclear Generating Station gridConnection Ontario electricity grid
Pickering Nuclear Generating Station connectsTo Ontario transmission network
linked to: Ontario electricity grid
Pickering Nuclear Generating Station gridInterconnection Hydro One transmission system
linked to: Ontario electricity grid
Alexander Generating Station gridConnection Ontario electrical grid
linked to: Ontario electricity grid
Cameron Falls Generating Station gridConnection Ontario electrical grid
linked to: Ontario electricity grid
Alexander Dam operator Ontario power grid (general)
linked to: Ontario electricity grid
Ontario Power Generation serviceArea Ontario electricity market
linked to: Ontario electricity grid
Pine Portage Generating Station gridConnection Ontario electricity grid
Cameron Falls Dam gridConnection Ontario electrical grid
linked to: Ontario electricity grid
Pine Portage Dam isPartOfGrid Ontario power grid
linked to: Ontario electricity grid
Darlington Nuclear Generating Station gridConnection Ontario electricity grid