Sentence examples for moving electricity from inspiring English sources
At the height of the California energy crisis, a computer system involved in moving electricity throughout the state was infiltrated by hackers, news reports today said.
The prologue to the blackout occurred with problems that on a normal day would have been handled as part of the routine of moving electricity on the grid.
It cost about $600 million and began moving electricity from a substation in Sayreville, N.J., to one in Levittown, N.Y., in July.
The tricks, which were given sinister names like "Death Star", included arranging power sales to flow in opposite directions so that Enron could collect the fees for moving electricity without actually doing it.
The rules for moving electricity around the country begin with a 700-page document called the "NERC Operating Manual," produced by the North American Electric Reliability Council, the organization formed after the 1965 blackout to ensure that such a widespread failure would never happen again.
The vast but shadowy web of transmission lines, power generating plants and substations known as the grid is the biggest gizmo ever built, moving electricity over thousands of miles -- from nuclear power plants to bathroom wall plugs -- and is one of the most powerful symbols of the connectedness and convenience that pervade the culture.
Bottlenecks in the system make it difficult to move electricity to the New York City area.
Shooting and bombing badly damaged the high-voltage power lines that move electricity into and around the city.
Instead, the grid was intended to be a highly reliable way to move electricity relatively short distances.
Redesigning the System A nationwide supply of renewable power requires a grid that can move electricity from windy, sunny places to the cities.
Europe, similarly concerned, is hoping to build transmission lines under the North Sea, which would provide new ways to move electricity generated by offshore wind turbines and other renewable energy sources.
