Western Interconnection Clause Samples
The 'Western Interconnection' clause defines the specific geographic and electrical region within which certain contractual obligations or operations apply, typically referring to the interconnected power grid covering the western part of North America. In practice, this clause clarifies that any references to transmission, delivery, or scheduling of electricity pertain only to facilities and transactions occurring within this defined area, which includes states like California, Nevada, and parts of Canada and Mexico. Its core function is to ensure clarity and avoid disputes by precisely delineating the scope of the agreement to the Western Interconnection, thereby preventing confusion with other power grids or regions.
Western Interconnection. The geographic area containing the synchronously operated electric transmission grid in the western part of North America, which includes in the United States Arizona, California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington, as well as parts of Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota, Texas, Wyoming, and Colorado; parts of the Canadian Provinces of British Columbia and Alberta; and Baja California Norte, Mexico.
Western Interconnection. The interconnected electrical systems that encompass the region of the Western Electricity Coordinating Council of the North American Electric Reliability Council. The region extends from Canada to Mexico. It includes the provinces of Alberta and British Columbia, the northern portion of Baja California (Mexico), and all or portions of the 14 western states in between.
Western Interconnection. The area comprising those states and provinces, or portions thereof, in Western Canada, Northern Mexico and the Western United States in which Members of the WECC operate synchronously connected transmission systems.
Western Interconnection. “Western Interconnection” means the geographic and electrical operations area that encompasses all or parts of 14 states in the United States from the Rocky Mountains west to the Pacific Ocean, the Canadian provinces of British Columbia and Alberta, and a portion of northern Mexico, defined by the Balancing Authorities within that area that, under normal conditions, maintain synchronous operations.
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