print email comment close Electricity Grid: How the Grid Works URL: http://www.eere.energy.gov/de/electricity_grid.html Description: Describes the two infrastructures of the electricity grid: "the high-voltage transmission systems, which carry electricity from the power plants, ... and the lower-voltage distribution systems, which draw electricity from the transmission lines and distribute it to individual customers." Features information on grid architecture and function, including a map of the three U.S. power grids; the national power crisis, with a focus on California; and new technologies. Searchable. From the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Publisher: U.S. Department of Energy Extra Keywords Distributed Energy (DE) Program Library of Congress Subject Headings: Electric power distribution Interconnected electric utility systems LII Database Information: Record 6256 created by Carol Terry on 08/19/2003 Last modification on 04/28/2005 Published: 08/19/2003   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/6256