Energy Plan - Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
Energy Plan - Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
Energy Plan - Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
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Transmission<br />
The movement or transfer <strong>of</strong> electric energy or natural gas over an interconnected<br />
group <strong>of</strong> lines <strong>and</strong> associated equipment between points <strong>of</strong> supply <strong>and</strong> points at<br />
which it is transformed for delivery to consumers, or is delivered to other electric<br />
systems. Transmission is considered to end when the energy is transformed for<br />
distribution to the consumer.<br />
Transmission System<br />
Wires or pipelines that transport energy over long distances, usually from supply<br />
to market regions or to other transmission systems.<br />
Terawatt (TW)<br />
Unit <strong>of</strong> electrical power, used to measure the generating capacity on an electrical<br />
system, or the maximum dem<strong>and</strong> <strong>of</strong> electricity consumers. Equivalence: 1 TW<br />
= 1,000 GW or 1,000,000 MW or 1,000,000,000 kW.<br />
Terawatt Hours (TWh)<br />
A st<strong>and</strong>ard unit for measuring bulk electricity transfer. Equivalence: 1 TWh =<br />
1,000 GWh or 1,000,000 MWh or 1,000,000,000 kWh.<br />
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