Major Existing Networks
- Eastern Interconnection — serving eastern US and Canada; 610 GW of generation.
- Western Interconnection — serving western US, Canada, and north western Mexico; 160 GW of generation.
- National Electricity Market — one of the world’s longest interconnected power grids, serving all Australia's States and Territories except Western Australia and the Northern Territory.
- NORDEL — Nordic countries synchronous zone (Finland, Sweden, Norway and Eastern Denmark), 93 GW generation capacity, 390 TWh per year, serving 25 million people.
- UCTE — synchronous zone serving 24 European countries, 667 GW generation, 2530 TWh per year, serving 450 million
- ATSOI / UKTSOA — Ireland and Great Britain's synchronous zone, 400 TWh per year, 85GW generation, serving 65 million.
- IPS/UPS — 12 countries of former Soviet Union: 337 GW generation, 1285 TWh annually, serving 280 million
- SEMB — South Eastern Mediterranean Block serves Libya, Egypt, Syria, Jordan and Lebanon.
- SWMB — South Western Mediterranean Block serves Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia.
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