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electrical grid

interconnected network for delivering electricity from suppliers to consumers
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electrical grid

Summary

electrical grid ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (892 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • electrical grid is a type of network[2].
  • electrical grid is a type of energy infrastructure[3].
  • electrical grid is a type of facility[4].
  • electrical grid is used for electric power transmission[5].
  • electrical grid is used for electric power distribution[6].
  • electrical grid's Commons category is recorded as Power grids[7].
  • electrical grid comprises electrical substation[8].
  • electrical grid comprises grid control centre[9].
  • electrical grid comprises distribution substation[10].
  • electrical grid's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Electrical grid[11].
  • electrical grid's facet of is recorded as electrical engineering[12].
  • electrical grid's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[13].
  • electrical grid's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[14].
  • electrical grid's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Climate change[15].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include network[2], energy infrastructure[3], and facility[4].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include electric power transmission[5] and electric power distribution[6]. Components include electrical substation[8], grid control centre[9], and distribution substation[10].

Why It Matters

electrical grid ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (892 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has parts → —
    Aliases → —
    Facet of → electrical engineering
    Topic's main category → Category:Electrical grid
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|6 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 7753, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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