Have pity on a simple economist who is trying to understand the principles here.
I'm curious why when I look this map the angles are very different in the upper midwest versus the Northeast. Does this imply something about the regional balance of generation and load or some other phenomenon...
I ran across a project at the Univ. of Tennessee that has deployed a network of frequency meters around the power grid in the US. see http://fnetpublic.utk.edu/anglecontour.html
I understand the frequency excursions may indicate unexpected events like generator trips or loss of load. What do...