intertie
noun
in·ter·tie
ˈin-tər-ˌtī 
: an interconnection permitting passage of current between two or more electric utility systems
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The power is used in Shungnak and in Kobuk, connected with an electrical intertie about 10 miles away.
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Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News, 22 May 2022
Metlakatla will use its grant of more than $1 million to complete an electrical intertie project to Ketchikan that is expected to lower prices.
—From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 15 July 2021
The power lines affected, called the California-Oregon AC intertie, can carry about 4,800 megawatts of power, enough electricity to serve millions of homes.
—oregonlive, 11 July 2021
The roadless rule the judge upheld allows for connector roads between communities and to hydro sites, as well as utility interties.
—Alaska Dispatch News, 26 Sep. 2017
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Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News, 22 May 2022
Metlakatla will use its grant of more than $1 million to complete an electrical intertie project to Ketchikan that is expected to lower prices.
—From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 15 July 2021
The power lines affected, called the California-Oregon AC intertie, can carry about 4,800 megawatts of power, enough electricity to serve millions of homes.
—oregonlive, 11 July 2021
The roadless rule the judge upheld allows for connector roads between communities and to hydro sites, as well as utility interties.
—Alaska Dispatch News, 26 Sep. 2017
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“Intertie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intertie. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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