You're right they're on the eastern interconnect, which is even larger and harder to reason about. Edit: After the 2003 blackouts the Eastern interconnect got

You're right they're on the eastern interconnect, which is even larger and harder to reason about. Edit: After the 2003 blackouts the Eastern interconnect got much more... connected https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d4/UnitedStatesPowerGrid.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d4/UnitedSt...