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IPS/UPS

The IPS/UPS ( ), also widely known as the Russian grid, is a wide area synchronous transmission grid, the Russian Unified Power System (UPS; , Yedinaya energeticheskaya sistema Rossii) and the Integrated Power System (IPS; , Ob"yedinennaya energeticheskaya sistema) portion of the network being the national networks of Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. It has an installed generation capacity of 300 gigawatts, and produces 1,200 terawatt-hours (TWh) per year for its 280 million customers. The system spans eight time zones.

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The IPS/UPS ( ), also widely known as the Russian grid, is a wide area synchronous transmission grid, the Russian Unified Power System (UPS; , Yedinaya energeticheskaya sistema Rossii) and the Integrated Power System (IPS; , Ob"yedinennaya energeticheskaya sistema) portion of the network being the national networks of Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. It has an installed generation capacity of 300 gigawatts, and produces 1,200 terawatt-hours (TWh) per year for its 280 million customers. The system spans eight time zones.

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  1. publication date: 2008 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the publication date is "2008". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373455432

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