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  2. Mains electricity by country - Wikipedia

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    United Kingdom: D, M [67] G [68] BS 546 BS 1363 230 V [69] 400 V 50 Hz Type D mostly historical, nowadays used only for remotely switched lighting and similar. Type M historically used in domestic installations, now only for stage lighting (where they are increasingly replaced with Ceeform). Bathrooms may have shaver supply units. United States ...

  3. Electrical wiring in North America - Wikipedia

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    The United States National Electrical Code (NEC) specifies minimum acceptable wiring methods and materials for many states and municipalities. [2] It is sponsored by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and has been periodically revised since 1897. Local jurisdictions usually adopt the NEC or another published code and then ...

  4. List of Basic Trading Areas - Wikipedia

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    In the US, a Basic Trading Area is a geographic region defined originally in the Rand McNally Commercial Atlas and Marketing Guide and used by the FCC where a Personal Communications Service can operate. [1] It consists of the counties surrounding a city designated as the basic trading center. [2]

  5. Electricity sector of the United States - Wikipedia

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    United States electricity production by type. The United States has the second largest electricity sector in the world, with 4,178 Terawatt-hours of generation in 2023. [2] In 2023 the industry earned $491b in revenue (1.8% of GDP) at an average price of $0.127/kWh.

  6. Mains electricity - Wikipedia

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    In the United States [13] [14] and Canada, [15] national standards specify that the nominal voltage at the source should be 120 V and allow a range of 114 V to 126 V (−5% to +5%). Historically, 110 V, 115 V and 117 V have been used at different times and places in North America.

  7. Utility frequency - Wikipedia

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    The waveform of 230 V and 50 Hz compared with 120 V and 60 Hz. The utility frequency, (power) line frequency (American English) or mains frequency (British English) is the nominal frequency of the oscillations of alternating current (AC) in a wide area synchronous grid transmitted from a power station to the end-user.

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  9. Foreign-trade zones of the United States - Wikipedia

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    1937 poster celebrating the United States' first foreign trade zone, Staten Island In the United States, a foreign-trade zone (FTZ) is a geographical area, in (or adjacent to) a United States port of entry, where commercial merchandise, both domestic and foreign, receives the same Customs treatment it would if it were outside the commerce of the United States.