Northeast Power Coordinating Council

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Northeast Power Coordinating Council
Charles Dickerson[4]

The Northeast Power Coordinating Council (NPCC) was formed January 19, 1966, as a successor to the Canada–United States Eastern Interconnection (CANUSE).

Northeast Blackout of 1965. NPCC's offices are located in New York City, New York
.

The NPCC region lies within the

. NPCC also has ties to non-NERC systems in eastern Canada. In terms of load served, NPCC covers 20% of the Eastern interconnection's total load demand, and 70% of Canada's entire demand.

The

separate interconnection. It is tied to rest of the NPCC and Eastern Interconnection through four high voltage direct current
ties.

At the time of its formation in 1966, NPCC had 22 utility systems as members.[5] As of 2019, NPCC has 90 members.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Power Firms Form Council for Service Reliability". Transcript-Telegram (Holyoke, Massachusetts). January 20, 1966. p. 2.
  2. ^ a b "Form 990: Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax". Northeast Power Coordinating Council Inc. Internal Revenue Service. December 31, 2019. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
  3. ^ "Audited Financial Statements, December 31, 2021 and 2020". Northeast Power Coordinating Council, Inc.. April 29, 2022. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
  4. ^ "Leadership Team". Northeast Power Coordinating Council. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
  5. ^ "22 Utilities Form Power Council". Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York). January 20, 1966. p. B1.

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