North American Electric Reliability Council (NERC) (NERC)
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A council formed in 1968 by the electric utility industry to promote the reliability and adequacy of bulk power supply in the electric utility systems of North America. NERC consists of regional reliability councils and encompasses essentially all the power regions of the contiguous United States, Canada, and Mexico.
- — Guide to Market Oversight Glossary retrieved 2014-06-26
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Principal organization for coordinating and promoting reliability for North America's electric utilities. NERC was formed in 1968 in the aftermath of the November 9, 1965 northeast blackout. A council formed in 1968 by the electric utility industry to promote the reliability and adequacy of bulk power supply in the electric utility systems of North America. NERC consists of ten regional reliability councils and encompasses essentially all the power regional of the contiguous United States, Canada, and Mexico. The NERC Regions are:
- ASCC - Alaskan System Coordination Council
- ECAR - East Central Area Reliability Coordination Agreement
- ERCOT - Electric Reliability Council of Texas
- MAIN - Mid-America Interconnected Network
- MAAC - Mid-Atlantic Area Council
- MAPP - Mid-Continent Area Power Pool
- NPCC - Northeast Power Coordinating Council
- SERC - Southeastern Electric Reliability Council
- SPP - Southwest Power Pool
- WSCC - Western Systems Coordinating Council