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=**Power Grid New England**=

New England's bulk electric power system is designed and operated to reliably meet the electricity needs of the region in accordance with established industry criteria.

What is the grid consisted of ? -8000 miles of high voltage transmission lines -several hundred generating facilities -several interconnecting transmission lines to bulk power transmissions systems in new york and the provinces of quebec and New Brunswick in Canada

Where is the Power Grid controlled from? At its Control Center in Holyoke, Massachusetts, operators monitor the "real-time" generation and flow of electricity across the region's interstate high-voltage transmission system 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

What is the North American Electric Reliablity Corporation (N.E.R.C)? NERC coordinates its activities with ten regional reliability councils who provide oversight at the regional level. The New England bulk power system, or grid, is a part of the Northeast Power Coordinating Council (NPCC) region. Which ensures that New England will have power, the standard for their reliability requires that the bulk power system be designed in a manner that the likelihood of having to disconnect non-interruptible customers, resulting from a lack of generating resources, occurs no more than one day in ten years, on average.

How is the electricity produced? Electricity is produced in New England by more than 350 generating resources—natural gas and oil-fired power plants, hydroelectric dams, coal or nuclear stations,and biomass plants

Then where does it go? ISO New England dispatches and directs the flow of electricity from generators through New England's 8,000 miles of high-voltage transmission lines to substations, where it is stepped down in voltage to feed into local distribution lines.

How is the electicity then bought and distribued? Electric utilities and competitive suppliers buy electricity either through the ISO-run wholesale markets or contracts with power producers; local utilities then distribute the electricity to businesses and homes.