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*Please note that the regional boundaries in the NERC Regions map (also shown above) are approximate. The highlighted areas denote overlap as some load-serving entities participate in one Region while associated transmission owners/operators participate in another.
NERC=North American Electric Reliability Corporation, ISO=Independent System Operator NPCC = Northeast Power Coordinating Council, WECC = Western Electricity Coordinating Council * Names are intended to describe approximate locations. Exact regional boundaries do not necessarily correspond to state borders or to other regional naming conventions.
Balancing Authorities (BAs) balance generation and load within their Balancing Authority Areas (BAAs) of the Interconnections. See Figure 1.2 for an example of BAAs across North America.
Balancing Authority Areas – This area is organized by regional area, and then by the private upload sites for each BA. The BAs can upload completed forms for BAL-003 support, BAAL reporting, and CPS1 and CPS2 forms, as well as explanatory information when necessary.
NERC works with eight regional entities to improve the reliability of the bulk power system. The members of the regional entities come from all segments of the electric industry: investor-owned utilities; federal power agencies; rural electric cooperatives; state, municipal and provincial utilities; independent power producers; power marketers ...
Balancing Authority Lookup Tool - Department of Energy
This tool allows federal agencies to identify the balancing area and serving utility of their facility by entering its zip code.
U.S. electric system is made up of interconnections and balancing ...
Jul 20, 2016 · The Western Interconnection encompasses the area from the Rockies west and consists of 37 balancing authorities: 34 in the United States, 2 in Canada, and 1 in Mexico. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) covers most, but not all, of Texas and consists of a single balancing authority.
Balancing authorities are responsible for maintaining operating conditions under mandatory reliability standards issued by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) and approved by the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).
Understanding the Role of Balancing Authorities | PCI
Dec 20, 2023 · Each BA is responsible for managing the grid operations of its specific region, as shown in this U.S. balancing authority map from the U.S. Energy Information Agency (the larger the circle, the larger the region).
Balancing authority - Energy KnowledgeBase
These entities are often called control area operators, although this term has been replaced by “balancing authority” in North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) terminology. As of 2022, there are 66 balancing authorities in the U.S., eight in Canada, and one in Mexico.