NERC

North American Electric Reliability Council. See definition further down on this page.

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. See the various NERC Regional Reliability Councils here:  http://www.eia.doe.gov/neic/pubstyle/nerc.htm