Electricity Demand
The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) reported the following actual and projected consumption for the regions of the Eastern Interconnection:
| Summer | Winter | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Region | 2007 | 2017 | Growth | 2007 | 2017 | Growth |
| FRCC | 47 | 57 | 21.3% | 42 | 60 | 42.9% |
| MRO (US) | 42 | 52 | 23.8% | 35 | 42 | 20.0% |
| NPCC (US) | 61 | 69 | 13.1% | 48 | 53 | 10.4% |
| RFC | 180 | 209 | 16.1% | 141 | 164 | 16.3% |
| SERC | 209 | 243 | 16.3% | 179 | 209 | 16.8% |
| SPP | 43 | 51 | 18.6% | 31 | 38 | 22.6% |
| US- East Interconnection | 582 | 681 | 17.0% | 476 | 566 | 18.9% |
| MRO (CAN) | 6.2 | 6.9 | 11.3% | 7.3 | 8.2 | 12.3% |
| NPCC (CAN) | 50.3 | 50.7 | 0.8% | 65.0 | 66.7 | 2.6% |
| CAN- East Interconnection | 56.5 | 57.6 | 2.0% | 72.3 | 74.9 | 3.6% |
| Eastern Interconnection | 638.5 | 738.6 | 15.7% | 548.3 | 640.9 | 16.9% |
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