As of February 2021, the Southeastern Electric Reliability Council (SERC) was responsible for approximately 29.4 percent of the United States' electricity generation capacity. The Reliability First Corporation (RFC), in the country's northeast, accounted for 20 percent of the country's capacity.
Distribution of electricity generation capacity in the United States in 2021, by region
Regions defined by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation as follows:
ASCC: Alaska Systems Coordinating Council ERCOT: Electric Reliability Council of Texas FRCC: Florida Reliability Coordinating Council HCC: Hawaii Coordinating Council NPCC: Northeast Power Coordinating Council MRO: Midwest Reliability Organization RFC: Reliability First Corporation SERC: Southeastern Electric Reliability Council SPP: Southwest Power Pool WECC: Western Electricity Coordinating Council
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