Northeast power supplies adequate, barring surprises. (News).(the Northeast Power Coordinating Council reports indicate that the power supplies and delivery in northeastern North America should be adequate)

The Northeast Power Coordinating Council (NPCC) bi-annual reliability reports indicate that the power supplies and delivery in northeastern North America should be adequate assuming that existing and planned resources are available and typical weather will be experienced during the summer.

The NPCC continues to worry about local supplies in southwest Connecticut because transmission lines may not be sufficient to deliver available electricity supplies during peak demand periods. The report also warns that Long Island could suffer from delays in the restoration of full capability of the existing underwater cable from Norwalk, CT, to Northport, NY, (scheduled for completion before the summer peak period.) The commercial operation of the New Haven Harbor, CT, to Shoreham, NY, (Long Island) HVDC merchant transmission facility continues to be delayed by regulatory issues.

NPCC is the international, regional reliability organization responsible for the development, compliance assessment, and enforcement of operating and planning criteria for the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. NPCC provides the common foundation of regionally specific reliability criteria necessary to support open and competitive markets.

The report says, "On a regional basis, the assessments indicate that New England, New York, and Ontario will have sufficient supplies of electricity under normal summer time conditions.

Moreover, even under extreme weather conditions, such as a widespread and prolonged heat wave with high humidity and near record temperatures, the implementation of operating procedures and programs would keep electricity supplies and demand in balance. The Canadian Provinces of Quebec and the Maritimes experience their highest electricity demand in the winter and are expected to have ample resources throughout the summer 2003 period. The report also examines future prospects for ...