NPCC Voting Sectors

Sector (1) - Transmission Owners

This Voting Sector consists of any entity within Northeastern North America that owns at least 200 circuit miles of integrated transmission facilities, or has an Open Access Transmission Tariff or equivalent on file with the FERC or the appropriate regulatory or governmental authority.  This sector includes transmission owners that have placed their transmission under the operational control of an ISO/RTO, independent transmission companies and, merchant transmission owners/developers.

Sector (2) - Reliability Coordinators

This Voting Sector consists of any entity within Northeastern North America certified as a Reliability Coordinator.

Sector (3) - Transmission Dependent Utilities ("TDUs"); Distribution Companies and Load-Serving Entities ("LSEs")

This Voting Sector consists of entities within Northeastern North America that are:

(a) Entities with a regulatory, contract, or other legal obligation to serve wholesale aggregators or end-use customers, and that depend primarily on the transmission systems of third parties to provide this service;

(b) Agents or associations that represent groups of TDUs;

(c) Electric distribution companies;

(d) Entities serving end-use customers under a regulated tariff, a contract governed by a regulatory tariff, or other legal obligation to serve;

(e) A member of a generation and transmission (“G&T”) cooperative or a joint-action agency is permitted to designate the G&T or joint-action agency to represent it in this sector.

Sector (4) - Generator Owners

This Voting Sector consists of entities within Northeastern North America that are affiliated and/or independent generators.

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Sector (5) - Marketers, Brokers and Aggregators

This Voting Sector consists of entities within Northeastern North America that are:

(a)        Entities providing energy to end-use customers under a power marketing agreement or other authorization not classified as a regulated tariff;

(b)        An entity that buys, sells, or brokers energy and related services for resale in wholesale or retail markets, whether a non-jurisdictional entity operating within its charter or an entity licensed by a jurisdictional regulator;

(c)        Generation and transmission cooperatives and joint-action agencies that perform an electricity broker, aggregator, or marketer function.

Sector (6) – Customers

This Voting Sector consists of entities within Northeastern North America that are:

(a)        Entities or customers that take delivery of energy that is not purchased for resale within Northeastern North America;

(b)        Agents or associations representing groups of large end users within Northeastern North America;

(c) Agents, state consumer advocates, or other advocate groups representing groups of small customers within Northeastern North America.

Sector (7) -  State and Provincial Regulatory and/or Governmental Authorities

This Voting Sector consists of State and Provincial regulatory or governmental authorities within Northeastern North America.

Sector (8) - Sub-Regional Reliability Councils, other Regional Entities and Interested Entities

This Voting Sector consists of:

(a) Any entity within Northeastern North America authorized by an appropriate regulatory and/or governmental authority to be a Sub-Regional Reliability Council;

(b) Any other delegated Regional Entity;

(c)        Any person or entity, including any entity participating in the Registered Ballot Body of the ERO, that has an interest in the reliable operation of the bulk power system in Northeastern North America.