Key Facts
New England's Power System and Wholesale
Electricity Market
Electricity Market
Click the states on the map below to view the individual state profiles or view the profile for the entire New England region [PDF]. You may also view the New England Geographic Transmission Map Through 2020 [PDF] (published 2010).
- 6.5 million households and businesses;
population 14 million - All-time peak demand of 28,130 megawatts,
set on August 2, 2006 - More than 350 generators
- More than 32,000 megawatts of generating capacity
- Approximately 2,500 megawatts of demand resources
- Over 8,000 miles of high-voltage transmission lines
- 13 interconnections to electricity systems
in New York and Canada - $4 billion in transmission investment since 2002;
another $5.0 billion planned over next 10 years - Six major 345-kV projects constructed in four states
- Approximately 500 participants in the wholesale electricity marketplace
- $9.1 billion traded in wholesale electricity markets in 2010
($7.3 billion traded in energy markets; $1.8 billion traded in capacity and ancillary services markets)