Joint study improves communication facilities

A LARGE GROUP of interconnected wholesale and retail electric companies are operated by the New England Power Association in a highly developed industrial area covering parts of five states. Energy is generated at eleven major hydro stations on the Connecticut and Deerfield rivers, whence it is transmitted over a high-voltage network to the load centers in central and eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island; here interconnections are made with several large steam generating plants. To insure maximum economy in operation, a centralized control over all producing and distributing units is necessary.