Southeast power pool

In 1941 a number of factors precipitated a power emergency in the southeastern portion of the United States, particularly in the states of Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia, which, if permitted to get out of control, might have retarded the war effort seriously. To counteract this effect, a power pool was organized through the efforts of the Federal Power Commission and the Office of War Utilities which successfully met the demands of the situation, as well as providing experience which proved to be of great value in co-ordinating the power supply of the United States throughout the war.