An Introduction to ELCON
The Electricity Consumers Resource Council
ELCON – formally the Electricity Consumers Resource
Council – is the national association representing large industrial
users of electricity. It was created in 1976 as the federal
government began to address electricity issues, and industrial users
realized that they could advocate policy more effectively by forming
a united front. At the same time, these industrial users hoped to
create a technical resource for useful data and information that
could be shared by member companies.
Since 1976, ELCON, at the direction of its member companies, has
focused on federal and state policies that affect the price,
availability and reliability of electricity service. ELCON does this
by playing an active role in a variety of arenas. It is the only
national association representing industrial electricity users
interacting with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on
a regular basis. ELCON is also active in the legislative process,
working with Members of Congress and their staffs promoting policies
consistent with its objectives. And ELCON is the only national
association representing manufacturers working with the North
American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) – the organization
charged with developing reliability standards for the interstate
electricity grid – with ELCON staff and member companies serving on
numerous NERC committees.
ELCON members benefit from ELCON’s advocacy efforts, its technical
resources and educational Workshops, and the ability to network with
others involved in corporate energy management.
