April 25, 2024
Jon Lamson
ISO New England Correspondent
Prior to joining RTO Insider, Jon worked as a freelance journalist covering climate and environmental issues across New England, writing for a variety of national and local outlets. He loves hiking and long guitar solos. His favorite tree is the eastern hemlock, as well the paper birch and also the sugar maple.

Recent Articles
New Initiative Focuses on Interregional Tx Coordination in the Northeast

An early stage collaboration is intended to bring together communities, tribes, nonprofits, companies, RTOs and government officials from the northeastern U.S. and Canada to increase coordination around interregional transmission.

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NextEra: Solar and Storage Best Bet to Meet Load Growth
Projected load growth nationwide from data centers, electrification and increased domestic manufacturing will drive increasing demand for renewables, NextEra Energy CEO John Ketchum said during a first-quarter earnings call.
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Mass. AGO, DOER Call for Climate Guardrails on Everett LNG Contracts
The Massachusetts AGO and DOER expressed concern about the climate effects of proposed utility supply contracts to keep the Everett LNG import facility operating until 2030. 
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Northeast States Apply for Federal Money for 2 Tx Projects
The six New England states have submitted two applications for federal funding for transmission projects aimed at improving grid reliability and enabling the interconnection of clean energy resources.
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ISO-NE Analysis Shows Benefits of Shifting OSW Interconnection Points
Relocating two offshore wind points of interconnection from Maine to Massachusetts could reduce New England’s transmission upgrade cost requirements, ISO-NE said.
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