September 28, 2024

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Eversource
Mass. Court Upholds Approval of Controversial Eversource Substation
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court upheld the Energy Facilities Siting Board’s approval of a controversial substation in East Boston, likely concluding the 10-year fight over the project.
NYISO
NYISO Operating Committee Briefs: Sept. 12, 2024
The NYISO Operating Committee approved revisions to the 2024-01 Expedited Delivery Study, finding that all nine proposed projects are deliverable at their requested capacity resource interconnection service levels.
BOEM
BOEM Announces Gulf of Maine Offshore Wind Lease Sale
The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced it will conduct an offshore wind energy lease sale for eight areas on the Outer Continental Shelf that would require floating turbines. 
Admin Monitor
EHV Tx Lines Coming into Focus for ERCOT
Texas regulators are narrowing in on a reliability plan for what one said will be a “monumental infrastructure buildout” and could include 765-kV transmission to meet growing petroleum and data center demand in West Texas.
MISO
MISO Says 2nd Long-range Tx Plan to Cost $21B, Deliver Double in Benefits
MISO said its second, mostly 765-kV long-range transmission plan will provide the Midwest region with at least a 1.9:1 benefit-cost ratio, a metric that was greeted with skepticism by Independent Market Monitor David Patton.
Shutterstock
Mass. Gov. Healey Includes Permitting Reform in Budget Proposal
Following the failure of the Massachusetts House and Senate to reach common ground on a climate bill this summer, Gov. Maura Healey (D) has proposed to include clean energy permitting and procurement provisions in a supplemental budget bill.
ICF
ICF Report Forecasts Significant Demand Growth This Decade
ICF International forecasts that demand could increase by 9% by 2028, while peak demand could increase by 5% over the same period, according to a report it published.
Otter Tail Power Co.
MISO, TOs Argue Self-funding Necessary for Transmission Development
MISO and its transmission owners defended their practice of allowing TOs to self-fund network upgrades necessary to bring generation online before developers get the chance to finance them.
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ERCOT Sets Go-live Date for RTC, ESR Project
ERCOT has set a December 2025 target go-live date for its real-time co-optimization project, which is expected to add millions in savings to its market.
ISO-NE
ISO-NE Consumer Liaison Group Talks Potential of Offshore Wind
Activists, ISO-NE officials, and state representatives from across New England convened in New London, Conn., to discuss the benefits of offshore wind to the region’s power system.

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