ISO-NE

ISO New England Inc. is a regional transmission organization that oversees the operation of the electricity transmission system, coordinates wholesale electricity markets, and manages power system planning for the states of Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and most of Maine.
ISO-NE
Cold Weather Drives Record December Energy Costs in New England
Consistently cold weather drove record-high December energy market costs for ISO-NE and caused the region to rely heavily on stored oil and LNG injections.
Roger Merchant
NECEC Transmission Line Ready to Begin Commercial Operations
After a multiyear delay caused by intense political opposition, the New England Clean Energy Connect project is finally ready to begin commercial operations, Avangrid wrote in a filing.
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Vistra to Buy Cogentrix’s Natural Gas Generator Fleet for $4B
Vistra is paying $4 billion to acquire a fleet of natural gas plants in PJM, ISO-NE and ERCOT.
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New England Betting on a Collaborative Approach in 2026
Heading into 2026, New England is counting on an increasingly collaborative approach to energy policy as federal opposition to renewable energy development threatens affordability, reliability, and decarbonization objectives in the region.
Yes Energy
Maine PUC Issues Multistate Transmission, Generation Procurement
The Maine Public Utilities Commission, in collaboration with the regulators of four other New England states, issued a request for proposals to procure clean energy in northern Maine and 1,200 MW of transmission to connect it to the ISO-NE grid.
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Maine Public Advocate Asks FERC for Hearing on Asset Condition Costs
The Maine Office of the Public Advocate has asked FERC to initiate evidentiary hearing procedures to answer questions about the prudency of investments by New England transmission owners in asset condition projects placed in service in 2022.
Hydro-Québec
ISO-NE Discusses Final Sensitivities for Economic Study
ISO-NE presented the final stakeholder-requested sensitivities for its 2024 Economic Study, discussing the potential effects of adding 3.9 GW of hydropower to the Hydro-Québec system.
Solar Energy Industries Association
Report Shows Cost Savings from New Solar, Storage in New England
A new report estimates that solar and battery storage growth in New England between 2025 and 2030 could reduce wholesale energy costs across the region by about $684 million annually by 2030.
ISO-NE
Costs of ISO-NE Day-ahead Ancillary Services Higher than Expected
ISO-NE’s new day-ahead ancillary services market added about $258 million in incremental costs between March and August, equal to 7.6% of total energy market costs.
Analysis Group
ISO-NE Talks CAR Gas Constraints, Seasonal Risk Split, Impact Analysis
ISO-NE continued work on the second phase of its Capacity Auction Reform project, discussing modeling of the region’s gas constraints, seasonal auction design and its approach to evaluating the impacts of the auction changes.

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