March 10, 2025

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.
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FERC Comes to Vermont and Leaves with a New England-sized Headache
Experts, analysts and lobbyists convened with FERC in Vermont to talk about the issues facing New England’s electric grid in the winter.
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Clean Energy Groups Don’t Buy ISO-NE’s Gas Reliance
Environmental and clean energy advocates say ISO-NE needs to quickly pivot to clean energy and avoid investing more money in fossil fuel infrastructure.
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NE States Seek Comment on Offshore Wind Interconnection Plan
A coalition of five New England states issued an RFI asking for comments about how to interconnect the gigawatts of offshore wind in development.
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Granholm Says DOE Keeping an Eye on Winter Fuels
The federal government is standing ready to help New England with fuel supply and grid reliability this winter, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said.
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Maine Court Ruling Gives New Life to Contentious Transmission Line
Maine’s highest court on Tuesday ruled that a referendum blocking the New England Clean Energy Connect transmission line may have been unconstitutional.
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FERC Fines CPower $2.5M over ISO-NE Capacity Payments
CPower has agreed to a $2.5 million penalty after FERC's enforcement division found the company took capacity payments in violation of ISO-NE rules.
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ISO-NE: Reliability Still Depends on Mass. LNG Import Terminal
ISO-NE warns that the region’s near-term grid reliability depends on its access to LNG — and that access in turn relies on a single facility outside Boston.
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FERC Approves Changes to ISO-NE DER Interconnection Process
FERC accepted ISO-NE’s proposed changes to its process for interconnecting distributed energy resources, finding them just and reasonable with some revisions.
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DC Circuit Weighs in on Outstanding Mystic Questions
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals issued rulings relating to the Mystic Generating Station, including granting review to a group of state regulators.
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NE States Moving (Slowly) Toward Regional Clean Energy Market
Three New England state energy officials spoke to RTO Insider about the challenges of implementing a forward clean energy market with ISO-NE.

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