ISO-NE CELT report study predicts that load growth will remain low in New England while solar is expected to grow faster than anticipated.

Transmission projects expected to be in service by 2020 are adequate to leave the boundaries of the four zones intact, ISO-NE said.

The ISO-NE Planning Advisory Committee discussed economic studies for the year and the installed capacity requirement.

Carbon dioxide emissions rose about 7% in New England last year as the loss of the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant increased fossil fuel generation.