February 22, 2025

Analysis Group

ISO-NE
FERC Approves ISO-NE’s One-Year Delay of FCA 19
FERC has approved ISO-NE’s proposal to delay Forward Capacity Auction 19 by one year, pushing the auction to February 2026.
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Major Changes Ahead for ISO-NE in 2024
ISO-NE enters 2024 with several major projects underway and is grappling with the sweeping changes and long-term uncertainty brought by the clean energy transition.
Analysis Group
Analysis Group Recommends Prompt, Seasonal Capacity Market for ISO-NE
ISO-NE should move to a prompt and seasonal capacity market to better accommodate the evolving mix of resources and reliability risks in the region, Analysis Group told stakeholders at the NEPOOL Markets Committee meeting.
FERC
FERC Dives into Reliability Implications of EPA’s Power Plant Rule
FERC hosted a senior EPA staffer and heard from the industry and states on how the environmental regulator's latest proposal to cut carbon emissions from  power plants will impact grid reliability as it is implemented.
ISO-NE
Analysis Group Details Methodology of ISO-NE Capacity Market Study
Analysis Group outlined the methodology of its study of major changes to the structure of ISO-NE’s Forward Capacity Market (FCM) at the NEPOOL Markets Committee meeting.
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Infrastructure and Coordination Hot Topics at NECBC Conference

Serge Abergel of Hydro-Québec touted the potential benefits of using hydropower to balance out wind power and reduce curtailment instead of simply using hydropower as base load.

ISO-NE
ISO-NE Details FCA 19 Domino Effect
Some clean energy stakeholders have expressed concerns about the impacts that delaying ISO-NE's FCA 19 would have on new resources looking to secure capacity rights in the auction.  
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EBA Participants See Some Consensus in Gas-electric Harmonization Talks
The Energy Bar Association's Mid-Year Forum illustrated greater collaboration between than the electric and natural gas industries than normal.
Deepwater Wind
ISO-NE Recommends Delaying FCA 19
A range of clean energy stakeholders outlined questions and concerns about the potential changes in ISO-NE's FCA 19.
Senate Budget Committee
Senate Committee Looks into Climate Change’s Grid Impacts
Climate change is already causing billions of dollars in economic costs and infrastructure damage, including the power grid, the Senate Budget Committee heard.

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