In Massachusetts, a state with some of the most ambitious decarbonization policies in the country, fundamental disagreements between utilities and consumer advocates threaten to derail the transition from natural gas before it even gets off the ground.

Eversource Energy and National Grid introduced asset condition projects totaling about $110 million at the ISO-NE Planning Advisory Committee.

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.

ISO-NE identified nine projects to include in an interim asset condition review process starting in November, which will proceed as the RTO works to stand up internal condition review capabilities by the start of 2027.

A relatively small project aiming to increase gas pipeline capacity into New England is raising larger underlying questions about how the region will balance gas reliability and affordability with longer-term efforts to transition away from natural gas.

Two and a half years after taking the helm at the Massachusetts DPU, Chair Jamie Van Nostrand is leaving after leading it through a series of major changes in its approach to natural gas regulation.

The forthcoming resignation of Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority Chair Marissa Gillett has created high-stakes questions around the state’s adoption of a comprehensive performance-based regulation framework.

Eight New England transmission companies must provide the Maine Office of Public Advocate with more information on asset condition projects placed in service in 2022, FERC has ruled.

New England transmission owners have added 39 new projects in the annual update to the region’s asset condition forecast, the companies told the ISO-NE Planning Advisory Committee.