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.

Energy affordability and regional collaboration dominated talks at the New England-Canada Business Council's annual Executive Energy Conference.

ISO-NE published a summary of proposals submitted for its first longer-term transmission planning procurement, which is aimed at reducing transmission constraints.

ISO-NE received six proposals from four different companies in response to its request for proposals to address transmission constraints and interconnect onshore wind in Maine.

ISO-NE submitted its compliance to the commission in May, but FERC has yet to rule on the proposal, throwing a wrench in the RTO's implementation timeline.

FERC approved ISO-NE’s proposal of a new process to solicit, select and allocate costs for transmission projects that address needs identified in long-term planning studies.

NEPOOL held its annual summer Participants Committee meeting in New Hampshire during a multiday stretch of extreme heat and high demand on the New England grid.

ISO-NE outlined key components of tariff changes it plans to comply with Order 2023, including cluster timelines and storage study assumptions.

Increased electrification and reliance on solar and wind will make electricity supply and demand more weather-dependent, resulting in more variable winter peak loads.