ISO New England (ISO-NE)

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NEPOOL Transmission Committee Briefs: Feb. 27, 2025
ISO-NE revised its compliance proposal for FERC Order 904 to allow generators to be compensated for reactive power outside the standard power factor range.
Eversource
Eversource Outlines Billions in New Boston-area Asset-condition Needs
Presenting to the ISO-NE Planning Advisory Committee, Eversource Energy introduced a new set of asset-condition projects that could cost the region billions over multiple decades.
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NYISO Preparing to Collect Duties on Canadian Electricity Imports
NYISO presented the Installed Capacity Working Group with two proposals it plans to file with FERC to give itself the means to collect duties in case President Trump’s tariff on Canadian energy imports applies to electricity.
NERC
EIPC: Transmission Studies Need More ‘Granularity’
Members of the Eastern Interconnection Planning Collaborative urged regulators and policymakers not to rely solely on NERC's ITCS to guide transmission planning.
Flatiron Energy Development
New England Generators Remain in Limbo on Interconnection Reform

More than six months after the proposed August 2024 effective date for ISO-NE’s compliance with FERC Order 2023, generators seeking to interconnect in the region remain in limbo.

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NEPOOL Markets Committee Briefs: Feb. 11, 2025
ISO-NE continued discussions with stakeholders on its capacity auction reform project at the NEPOOL Markets Committee, providing more information on planned changes to the resource retirement process.
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Study Finds Savings from Heating Electrification in New England
While heating electrification in New England is poised to drive major increase in peak demand, electrifying about 80% of households could reduce the combined cost of the region’s electric and gas systems by 21 to 29%, according to a new study.
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FERC Approves ISO-NE Capacity Market Collateral Requirements
FERC accepted ISO-NE’s proposal to increase the collateral requirements for generators participating in its capacity market, rejecting the New England Power Generators Association’s arguments that the changes violate the filed rate doctrine.
Hydro-Québec
Uncertainty Remains Around Energy Tariffs amid Last-minute Deals
As the Trump administration forged last-minute agreements with Canada and Mexico to postpone steep new tariffs, the energy industry fretted about potential fallout for cross-border supply chains and wholesale electricity markets 
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New England Gas Generation Hit a Record High in 2024
As overall power production ticked up in New England in 2024, natural gas generation reached its highest annual total in the region’s history, accounting for over 55% of all generation and 51% of net energy for load, according to new data from ISO-NE.

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