New England’s carbon emissions could decrease by a 1.45 million short tons per 1,000 MW of offshore wind capacity added, according to a NESCOE study.

The New England Power Pool Markets Committee continued to work on ISO-NE’s proposed Energy Security Improvements proposal.

The New England Power Pool Participants Committee voted narrowly not to approve ISO-NE’s recommended installed capacity requirement values for FCA 14.

NEPOOL’s Reliability Committee did not endorse ISO-NE’s installed capacity requirement values, as the Generation and Supplier sectors voted in opposition.

NEPOOL's Markets Committee met to discuss ISO-NE’s proposed Energy Security Improvements, but the sense of urgency lifted after FERC extended its deadline.

FERC granted ISO-NE another six months to file a long-term fuel security mechanism, the second extension since its original order last July.

The New England Power Generators Association agreed to explore how the region’s energy market could accommodate the growth of state-sponsored resources.

ISO-NE’s controversial proposal to compensate resources for maintaining inventoried energy during the winter became effective because of inaction by FERC.

FERC’s request for comments on transmission incentives produced splits between transmission owners and load interests, as well as calls for new policies.

FERC rejected a contested offer of settlement on network service rates for a group of New England transmission owners (NETOs).