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July 23, 2024

ISO-NE

ISO New England Inc. is a regional transmission organization that oversees the operation of the electricity transmission system, coordinates wholesale electricity markets, and manages power system planning for the states of Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and most of Maine.
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Climate Advocates Ask FERC to Reject ISO-NE Capacity Results
Environmental activists asked FERC to reject ISO-NE’s capacity auction results, calling payments to fossil fuel generators a climate and reliability risk.
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ISO-NE Stakeholders OK DER Aggregation Plans, Generator Relief
ISO-NE stakeholders approved a proposed filing on DERs but rejected the RTO’s concerns in backing Ocean State Power's bid to remain a capacity resource.
HDR, Inc.
FERC Rejects Pump Storage Bid for ISO-NE Inventoried Energy Program
FERC rejected a request to include pump storage in ISO-NE’s Inventoried Energy Program despite protests that it should be treated like other storage resources.
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ISO-NE Planners Outline Potential Solutions for 2050 Tx Overloads
ISO-NE is studying line upgrades and new 345-kV and HVDC lines to address expected reliability violations in its 2050 Transmission Study.
ISO-NE draft 2023 Capacity, Energy, Loads, and Transmission report
ISO-NE Expects Slower, Then Faster, Load Growth
ISO-NE’s revised load forecast sees slower growth in the next few years because of economic turbulence, followed by accelerating growth from electrification.
Fore River Residents Against the Compressor Station
FERC’s Handling of Environmental Justice Issues Debated in Court
Opponents of a gas compressor made a long-shot bid to close the facility in oral arguments that focused on FERC’s handling of environmental justice concerns.
NECEC
New England Clean Energy Connect Wins Court Battle
A jury ruled Avangrid can resume construction of the New England Clean Energy Connect, potentially voiding a voter referendum to block the $1 billion line.
Grid Strategies
Grid Strategies Reports Spiking Congestion Costs
The cost of transmission congestion doubled in organized electricity markets between 2020 and 2021, rising by billions of dollars, according to Grid Strategies.
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ISO-NE Sees Record-low Power Demand on Holiday Afternoon
ISO-NE said that last Sunday demand on the grid was the lowest it had ever recorded since the RTO began operations in 1997.
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Gas Volatility Leads ISO-NE to Seek Update to Inventoried Energy Program
ISO-NE is seeking changes to the program to attract sufficient LNG in light of higher volatility in global prices than when FERC initially approved it in 2020.

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