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July 24, 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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NECEC Halts Tx Line Construction, Regulators Suspend Env. Permit
DEP Commissioner Melanie Loyzim determined that new statutory changes in Maine would prevent the developers of NECEC from building the line as permitted.
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ISO-NE Presents Preliminary 2050 Tx Study Scope
ISO-NE presented to the PAC its scope of work and modeling assumptions for its 2050 Transmission Study.
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FERC Lowers ROE for Exelon’s Mystic Plant to 9.19%
FERC voted 3-1 to reduce the base return on equity for Exelon’s Mystic Generating Station as part of its reliability-must-run agreement with ISO-NE.
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Overheard at NECA Power Markets: ‘Unqualified Reliability’ is Out
Vermont DPS Commissioner June Tierney says ISO-NE must “achieve reliability, fueled by renewability with a keen eye on affordability.”
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Negotiations Stall in GlobalFoundries’ Bid for Vt. Utility Status
Parties to GlobalFoundries' case seeking utility status have not reached an agreement on a greenhouse gas reduction plan for the company.
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FERC Tech Conference Focuses on Long-term Planning
FERC Chair Richard Glick said there is “a lot to be done” to build out the transmission grid to handle the clean energy transition.
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Overheard at NECBC Energy Conference: NECEC Line ‘Will be Built’
The recent rejection of the New England Clean Energy Connect transmission line was a top concern for attendees at NECBC's Executive Energy Conference.
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ISO-NE Seeks to Terminate CSO for Conn. Power Plant
ISO-NE asked FERC to terminate the capacity supply obligation for the 650-MW gas-fired Killingly Energy Center in eastern Connecticut.
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Northeast RTOs Asked to Run Offshore Transmission Studies
A group of environmentalists and clean energy industry proponents asked RTOs in the Northeast to conduct interregional offshore wind transmission studies.
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Stakeholder Soapbox: Canadian Hydropower, a Clean and Renewable Source of Energy
A university researcher says an RTO Insider article ignored research showing Canadian hydropower is one of the lowest-emission energy sources available.

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