ISO-NE and NEPOOL will brief attendees on the basics at the first of several online public technical conferences to be held by New England states.

Tensions between New England states and ISO-NE came to a head last year when five governors issued a joint statement calling for reforms to the RTO.

Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and D.C. agreed to launch the Transportation and Climate Initiative Program.

State energy leaders from Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Maine outlined their long-term strategies to achieve decarbonization goals.

Panelists discussed how different storage technologies are coming to market in Connecticut and how FERC Order 2222 will complement Order 841.

The COVID-19 pandemic upended legislative business across New England, though state legislatures still advanced energy legislation.

NESCOE called on ISO-NE to increase its transparency and the role of states, saying the current structure is incompatible with their clean energy efforts.

ISO-NE stakeholders said the call for reforms by New England governors is a precursor to a seismic shift in relations between the states and the RTO.

The governors of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Vermont released a joint statement calling for reforms to ISO-NE.

Stronger federal leadership is needed to help New England’s decarbonization efforts, Massachusetts' and Connecticut's top energy officials said.