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

The New England Energy Summit kicked off the second of three virtual sessions with Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse touting carbon pricing.

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.

Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York and Rhode Island officials discussed their role in training people to work in the offshore wind industry.

The NECA Fuels Conference tackled the subject of natural gas bans by local governments, questioning if they are necessary to transition to clean energy.

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

Connecticut DEEP Commissioner Katie Dykes took aim at both ISO-NE and FERC in a panel discussion on carbon pricing during a Consumer Liaison Group meeting.