New England state officials heard suggestions for how ISO-NE’s electricity markets could be altered to aid in the implementation of decarbonization mandates

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.

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.

Officials from New England’s six states described their efforts to advance renewable energy goals despite the coronavirus pandemic.

The COVID-19 pandemic might not have impacted Eversource’s first-quarter earnings, but it is affecting it as a utility and developer of offshore wind energy projects.

ISO-NE CEO Gordon van Welie said implementing a carbon price in New England would be “simple” but state officials need to support it before the RTO can act.

A NH law that requires the state’s utilities to purchase power from biomass and waste generators encroaches on federal jurisdiction under the FPA and PURPA.

Industry participants gathered at the law offices of Brown Rudnick to hear NECEC provide updates on new energy legislation in all six New England states.