Gordon van Welie
ISO-NE is considering bringing back several past winter reliability programs ahead of possible tight conditions this year.
Energy sector leaders in New England are already warning of a grim possible scenario for next winter.
ISO-NE elected former DOE official Melvin Williams Jr. as a board member and re-elected board chair Cheryl LaFleur as it returned to 10 members from 11.
Organized power markets may be more successful at decarbonizing the energy supply, but they face challenges in meeting ambitious policy goals, experts say.
Competitive power generators renewed their calls for a national price on carbon emissions while complaining of a lack of market support for gas generators.
Last year's events in Texas, and the growth of renewables on New England's grid, have ISO-NE and states looking at weather more closely than ever.
Multiple cold weather close calls in January highlighted what ISO-NE says are vulnerabilities in the region's grid.
An exchange of letters between ISO-NE and Connecticut's top energy regulator shows tension still remains about how to handle winter reliability worries.
Limited fuel supplies put the New England grid at heightened risk of emergency actions — including controlled outages — this winter, ISO-NE said.
FERC Chair Richard Glick delivered the keynote speech at Raab’s New England Electricity Restructuring Roundtable, which focused on transmission planning.
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