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December 23, 2024

New England Clean Energy Connect (NECEC)

Arcadia
Report Outlines Scope, Challenges of Clean Energy Siting in New England
A new policy paper from the Acadia Center emphasizes the importance of community engagement to enabling wide-scale deployment of clean energy infrastructure over the next two decades.
ISO-NE
ISO-NE Details Regional Energy Shortfall Threshold Metrics
ISO-NE’s regional energy shortfall threshold will rely on a pair of metrics intended to capture the intensity and duration of energy shortfall risks in extreme weather scenarios, the RTO told the NEPOOL Reliability Committee.
Avangrid
Avangrid Sues NextEra over ‘Scorched-earth Scheme’ to Stop NECEC
In an antitrust lawsuit filed in federal court, Avangrid accused NextEra Energy of conducting an “exclusionary and anticompetitive scheme” to stop a major transmission project connecting New England to Quebec.
Jim Richmond, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
DC Circuit Affirms FERC Ruling on Seabrook Circuit Breaker Dispute
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed FERC’s ruling that NextEra Energy is responsible for replacing the circuit breaker at its Seabrook Station nuclear plant to accommodate the interconnection of the New England Clean Energy Connect transmission line.
Avangrid
Avangrid Details Progress on NECEC Tx Line
Construction on Avangrid’s hotly contested New England Clean Energy Connect transmission project has made significant progress following a two-year pause, according to a filing submitted to the Maine Public Utilities Commission.
Hydro-Québec
Québec, New England See Shifting Role for Canadian Hydropower
With the days of endless cheap hydropower in Québec coming to an end, and the Northeastern U.S. hoping to rapidly scale up intermittent renewables, the two regions may be forced to fundamentally reconsider the role of hydropower on the grid. 
NECEC
Maine Ethics Commission Resolves Probe of NECEC Foes
Maine’s ethics watchdog has resolved alleged campaign finance law violations surrounding the controversial New England Clean Energy Connect project.
ISO-NE
ISO-NE Sees Little Shortfall Risk for 2032
ISO-NE anticipates little risk of energy shortfall in the summer of 2032.
ISO-NE
Study: Limited Exposure to Supply Shortfall for ISO-NE During Extreme Weather
Study looks at severe weather scenarios based on historical data going back to 1950, finds manageable risks of supply shortfall.
NECEC
New England Clean Energy Connect Wins Court Battle
A jury ruled Avangrid can resume construction of the New England Clean Energy Connect, potentially voiding a voter referendum to block the $1 billion line.

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