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Overheard at NE Energy Vision Tx Planning Tech Forum

Feb 15, 2021
Jason York
Energy officials in New England are concerned that ISO-NE’s transmission planning process cannot adapt to the evolving resource mix, the growing investments in clean energy and the decarbonization of the grid. Without more robust transmission planning, they said, ratepayers in the region likely face higher costs and lower reliability, plus...
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Lawmakers Chase Affordability in Energy Transition in Maine

Feb 10, 2021
Jennifer Delony
Maine legislators and officials gave a preview of their work this year in implementing the state’s energy policies while keeping costs to consumers low. Following a surge of new climate-related legislation passed in Maine last year, state legislators are now trying to balance the need to meet mandates without burdening...
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Energy Siting Tops Maine Environmental Policy Priorities

Feb 2, 2021
Jennifer Delony
Solar and offshore wind energy siting will be among the environmental priorities the Maine legislature will address this year, according to Hannah Pingree, director of the state’s Office of Policy Innovation and the Future. "The issues of solar siting and offshore wind have really heated up," Pingree said during a...
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NE States Considering Different Market Models

NE States Considering Different Market Models
Feb 1, 2021
Jason York
New England state officials last week heard suggestions for how ISO-NE’s electricity markets could be altered to aid in the implementation of clean energy laws and decarbonization mandates. The discussion Jan. 25 was part of the second of two public online technical forums to discuss reforms to the RTO’s wholesale market design...
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ISO-NE, NEPOOL to Kick off State Technical Forums

Jan 12, 2021
Jason York
Last fall, governors from five of the six New England states — Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Vermont — jointly released a pointed statement that said ISO-NE was frustrating regional and state-specific efforts to reduce economy-wide greenhouse gas emissions. It also called for reforms to the RTO’s market designs, transmission planning...
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States Ring in New Year with ISO-NE Reform Wish List

Jan 4, 2021
Jason York
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 to enable their efforts to reduce economy-wide greenhouse gas emissions. (See New England Governors Call for RTO Reform.) A few days later, the New England States...
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NE Energy Leaders Discuss Paths to Decarbonization

Dec 20, 2020
Jason York
State energy and environmental policy leaders from Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Maine outlined their long-term strategies to achieve decarbonization goals Dec. 15 during a webinar co-hosted by the Connecticut Power and Energy Society and New England Women in Energy and the Environment. Heather Hunt, executive director of the New...
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Proponents Tout Combined Heat and Power Potential

Oct 21, 2020
Jason York
Combined heat and power (CHP) systems harbor great potential for small applications, but adopters face the current reality that system costs do not fall in proportion to size, according to proponents. CHP systems, or cogeneration, are an efficient way to generate electricity and heat from a single fuel source, such...
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Overheard at NECA Legislative Update

Oct 19, 2020
Jason York
The COVID-19 pandemic upended legislative business across New England in 2020, though state legislatures still managed to advance significant legislation to transform the region’s energy industry. At its annual legislative update last week, the Northeast Energy and Commerce Association reviewed recent developments and issues to watch next year, including climate...
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States Demand ‘Central Role’ in ISO-NE Market Design

‘Lack of Transparency’ Criticized
Oct 18, 2020
Jason York and Rich Heidorn Jr.
New England states called on ISO-NE last week to increase its transparency and the role of states in its decision-making, saying the current structure is incompatible with their clean energy efforts and is raising costs for ratepayers. The New England States Committee on Electricity (NESCOE) made the demands Friday in...
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