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By Michael Kuser A D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals panel on Friday declined to review FERC’s approval of plans to expand capacity on the Algonquin Gas Transmission natural gas pipeline. The court also dismissed a petition from a group of elected Boston officials for lack of standing. Circuit Judge Sri...

By Michael Kuser WESTFIELD, Mass. — Massachusetts officials last week held three hearings across the state to get public input ahead of a September release of the statutorily mandated Comprehensive Energy Plan (CEP). The state’s Department of Energy Resources is preparing the plan to project the state’s 2030 energy demands...

CAPE NEDDICK, Maine — The future of the grid, electric vehicles, high costs, and the tension between state and federal jurisdiction were among the topics discussed at the New England Conference of Public Utilities Commissioners’ (NECPUC) 71st annual symposium last week. Katz | © RTO Insider New England faces “some...

By Michael Kuser Massachusetts and Rhode Island on Wednesday awarded procurements for 1,200 MW of offshore wind energy from what will become the two largest offshore projects in the U.S. | Vinyard Wind Vineyard Wind, a partnership between Avangrid Renewables and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, won the contract to supply Massachusetts...

By Michael Kuser The leaders of two key Maine legislative committees told Massachusetts regulators Friday that they oppose a proposed transmission project that would cross Maine to deliver a large amount of Canadian hydropower to Massachusetts. In a letter to the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities, the chairmen of Maine’s...

BOSTON — Energy storage deployment will likely grow to 35 GW by 2025 as consumers, businesses and government agencies increasingly support the technology, industry experts said last week. Speakes-Backman | © RTO Insider “Our industry created the momentum for the unanimous support to unleash the benefits of storage through FERC...

By Michael Kuser Offshore wind got a boost on two fronts Friday when U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke announced two new proposed offshore wind leases for Massachusetts, while the Interior Department’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management issued a call for commercial interest in four wind energy areas in the New...

By Michael Kuser Massachusetts on Wednesday revoked its selection of Northern Pass as the sole winner of a massive clean energy solicitation, saying it will instead enter contract negotiations with the rival New England Clean Energy Connect (NECEC) project. The decision capped a tumultuous two months since the state chose...

By Michael Kuser Three top generators in Maine have asked the state’s Public Utilities Commission to allow them to intervene late as full parties in the proceeding on New England Clean Energy Connect (NECEC), the 1,200-MW HVDC transmission line proposed by Central Maine Power (CMP) and Hydro-Quebec. The 145-mile project...

By Michael Kuser BOSTON — The numerous East Coast offshore wind projects being developed through individual state procurements should be viewed as regional resources, panelists told a New England energy conference last week. The 10 GW of offshore wind slated for the region has already reached a critical mass that...