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The governors of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Vermont released a joint statement Wednesday calling for reforms to ISO-NE, saying the RTO is frustrating their efforts to reduce economy-wide greenhouse gas emissions. "Here in Rhode Island, we’re committed to reducing our greenhouse gas emissions and decarbonizing our future. I’m...
Brattle's analysis also shows Rhode Island demand outlook similar to New England, with moderate load growth through 2030 and significant growth after because of heating and transportation electrification. | The Brattle Group Rhode Island will need to add about 440 GWh of renewable energy annually to meet the state’s goal...
Rhode Island boasts the first and only offshore wind farm in the Western Hemisphere, the 5-MW Block Island facility, but the smallest state in the U.S. has seen its modest OSW procurement goals eclipsed by surrounding states like Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York and New Jersey. (See related story, New Jersey...
Officials from New England’s six states on Friday described their efforts to advance renewable energy goals despite the coronavirus pandemic. "We’re really lucky to live in this region where so many states are pushing for clean energy," said Catherine Finneran, vice president for sustainability and environmental affairs at Eversource Energy,...
Rhode Island may meet its goal of using 100% renewable electricity by 2030, but that doesn’t mean the rest of New England can do the same. So heard more than 150 people Thursday at a virtual public meeting on how the state’s Office of Energy Resources (OER) is working with...
By Michael Kuser ISO-NE CEO Gordon van Welie said Thursday that implementing a carbon price in New England’s wholesale power markets would be "simple" but that state officials need to signal their support before the RTO can act. Van Welie made his comments in his response to a Feb. 19...
By Michael Kuser BOSTON — Fifty power industry participants gathered at the law offices of Brown Rudnick on Thursday to hear the Northeast Clean Energy Council (NECEC) provide updates on new energy legislation — or a lack thereof — in all six New England states. The discussion illustrated the uneven...
By Michael Kuser WESTBOROUGH, Mass. — State and regional officials last week updated the Environmental Business Council of New England (EBCNE) on the rapid progress of renewable energy development across the region. EBCNE President Daniel Moon welcomes regional state energy officials to update his members at the Massachusetts Division of...
By Michael Kuser HARTFORD, Conn. — New England regulators are struggling to deal with how rapidly public policy is transforming the region’s wholesale electricity markets, state officials said Monday at the New England Conference of Public Utilities Commissioners’ (NECPUC) 72nd annual symposium. As if to drive home the point about...
By Rich Heidorn Jr. BOSTON — Municipal aggregation is becoming a potent tool for cutting electric prices and greenhouse gas emissions, while some believe retail choice has failed to live up to its promise for residential customers, speakers told Raab Associates’ New England Electricity Restructuring Roundtable on Friday. Regulators from...
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