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Sam Mintz

Sam Mintz

ISO-NE Correspondent

Sam has previously worked at Politico, E&E News, the Boston Business Journal and the Cape Cod Times. He has covered federal energy and transportation policy, in addition to local government, courts, business and crime. A graduate of Brandeis University and a native Bostonian, he's glad to be back where it snows more than once a year after spending the last five in Washington, D.C.

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Overheard at ISO-NE Consumer Liaison Group Meeting

Apr 3, 2023
Sam Mintz

ISO-NE’s Consumer Liaison Group held its quarterly meeting in New Hampshire, its first gathering since climate activists won seats in the group in December.


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Overheard at NE Electricity Restructuring Roundtable: March 2023

Mar 26, 2023
Sam Mintz

A panel of experts made the argument for smarter rate design on Friday at Raab Associates’ New England Electricity Restructuring Roundtable.


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FCA 17 Shows Clean Energy Boost, Endgame for Coal in New England

Mar 21, 2023
Sam Mintz

ISO-NE touted its role in New England’s energy transition as it announced the final results of Forward Capacity Auction 17, for the 2026-27 procurement period.


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FERC Weighs in on Jurisdictional Questions over Puerto Rico Project

Mar 19, 2023
Sam Mintz

FERC last week granted a petition from a company looking to build an undersea transmission line to Puerto Rico.


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EPA Good Neighbor Plan Expected to Accelerate Coal Plant Retirements

23 States Required to Reduce Impact on Downwind Neighbors
Mar 15, 2023
John Cropley and Sam Mintz

EPA announced details of its Good Neighbor Plan to slash emissions of smog-forming nitrogen oxides; the rules will affect power plants in 23 states.


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Healey Admin Takes 1st Steps to Reshape Mass. DPU

Mar 15, 2023
Sam Mintz

Massachusetts Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Rebecca Tepper appointed Jamie Van Nostrand and Staci Rubin to the Department of Public Utilities.


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Overheard at the 2023 NECA Renewable Energy Conference

Mar 14, 2023
Sam Mintz

Maria Robinson, director of DOE’s Grid Deployment Office, gave an update on the work her team has been doing to allocate a great deal of funding from the IIJA.


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FCA 17 Sees Low Capacity Prices Stick Around

Mar 12, 2023
Sam Mintz

ISO-NE procured 31,370 MW in this year’s capacity auction, the grid operator said Friday.


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Advocates’ Report Slams Hydrogen as Heating Fuel

Widespread Use Called Inimical to Climate Goals
Mar 6, 2023
John Cropley and Sam Mintz

A group pressing Massachusetts’ transition to carbon-free fuels is trying to head off consideration of hydrogen as a wide-scale replacement for natural gas.


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FERC Gives ISO-NE Homework on Order 2222

Mar 2, 2023
Sam Mintz

ISO-NE has more work to do to comply with Order 2222, FERC said, faulting its metering and participation rules for DER aggregations.


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