ISO-NE Planning Advisory Committee
Asset condition costs in New England have grown by $95 million since March, according to an update to the asset condition project list presented by the region’s transmission owners.
New research by ISO-NE indicates bifacial solar panels with tracking capabilities could reduce the cost of decarbonizing New England’s generation mix by about $3.7 billion.
ISO-NE has significantly lowered its peak load and net energy expectations in its final 2025 10-year load forecast but still predicts the region’s peak load to grow by over 2 GW by 2034.
ISO-NE presented additional modeling scenarios for its 2024 Economic Study related to offshore wind and fossil retirements.
As part of a major overhaul of its annual load forecasting process, ISO-NE has significantly scaled back its electrification forecast for electric vehicles and heat pumps.
Presenting to the ISO-NE Planning Advisory Committee, Eversource Energy introduced a new set of asset-condition projects that could cost the region billions over multiple decades.
ISO-NE has outlined the transmission and economic models it plans to use to evaluate proposals submitted for the longer-term transmission planning process.
Backed by a new process conducted by the New England states, ISO-NE is moving forward with a request for proposals to build new transmission that would bring wind to market from Northern Maine.
Sheila Keane of the New England States Committee on Electricity discussed the scope of ISO-NE's first longer-term transmission planning solicitation.
New England transmission owners discussed updates to the guidelines for asset condition project presentations at the ISO-NE PAC to address concerns from states about transparency amid ballooning costs.
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