Search
`
September 15, 2024

Conservation Law Foundation (CLF)

© RTO Insider LLC
ISO-NE Responds to Feedback on Capacity Auction Reforms Scope
ISO-NE’s Capacity Auction Reforms project will include an evaluation of additional resource accreditation modeling enhancements, the RTO told the NEPOOL Markets Committee.
Shutterstock
Proposal to Limit Participation at New Hampshire PUC Spurs Backlash
New rules proposed by the New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission would “unduly exclude” companies and organizations from participating in its proceedings, according to a coalition of power generators, consumer advocates and environmental organizations.
Shutterstock
Mass. Legislature Faces Looming Deadline to Pass Permitting Reform
With the end of Massachusetts’ legislative session looming, lawmakers are on the clock to reach an agreement on a major climate bill centered around clean energy permitting and siting reform.
Shutterstock
The Rocky Road to Performance-based Regulation in Connecticut
The ongoing feud between Connecticut utilities and their regulators has spilled over into the state's efforts to implement performance-based regulation for its electric utilities.
Shutterstock
Supreme Court Grants Pause of EPA Good Neighbor Rule
In a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an emergency pause on the implementation of the EPA’s “Good Neighbor Plan,” which is aimed at reducing ozone pollution, a key component of smog.
© RTO Insider LLC
Overheard at the 76th Annual NECPUC Symposium
Angst over looming load growth, cost increases and reliability headaches headlined the 76th annual New England Conference of Public Utilities Commissioners Symposium.
The City of Boston / Sasaki
How Sea Level Rise, Coastal Flooding Threaten Boston’s Grid
In Boston and throughout the broader region, climate-fueled extreme weather events are already putting stress on essential energy infrastructure.
SayCheeeeeese, CC0 1.0 Public Domain, via Wikipedia
Last Remaining Coal Resources in New England Set to Retire

Granite Shore Power has reached an agreement with EPA, the Sierra Club, and the Conservation Law Foundation to retire New England's last coal plant by 2028.

National Grid
Mass. Gas Working Group Finalizes Recommendations to Legislature
The recommendations for the state's gas pipe replacement program highlight some key areas of contention between the gas utilities, climate organizations and state officials.
EIA
Mass. Lawmakers Aiming for an Omnibus Climate Bill in 2024
“The clock is ticking,” Sen. Mike Barrett, Senate co-chair of the legislature’s Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy, told NetZero Insider.

Want more? Advanced Search