Multiple cold weather close calls in January highlighted what ISO-NE says are vulnerabilities in the region's grid.

The NEPOOL Markets Committee signed off on a plan to delay the elimination of ISO-NE’s MOPR, which the RTO abruptly threw its support behind.

ISO-NE has proposed maintaining its MOPR for the next two capacity auctions and eliminating it for FCA 19, with RTR exemptions of 700 MW over that period.

The NEPOOL Markets Committee approved changes to the rules around retirement bids and discussed upping financial penalties for missed project milestones.

ISO-NE's march to eliminating its minimum offer price rule (MOPR) continued with a vote in the NEPOOL Markets Committee.

An exchange of letters between ISO-NE and Connecticut's top energy regulator shows tension still remains about how to handle winter reliability worries.

NEPOOL's Participants Committee approved ISO-NE's proposal for allowing aggregated distributed energy resources to participate in the markets.

Resource adequacy concerns and market rules and transmission infrastructure to support state clean energy policies highlight the issues facing ISO-NE in 2022.

The NEPOOL Reliability Committee approved the Bay State Wind project’s request to increase its capacity by 40 MW, reflecting a move to larger turbines.

The NEPOOL Markets Committee will vote in January on two proposals to modify ISO-NE’s generator retirement rules.