ISO Minute: Solving the puzzle of transmission and resource outages

ISO Minute is a video series featuring ISO New England employees speaking about their experiences working for the region’s independent system operator and supporting the safe and reliable transition to clean energy.

Every fall, power generators and transmission owners take advantage of lower demand on the regional grid to complete routine maintenance and refueling, ensuring their resources are in optimal condition for winter.

Like ensuring traffic can keep moving during highway construction, a team of dedicated ISO New England engineers carefully coordinates these outages to ensure that the region’s power grid remains reliable.

In this ISO Minute, Maya Ault, manager of Short-Term Outage Coordination, shares how her team solves complex puzzles every day to keep the power flowing across New England.