December Consumer Liaison Group meeting discussed energy security
The Consumer Liaison Group (CLG) held its final quarterly meeting of 2019 on December 6. The meeting began with a …
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ISO-NE analyzes potential impact of offshore wind during historic cold spell
Acting on a request from the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC), ISO New England recently released a high-level assessment of …
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Argonne National Laboratory helps ISO-NE system operators prepare for impacts of major winter storm
A “classic” Nor’easter can be anything but routine to the power grid Nor’easters are a trademark of New England winters but …
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A different kind of holiday: Thanksgiving grid demand peaks in the afternoon
For the first time since at least 2000, and possibly ever, Thanksgiving didn’t see its usual morning peak for grid …
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FERC issues order accepting ISO-NE proposal to retain retiring resources for fuel security
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued an order on December 3, 2018, accepting ISO New England’s interim tariff changes to retain …
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Monthly wholesale electricity prices and demand in New England, October 2018
Wholesale power and natural gas prices rose in October Increased natural gas prices, coupled with planned refueling outages of two nuclear …
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2018/2019 winter outlook: New England expected to have adequate resources
ISO New England has implemented near-term changes based on lessons learned from historic cold snap ISO New England, operator of New …
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As ovens heat up on Thanksgiving Day, so does electricity demand
Every year, the ISO publishes the story below on the uniqueness of the Thanksgiving Day demand curve and how electricity …
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ISO-NE is implementing near-term changes in both operations and markets to help address the risk of winter energy shortages
Coming soon: New estimates of the region’s fuel inventories and the cost of preserving fuel for times when it’s needed …
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Regional transmission investment: Fall 2018 update
787 projects put into service since 2002 to fortify New England’s transmission system The ISO recently published the October 2018 update …
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