ISO-NE publishes 2019 Regional Electricity Outlook
ISO New England has published its 2019 Regional Electricity Outlook (REO), an annual report looking at the trends affecting New …
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Powering (another) Patriots Super Bowl!
The New England Patriots being in the Super Bowl has become routine around these parts, and so have the patterns …
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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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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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Summer 2018: Air conditioners get a workout
Operating the region’s power system changes with the seasons. New England is a summer-peaking system, but summer 2018 was marked …
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Battery storage is “charging” ahead in New England
ISO-NE continues to remove barriers and expand market access for energy-storage technologies Grid-scale (also called utility-scale) battery storage is coming on …
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Beating the heat: how ISO-NE prepares for the dog days of summer
Once the region rounds the bend on winter, ISO New England begins preparing to operate the region’s power grid during …
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A regional first: New Englanders used less grid electricity midday than while they were sleeping on April 21
Solar power also pushes past 2,300 megawatts (MW) for first time On Saturday, April 21, 2018, the right combination of sunshine …
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