New England’s power grid prepared for winter
Adequate electric supplies are expected under mild and moderate weather.
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Summer 2022 recap: Grid reliability maintained through heat waves, rising gas prices
Demand for electricity in summer 2022 was nearly 37,000 gigawatt-hours, up 2% from summer 2021.
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FERC approval grants greater market access to solar batteries
Inject-only facilities are common among projects seeking to claim state incentives and beneficial tax treatment.
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ISO-NE’s CEO stresses energy adequacy in letter to US energy secretary
The region will still depend on flexible resources even as it adds solar and wind power, ISO New England CEO Gordon van Welie wrote to federal Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm.
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ISO-NE, region’s utilities release call to action on LNG’s role in the clean energy transition
The region must secure the fuel’s supply chain, while developing and executing a plan to reduce dependency, according to the statement.
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New England’s power grid operates reliably during six-day July heat wave
Peak demand for electricity from the grid topped 23,000 MW on four days from July 19-24, but remained slightly below ISO New England’s forecast for average summer weather.
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ISO-NE hosts FEMA, City of Boston officials
Meeting focused on system operations and emergency communications.
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ISO-NE manager participates in FERC, NERC panel on winter readiness
Communication and data-driven energy emergency forecasts are at the core of the ISO’s approach to operating New England’s power grid each winter.
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New England sees historically-low demand for grid electricity
Behind-the-meter solar produced more than 4,000 megawatts of estimated electricity during the afternoon hours.
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Winter 2021/2022 recap: Fuel prices drove high energy costs in New England; grid operated reliably amid mild weather
The winter was about 1°F warmer than average, and the region did not see any arctic outbreaks or extended, bitter cold.
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