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ISO-NE Capacity Prices Fall, But Controversy Flares Over Wind Participation
Capacity market prices dropped in ISO-New England’s annual auction, which cleared 34.8 GW of capacity at $3.80 per kWh-month. But the owner of an offshore wind facility – which had been denied “renewable technology resource” status – said they would have been lower if it had been allowed to fully participate… Read more
ISO-NE Integrates “Pay-For-Performance” Incentives Into Capacity Market
ISO-New England has integrated new “pay-for-performance” incentives into its forward capacity market that are designed to address rising generator outage rates that have left some power plants unavailable during critical times. Read more
ISO-NE Seeks To Keep 1,600 MW Of Gas Generation From Retirement
ISO-New England will ask the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for permission to keep two gas-fired units at Exelon’s Mystic Generating Station online, saying their retirement could threaten reliability. Read more
Split FERC Approves ISO-NE Plan For 2-Part Capacity Market Auctions
A divided Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved a plan from ISO-New England to split the grid operator’s capacity market auctions into two parts. Read more
ISO-NE Secures Necessary Power to Meet 2021-22 Demand
ISO-New England announced it has secured 34,828 MW of capacity to meet peak demand in the 2021-2022 season. Read more
Massachusetts’ Higher Clean Energy Standard Adds New Costs to Electricity Bills
New regulations committed Massachusetts to further reductions in carbon emissions, it results in new charges to customers that are important to understand. Read more
ISO-NE Forecasts Adequate Capacity To Meet Winter Demand
ISO-New England said the region has more than enough power to meet customer demand this winter. Read more
ISO-NE Sees Natural Gas Making Up Majority Of Capacity Mix By 2020
ISO-New England expects natural gas-fired generation to make up the majority of its system capacity mix by 2020. Read more
ISO New England Sees Adequate Summer Resources, But Supply Could Tighten
New England should have enough power to meet demand this summer, but an extended heat wave could make supplies tight, ISO New England said. Read more
The Home Depot Broadens its Support of Renewables, Announcing Major Wind Investment
In a move that further underscores the growing number of organizations leveraging renewable energy sources, The Home Depot announced that it has made its first significant investment in a wind-powered energy project. Read more