Looking beyond pipelines to address New England’s electricity needs Our dramatic seasonal temperature fluctuations here in New England create a unique energy challenge. Most days of the year (i.e. spring, summer, and fall), we have enough pipeline capacity, or space, to meet electricity and heating demand. However, approximately 40 days out of the year natural … Continue reading Looking beyond pipelines to address New England’s electricity needs →

With no plan for replacing Millstone, what are CT’s options? For the third time in less than a year-and-a-half, the Connecticut legislature has come close, but still hasn’t approved a plan to boost the finances of the Millstone Nuclear Power Station. Millstone’s owner Dominion is arguing it needs help because cheap power produced from natural … Continue reading With no plan for replacing #Millstone, what are #CT ’s options? →

Could Success Spoil ISO-NE? On July 1, the Independent System Operator-New England (ISO-NE), headquartered in Holyoke, Massachusetts (Figure 1), marked 20 years as a wholesale, competitive market covering Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and most of Maine (Figure 2). When the ISO began operations, competitive wholesale markets were a bold experiment for the … Continue reading Could Success Spoil ISO-NE? →

ISO-NE draft report: Market revenues not sufficient for new resource development The grid operator’s report examines six resource-expansion scenarios for their potential effects on resource adequacy, operating and capital costs for new resources, and options for meeting environmental policy goals. While renewables are expected to grow, and coal, oil and nuclear energy production all decline, … Continue reading ISO-NE draft report: Market revenues not sufficient for new resource development →