Massachusetts Seeks Input on Energy Plans
Massachusetts officials held three hearings across the state to get public input ahead of a September release of the state's Comprehensive Energy Plan. | © RTO Insider The post Massachusetts Seeks...
View ArticleDC Circuit Denies Rehearing on Algonquin Pipeline
A D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals panel declined to review FERC’s approval of plans to expand capacity on the Algonquin Gas Transmission pipeline. | Enbridge The post DC Circuit Denies Rehearing on...
View ArticleNew England Clean Energy Legislative Roundup
The Northeast Clean Energy Council held its annual review of energy and environmental bills the New England states took action on this year. | © RTO Insider The post New England Clean Energy...
View ArticleMassachusetts Deploys Utility-Scale Energy Storage
National Grid has begun operating a vanadium redox-flow battery (VRB) with its solar PV array in Massachusetts to demonstrate utility operation of storage. | © RTO InsiderThe post Massachusetts Deploys...
View ArticleAggregation Rising, Retail Competition at Risk in Mass.
Municipal aggregation is becoming a potent tool for cutting electric prices and greenhouse gas emissions, speakers told Raab Associates’ New England Electricity Restructuring Roundtable. | © RTO...
View ArticleNew England Talks Solar, Storage and Public Policy
The 160th New England Electricity Restructuring Roundtable focused on solar power, both behind and in front of the meter. | © RTO InsiderThe post New England Talks Solar, Storage and Public Policy...
View ArticleMass. Offshore Lease Auction Nets Record $405 Million
Offshore wind in the U.S. hit a new milestone when the eighth federal lease auction brought in $405 million for three sites off the Massachusetts coast. | BOEMThe post Mass. Offshore Lease Auction Nets...
View ArticleMass. Inaugurates Clean Peak Standard
Massachusetts electricity suppliers won’t have any trouble this year meeting the state’s new mandate for serving a certain portion of sales with “clean peak” resources. Regulators have set the...
View ArticleMass. Looks to Double Down on OSW, Clean Goals
Massachusetts is seeking to broaden its already ambitious goals for procuring clean energy and reducing emissions, Department of Energy Resources officials told the Environmental Business Council of...
View ArticleMomentum Continues to Build for NE Offshore Wind
The offshore wind industry is poised for a wave of growth in the Northeast with expanding solicitations, falling contract prices and increasingly competitive auctions for new project sites. | © RTO...
View ArticleVineyard Wind Files Emergency Motion to Stay ISO-NE Auction
Vineyard Wind filed an emergency motion for FERC to stay ISO-NE’s 13th Forward Capacity Auction, claiming it “will suffer irreparable injury” if it is not afforded renewable technology resource status....
View ArticleFormer Mass. DPU Chair Reflects on Service
Massachusetts' former top regulator Angela O'Connor sat down with RTO Insider to talk about the challenges faced by her old agency — and the privilege of serving it. | © RTO InsiderThe post Former...
View ArticleOSW Industry Urges Cooperation as States Covet Jobs
At the Business Network for Offshore Wind’s 2019 International Partnering Forum at the Grand Hyatt New York, the talk was all about the jobs and contracts the industry would bring to states. |...
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