The managers of the New England States Committee on Electricity (“NESCOE”) recently released a report (“Report”) to New England’s governors to advance its shared vision for a clean, affordable, and reliable 21st-century electric grid. The Report is the latest development
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Eversource Energy Notifies Customers of Data Breach
Eversource Energy, which is the largest energy supplier in New England with 4.3 million customers in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire, is notifying customers that their personal information was compromised on an unsecured cloud server.
The personal information that was…
Four Recent Patriot Acquisitions Have One Common Theme: Powerhouse Agent Drew Rosenhaus
By Andy Myers
Monday, March 15th was the beginning of the Legal Tampering Period for the 2021 NFL season and the New England Patriots got off to a blistering start. The Patriots, led by future Hall of Fame Head Coach Bill Belichick, traded…
FERC Rejects ISO-NE’s Long-Term Fuel Security Proposal
By Tom Marshall & Miles Kiger
On October 30, 2020, FERC rejected ISO New England Inc.’s (“ISO-NE”) proposed revisions to the ISO-NE tariff to resolve long-term fuel security concerns in the New England region. FERC found that ISO-NE’s proposed solutions would substantially increase consumer costs without…
First Circuit Affirms that Complaints About Gas Pipeline Capacity Hoarding in New England Are Barred by Filed Rate Doctrine, Criticizes FERC for not Policing Markets
On September 9, 2020, the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (“First Circuit”) affirmed the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts (“District Court”) dismissal of a lawsuit alleging Eversource Energy and Avangrid (“Defendants”) manipulated…
Encouraging decarceration news from New England has me thinking about tipping points
I was quite pleased and intrigued to see this morning two notable lengthy recent stories about reduced prison populations in two northeastern states. Both pieces merit reading in full, and here are headlines, links and excerpts, with some broader comments…
FERC Accepts ISO-NE’s Informational Filing Regarding FCA 14
On February 21, 2020, FERC issued an order accepting ISO New England Inc.’s (“ISO-NE”) November 5, 2019 informational filing about the parameters of its fourteenth Forward Capacity Auction (“FCA 14”) for the 2023-24 Capacity Commitment Period (“Informational Filing”). In so…
U.S. International Trade Commission to Investigate Impacts of Renewable Energy Imports in New England
On February 12, 2020, the U.S. International Trade Commission (“ITC”) issued a notice stating that it will investigate and report on the potential economic effects of renewable energy commitments, including the role of renewable energy imports, in Massachusetts and the…
FERC Accepts Changes to ISO-NE’s Competitive Transmission Solicitation Process
On December 10, 2019 FERC accepted ISO New England Inc.’s (“ISO-NE”) proposed revisions to its Tariff to enhance the competitive transmission solicitation process and make additional improvements to ISO-NE’s transmission planning process (“Transmission Planning Improvements”). ISO-NE’s proposal was joined by…
ISO-NE’s Thirteenth Forward Capacity Auction Results Become Effective by Operation of Law Due to Recusal
On September 25, 2019, FERC issued a notice stating that the results of the ISO New England, Inc. (“ISO-NE”) thirteenth Forward Capacity Auction (“FCA”) went into effect as of June 28, 2019 by operation of law—i .e., without FERC action.…