News
ISO-NE develops information resource on distributed generation interconnection
October 15, 2019
With high solar PV interconnection requests on portions of the distribution system, the ISO’s Section I.3.9 process is being triggered more often than it was in the past. The ISO has developed a handout on DG interconnection to explain the Section I.3.9 requirements and to provide useful info to state officials, developers, and other stakeholders as they consider changes to their state interconnection processes.
ISO-NE engineer puts degree to use growing giant pumpkins
November 1, 2019
The fluctuating high- and low-temperatures in early New England spring can be damaging or even deadly to plants. Using his electrical engineering expertise, Joe Roberts constructed a PV solar-powered system to recharge a battery that sends radiant heat into his pumpkin patch via resistance cables. He even presented his project to the Springfield, Massachusetts IEEE meeting last fall.
Real-time prices lowest for September since at least 2003, third-lowest month overall
October 25, 2019
Average wholesale power prices in September 2019 were down 50.3% in the Real-Time Energy Market when compared to the previous year, falling to $20.45 per megawatt-hour (MWh)*. These prices mark the third-lowest average for any month since March 2003, when the region’s current markets launched, and the lowest of any September in that time.
Calendar
NEPOOL Load Forecast Committee (LFC) Meeting |
November 18, 2019
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NEPOOL Reliability Committee |
November 19, 2019
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Planning Advisory Committee |
November 20, 2019
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NEPOOL Demand Resources Working Group (CANCELLED) |
November 21, 2019
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NEPOOL Budget & Finance Subcommittee Meeting |
November 25, 2019
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