ISO New England

Spotlight: An Integrated Approach to Wind Power

Watch a trio of videos detailing the work being done behind the scenes at ISO New England to weave wind energy into our operations, markets, and system planning procedures.
New! 2019 Regional Electricity Outlook (REO)

Our traditional power grid is rapidly becoming a hybrid system of conventional, renewable, and distributed resources. The REO describes how the ISO is working to solve operational and market challenges that emerge during this major transformation.
Energize Your Career: Intern at the ISO!

At ISO New England, interns spend the summer working with industry experts on projects that matter. You’ll apply what you’ve learned in school and develop marketable skills.
Capacity vs. Energy: a Primer

Electricity is measured in both capacity and energy. Understanding the difference is critical to understanding how the power grid works.
Learn about our mission

Operate the power grid. Run competitive wholesale electricity markets. Plan for future power system needs. ISO-NE helps keep New England’s homes, businesses, and services up and running 24/7, 365 days a year.

Today’s
Snapshot

AS OF 04/24/2019 08:15 AM

18,268

Available
Capacity (MW)

13,420

Forecasted Peak
Demand (MW)

2,478

Surplus
Capacity (MW)

13,639

Yesterday's Peak
Demand (MW)

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Morning Report

Coal	2
Hydro	1145
Natural Gas	4444
Nuclear	1919
Renewables	2
Renewables	344
Renewables	16
Renewables	244
Renewables	217

2019-04-25T00:00:00.000-04:00	9844.438
2019-04-25T00:05:00.000-04:00	9802.164
2019-04-25T00:10:00.000-04:00	9746.438
2019-04-25T00:15:00.000-04:00	9674.281
2019-04-25T00:20:00.000-04:00	9636.009

2019-04-25T00:00:00.000-04:00	9800
2019-04-25T01:00:00.000-04:00	9430
2019-04-25T02:00:00.000-04:00	9260
2019-04-25T03:00:00.000-04:00	9270
2019-04-25T04:00:00.000-04:00	9600
2019-04-25T05:00:00.000-04:00	10520
2019-04-25T06:00:00.000-04:00	11770
2019-04-25T07:00:00.000-04:00	12620
2019-04-25T08:00:00.000-04:00	12530
2019-04-25T09:00:00.000-04:00	12100
2019-04-25T10:00:00.000-04:00	11840
2019-04-25T11:00:00.000-04:00	11600
2019-04-25T12:00:00.000-04:00	11370
2019-04-25T13:00:00.000-04:00	11240
2019-04-25T14:00:00.000-04:00	11210
2019-04-25T15:00:00.000-04:00	11270
2019-04-25T16:00:00.000-04:00	11690
2019-04-25T17:00:00.000-04:00	12330
2019-04-25T18:00:00.000-04:00	12800
2019-04-25T19:00:00.000-04:00	13140
2019-04-25T20:00:00.000-04:00	13320
2019-04-25T21:00:00.000-04:00	12560
2019-04-25T22:00:00.000-04:00	11390
2019-04-25T23:00:00.000-04:00	10350

Real-Time Data

System Demand

Forecasted (MW)

Actual (MW)

Fuel Mix

Internal hub Price

$21.24	Energy
$0.00	Congestion
$0.14	Line Loss
$21.38 ↑

System Status

Normal

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News

Winter 2018/2019 recap: What a difference a year makes

April 19, 2019

A year ago, Winter 2017/2018 included two weeks of bitter cold that challenged power system operations, but this past winter was marked by more moderate temperatures, leading to lower wholesale electricity prices and less stressful system conditions.

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2018 transmission-outage coordination stats and goals

April 5, 2019

ISO-NE coordinates the schedule for thousands of transmission-line maintenance outages to help ensure these outages do not compromise the reliability and economics of the power system. According to the ISO New England Transmission Equipment Outage Coordination 2018 report, ISO-NE had requests for almost 3,500 planned outages and handled over 800 unplanned outages last year.

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Regional transmission investment: Spring 2019 update

April 2, 2019

Since the October 2018 update, 10 upgrades were placed in service, and no new projects were added. Since 2002, a cumulative total of 797 project components representing an investment of $10.9 billion have been placed into service to help ensure that New England’s transmission system continues to reliably and efficiently move wholesale electricity across the region.

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Calendar

Planning Advisory Committee	April 25, 2019 9:30AM - 4:30PM
Demand Resources Working Group	April 29, 2019 9:00AM - 12:00PM
Introduction to Wholesale Electricity Markets (WEM 101)	April 29, 2019 9:00AM - 5:00PM
Introduction to Wholesale Electricity Markets (WEM 101)	April 30, 2019 8:30AM - 5:30PM
Introduction to Wholesale Electricity Markets (WEM 101)	May 1, 2019 8:30AM - 5:30PM

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Today’s Snapshot

AS OF 04/24/2019 08:15 AM

18,268

AvailableCapacity (MW)

13,420

Forecasted PeakDemand (MW)

2,478

SurplusCapacity (MW)

13,639

Yesterday's PeakDemand (MW)

Real-Time Data

System Demand

Fuel Mix

Internal hub Price

System Status

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Today’s
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Capacity (MW)

Forecasted Peak
Demand (MW)

Surplus
Capacity (MW)

Yesterday's Peak
Demand (MW)