A checklist for the region’s power grid operator
Greater accessibility, accountability and buy-in to climate fight needed An Op-Ed written by Phelps Turner and Mireille Bejjani for Commonwealth Magazine
Report on the November 1, 2023 ISO-NE Board Meeting
Before I went into the ISO-NE Board Meeting in the Seaport Hotel – the only one they hold in public each year – I discovered that in 2018, the energy…
The Battle comes to a climax
TAKING BACK OUR ENERGY GRID
A rally and theatrical battle occurred on Wednesday, Nov. 1 at the South BostonMaritime Park, barely a skip and hop from the only public meeting held by theISO-NE board of directors this…
The Tug of War Between Renewables and Gas, continued…
Notes from the DoubleTree Hilton, the Second New England Winter Gas-Electric Forum, June 20, 2023; live from Portland, Maine Just before noon, there is another mild kerfuffle between former allies.…
The Tug of War Between Wind and Gas Gets Heated
The convention hall at DoubleTree by Hilton in Portland feels very dark as Marya Axner and I arrive late for the FERC meeting. This is not because the lights are…
ISO-NE CEO Gordon van Welie Must Resign
"When a major institution - private, government, or non-profit - proves itself to be trapped in an old or obsolete organizational strategy, the sensible response is to bring in new management, people with new ideas and a new way of approaching challenges. ISO-NE has failed, It is time for new, more climate-friendly leadership at ISO-NE. It is time for Gordon van Welie to leave the historical stage."