March 11, 2025

Delays to New England grid interconnection reforms is raising alarms of a PJM-style capacity price spikes

Further delays in the approval of the market reforms could leave up to 3 GW of new resources ineligible for the next capacity commitment period, according to one estimate.

Call for Action: ISO New England's plan to streamline the process for connecting new power generators to the grid is stuck in regulatory limbo at FERC. A coalition of groups led by Advanced Energy United (AEU) is urging the commission to expedite its decision, warning that delays could slow down new projects and affect capacity market prices. Startling Estimates: AEU ...

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Filing Date: March 11, 2025

Docket Numbers:

ER24-2009

Short Summary:

Advanced Energy United (AEU), along with several environmental and consumer advocacy groups, has called on FERC to expedite its decision on ISO New England’s (ISO-NE) revised generator interconnection process. The reforms, compliant with FERC Order No. 2023 and which received unanimous support, aim to streamline the process, but delays in approval could jeopardize new capacity additions and impact market prices.

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Policies & Rulemakings

Tags: Capacity Market, Generator Interconnection Queue, Ratepayer Impacts

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Markets: ISO New England (ISO-NE)

Regions: Northeast

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Regulators: FERC

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Documents:

Interconnection Queue Process – Tariff Revision — Compliance Filing — Comments