Jon Lamson

Boston

ISO New England Correspondent at RTO Insider

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Articles

ISO-NE Discusses Details of New Prompt Capacity Market

1 week ago | rtowww.com | Jon Lamson

ISO-NE and NEPOOL members discussed how to address market power, tie benefits and resource qualification in a prompt capacity market during a three-day meeting May 6 to 8. The RTO is working to transition its Forward Capacity Market — which features auctions held three years prior to each capacity commitment period (CCP) — to a prompt market, with auctions held one month before each CCP.
ISO-NE Discusses Details of New Prompt Capacity Market

1 week ago | rtoinsider.com | Jon Lamson

The Mystic Generating Station in Boston | Constellation Energy ISO-NE and NEPOOL members discussed how to address market power, tie benefits and resource qualification in a prompt capacity market during a three-day meeting.
NEPOOL Supports Timeline Revisions for ISO-NE Order 2023 Compliance

1 week ago | rtoinsider.com | Jon Lamson

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FERC Accepts ISO-NE Compliance Filing on Interconnection O&M Costs

1 week ago | rtoinsider.com | Jon Lamson

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Massachusetts Lawmakers Focusing on Energy Affordability

1 week ago | rtowww.com | Jon Lamson

In the wake of skyrocketing energy costs over the past winter and the loss of federal support for state clean energy initiatives, Massachusetts policymakers are facing difficult questions about balancing decarbonization with energy affordability in the state’s 2025/26 legislative session. Lawmakers have passed major climate and energy bills in each of Massachusetts’ past three sessions.
Massachusetts Lawmakers Focusing on Energy Affordability

1 week ago | rtoinsider.com | Jon Lamson

The Massachusetts State House in Boston | Shutterstock In the wake of skyrocketing energy costs over the past winter and the loss of federal support for state clean energy initiatives, Massachusetts policymakers are facing hard questions about balancing decarbonization with energy affordability.
Growth of BTM Solar Drives Record-low Demand in ISO-NE

2 weeks ago | rtowww.com | Jon Lamson

ISO-NE experienced record-low demand on Easter Sunday because of mild temperatures and high behind-the-meter solar output, making 2025 the fourth consecutive year the RTO has set a low-load record. The 5,318-MW minimum load April 20 was a significant drop from the previous record low of 6,596 MW, set in April 2024. ISO-NE estimates that BTM solar production reduced systemwide demand by about 6,600 MW.
Growth of BTM Solar Drives Record-low Demand in ISO-NE

2 weeks ago | rtoinsider.com | Jon Lamson

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ISO-NE’s Final 10-year Demand Forecast Tapers Expectations

2 weeks ago | rtoinsider.com | Jon Lamson

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ISO-NE’s Final 10-year Demand Forecast Tapers Expectations

2 weeks ago | rtowww.com | Jon Lamson

ISO-NE has significantly lowered the peak load and net energy estimates in its final 2025 10-year load forecast but still predicts the region’s peak demand will grow by over 2 GW by 2034, the RTO told its Planning Advisory Committee on April 29. The reduced demand growth expectations are largely driven by reductions in ISO-NE’s adoption forecasts for heating and transportation electrification.