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ISO New England briefing: region can accommodate planned vehicle electrification if charging is managed, official says
Summary
ISO New England staff briefed the Senate Transportation Committee on regional grid planning, forecasting increased electricity demand from electrified heating and transportation, and the system's capacity and transmission needs to support that shift.
Sarah Adams, senior state policy advisor at ISO New England, told the Senate Transportation Committee that the region's power system can support the states' electrification goals but planners and operators must coordinate on resources, transmission and managed charging.
Adams said reliability is ISO New England's primary responsibility and the operator is technology-neutral; the entity administers wholesale markets, operates the grid and conducts regional planning. "Reliability is our primary goal," she said. "We are completely independent of the market participants in New England."
Adams presented data showing the region currently imports about 13 percent of its electricity, largely from Canada, and has invested roughly $12.7…
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