ISO New England tells committee queue reforms cut speculative projects; transmission RFPs, capacity market changes forthcoming
ISO New England briefed the committee on interconnection queue reforms (shift to cluster studies, higher entry requirements) that reduced the queue from ~37,000 MW to ~14,000 MW, a regional LTTP RFP to access resources in northern Maine, and proposed capacity‑market changes including a prompt auction and seasonal auctions.
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ISO New England representatives told the Science, Technology and Energy Committee that recent FERC‑driven reforms to the interconnection process — moving from first‑come, first‑served to a cluster model and raising entry requirements — have substantially reduced speculative projects in the queue and improved study efficiency.
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