ISO New England’s unique role gives it an objective, bird’s-eye view of trends that could have an impact on the region’s power system. Explore this section of the website to learn about how the region’s power system is doing and changing, issues that affect the reliable supply of electricity, and the ways the ISO is striving to address those challenges and improve on its performance for the region.
How industry restructuring and ISO innovation have helped transform the regional electricity industry and revitalize New England’s power system
About the transformation happening in New England’s wholesale electricity industry
Factors affecting the ability of the region’s power resources to access fuel, particularly in winter, and the resulting risks to reliability
How the region’s inadequate natural gas delivery infrastructure affects the ability of natural-gas-fired plants to get the fuel they need to perform, exacerbating the fuel-security challenge and impacting reliable operation of the power system
Why New England is losing large amounts of coal- and oil-fired and nuclear generating capacity, and how this intensifies the fuel-security challenge and affects operation of the power system
Opportunities and challenges related to the different operating characteristics of these power resources, and how the proliferation of these resources can help address the fuel-security challenge
Why long-term reliability depends on finding ways to harmonize the competitive wholesale electricity markets that have served the region so well to date with the New England states’ initiatives to promote clean energy
About ISO initiatives that are keeping the grid on the leading edge
How the ISO is protecting against cyberthreats to ISO systems that could affect the operation of the power system or wholesale electricity marketplace
The facts and statistics cited in the REO on regional electricity use, power resource mix, and more
A two-page overview of the six-state region’s wholesale electric power industry
A two-page summary of power resources, demand, and environmental goals by state
A wide variety of viewable and downloadable reports, charts, and other public data available to market participants and other interested stakeholders
The ISO’s expectations for electricity supplies and system conditions during the current spring, summer, fall, or winter
The report outlining the planning/operations, markets, and capital projects we have planned for the year, as well as their expected timelines and outcomes
Details on the specific ISO projects underway and planned to enhance the region’s wholesale electricity markets
The report detailing the projected future load, resource, and transmission needs of New England’s power system on a 10-year horizon
How the ISO runs New England’s power system, administers its wholesale electricity marketplace, and manages long-term regional system planning
The ISO’s annual operating and capital budgets and development materials
The ISO’s formal financial statements and audit reports
About the people and policies behind the ISO
| Title | Date | Type | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regional Electricity Outlook | 2/20/2017 | 3.73MB | |
| 2016 Regional Electricity Outlook | 03/01/2016 | 2.71MB | |
| 2015 Regional Electricity Outlook | 02/26/2015 | 4.39MB | |
| 2014 Regional Electricity Outlook | 02/25/2014 | 8MB | |
| 2013 Regional Electricity Outlook | 01/31/2013 | 6MB | |
| 2011-2012 Regional Electricity Outlook | 06/30/2011 | 4MB | |
| 2010 Regional Electricity Outlook | 06/25/2010 | 8MB | |
| 2009 Regional Electricity Outlook | 05/20/2009 | 3MB | |
| 2008 Regional Electricity Outlook | 04/30/2008 | 819KB |
