ISO-NE reports on resource adequacy and large-load proposals
Topics in the text: Reliability and curtailment · Connecting load and generation · Cost allocation
What the document says
Resource adequacy · PDF pp. 2–4
Who pays generators to stay available?
ISO-NE says energy-market revenue and the capacity market both matter to investment; it distinguishes steady electrification growth from a sudden jump in large loads.
the region’s energy market – through which the vast majority of generators’ revenue flows PDF p. 3
Market design · PDF pp. 4–6
A capacity auction closer to the delivery season
ISO-NE describes shorter procurement lead times and seasonal auctions, using fresher information on supply and demand when it buys capacity.
moving from a three-year forward to a prompt seasonal capacity market PDF p. 5
Exelon points to New England as a precedent for buying closer to delivery
Exelon Corporation · Related public statement
In a separate complaint about PJM, Exelon argued that moving procurement closer to delivery could reduce forecast risk. It invoked ISO New England as a precedent. The complaint sought changes in PJM, not changes to ISO New England’s July report.
ISO-NE was considering requiring large loads to bring new supply, with conditional power before upgrades are complete. It expected detailed implementing rules in 2027.
until sufficient designated resources and network upgrades are in place, subject to flexibility requirements and/or curtailment and interruption PDF p. 7
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