From generation to transmission to distribution, electricity follows a fascinating path to your light switch. This page walks you through each step of the journey. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3JLZFRA

Did you see the Northern Lights? ISO New England monitors space weather and prepares for geomagnetic storms to ensure reliability of the power grid. Learn more: bit.ly/3LYBnnV #Geomagnetic #Solar #NorthernLights #AuroraBorealis #PowerGrid #NewEngland

Planning the grid of the future is one of the ISO’s three critical roles. In this ISO Minute, Al McBride, vice president of System Planning, explains how the Regional System Plan helps ensure reliability now and 10 years in the future.🔌💡 Learn more: https://bit.ly/4p1XTuw

Every month, ISO Newswire breaks down the multiple factors affecting wholesale electricity prices, from fuel costs to electricity demand to the resource mix and estimated emissions. Read about September's results here: https://bit.ly/3Xg25L9

ISO-NE is assuming the role of asset condition reviewer at the request of stakeholders and as part of its commitment to regional collaboration and engagement. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3Lj8Nh0

New Englanders consumed about 3% less total electricity in June, July, and August than during the same period in 2024. Learn more: https://bit.ly/43MoQdp

How do you plan for the power grid of the future? In this ISO Minute, Al McBride discusses the Regional System Plan (RSP), a key part of the ISO’s mission to ensure reliability for the region. 🔌💡 Learn more: bit.ly/3LfkEN4 #ISONewEngland #RegionalSystemPlan #RSP25

ISO-NE's 2025 Regional System Plan includes forecasts of electricity demand and overviews of the current and future resource mix, transmission system, public policies, and economic drivers. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3LmaQkf #ISONewEngland #RegionalSystemPlan #RSP25

ISO-NE is developing a framework that will establish it as the independent reviewer of certain transmission equipment replacements in New England. 🔌💡 Learn more: https://bit.ly/4qzHX4h

ISO-NE has released the draft 2025 Regional System Plan, a look at the 10-year horizon for New England’s power grid. 🔌💡 Learn more: https://bit.ly/4qEjYkA #ISONewEngland #RegionalSystemPlan

The ISO New England Board of Directors help guide critical decisions that keep the lights on across the region. Our board plays a pivotal role in ensuring the grid and markets are run effectively and in line with our mission. 🔌💡 Learn more: bit.ly/3J6IKcb

New England’s power grid operated reliably in June, July, and August, including during a heat wave that contributed to tight system conditions and the highest consumer demand for electricity in over a decade. Learn more: https://bit.ly/43yELMb 🔌💡

ISO-NE has begun its Transitional Cluster Study, a milestone in a yearslong effort to create a more efficient process for new generating facilities and elective transmission upgrades to interconnect with the regional power grid. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3WiqUWw #PowerGrid #GridModernization 🔌💡

ISO New England’s independent 10-member board draws on expertise in finance, law, power grid operations, and regulation. Learn more about the board’s work and how to attend the open meeting on Nov. 5 here: https://ow.ly/ct0v50XfR8W

The ISO has issued its 2026 Annual Work Plan, detailing high-priority initiatives for securing and advancing a reliable, cost-effective electric power system through innovation and collaboration. Learn more: https://ow.ly/snu750Xf0hz 🔌💡

Several kinds of resources provide the electricity New Englanders use. The Resource Mix Graph, part of the ISO Express data dashboard, shows how output from each resource type changes throughout the day. Learn more: https://ow.ly/UIJH50XelXl #NewEnglandEnergy #ResourceMix 🔌💡

The presentation and recording of a recent webinar on ISO New England’s 2024 Economic Study report, New England’s Evolving Grid, are now available online. The study models possible versions of the 2033-2050 regional grid. Learn more: https://ow.ly/AQRL50XbK7i

In the future, encouraging EV charging during the day instead of at night could take advantage of high production from solar power, a new ISO-NE study finds. It could also help reduce the need for more expensive zero-carbon dispatchable technologies. Learn more: https://ow.ly/9SXf50XaZSU

Each month, ISO Newswire breaks down the multiple factors affecting wholesale electricity prices, from electricity demand to fuel costs to the resource mix and estimated emissions. Read about August's results here: https://ow.ly/SQEs50X7hG7 🔌💡

A new study from ISO-NE finds that different technologies become more or less cost-effective over time. Land-based wind is consistently economical from 2033 to 2050, while photovoltaics (PV) support early decarbonization. Learn more: https://ow.ly/SOQw50X8rGC

As part of its winter operations, ISO-NE monitors weather forecasts, energy supplies, and expected consumer demand. The goal is to identify potential energy shortfalls while there is time to prevent them or lessen their impact. Learn more: https://ow.ly/iGxs50X7gJP #GridReliability 🔌💡

A combination of solar, wind, and battery storage could help the New England states achieve a large portion of their emissions reduction goals, a new ISO-NE study finds. But further reductions would drive rapidly escalating costs. 🔌💡 Learn more: https://ow.ly/MjB250X71yk

Did you know there are around 600 buyers and sellers in the region's wholesale electricity marketplace? Explore how the two markets ensure the constant availability of competitively priced power for the region: https://ow.ly/bAnm50X3RhB 🔌💡

One of the ISO’s three critical roles is running competitive markets where wholesale electricity is bought and sold. In this ISO Minute, learn about the differences between the Day-Ahead and Real-Time energy markets. Learn more: https://ow.ly/jPJG50X2T82 🔌💡

The Real-Time Reserve Price Graph on ISO Express is active only when resources reduce or stop electricity production in order to satisfy reserve requirements instead. Learn more:

ISO New England will host a free public webinar this month detailing findings from its latest economic study, New England’s Evolving Grid, which models how the grid of the future might meet state emissions policy goals reliably and cost-effectively. Learn more: bit.ly/4pRjvLs 🔌💡

New Englanders historically have used the least energy overnight, when most of them are asleep. But since 2018, it has become increasingly common for demand to fall even lower when the sun is shining. Learn more:

New England just hit its 100th duck curve day, a clear sign that solar power is reshaping the region’s energy landscape. Since first observed in 2018, instances where midday energy use dips below overnight levels have increased steadily each year. Learn more: bit.ly/3VkO6D4

Achieving 85% of the New England states’ emissions reduction goals by 2045 may be possible through a combination of mostly solar, land-based wind, and short-duration energy storage, according to ISO New England’s latest economic study report. Learn more: bit.ly/46HFTPB 🔌💡

Today and every day, ISO New England benefits from the expertise and innovation of our information technology staff, who help keep the lights on for the region. Learn more about our IT professionals: bit.ly/3VQJQLH #ITProfessionalsDay

Demand on the regional power grid is lower during the fall, but that doesn’t mean ISO New England, electricity generators, and transmission providers are taking a break. Learn more: bit.ly/4lgiN7D 🔌💡

ISO-NE is subject to a high level of regulation and enforceable standards on both federal and regional levels. Meeting those standards helps keep the power grid operating reliably for New England’s homes and businesses. Learn more: bit.ly/41JAzbS 🔌💡

The Power System Modeling Group at ISO-NE helps ensure operators have the tools to keep electricity flowing safely and efficiently across the region. Learn more: bit.ly/4lU3st3 #GridReliability #ISONewEngland #PowerSystemModeling 🔌💡

ISO-NE system operators depend on sophisticated software to monitor the power grid every minute of every day. Learn how the power system modeling group ensures the control room has real-time visibility into what’s happening: bit.ly/4lU3st3 #ISOminute #ISONewEngland #Energy #powersystem

Every month, ISO Newswire breaks down the multiple factors affecting wholesale electricity prices, from fuel costs to electricity demand to the resource mix and estimated emissions. Read about July's results here: bit.ly/45QrIWW 🔌💡

Demand resources reduce consumption to help ensure enough electricity is available to cost-effectively maintain grid reliability. Learn about how they compete in the region's wholesale markets in our New England Power Grid State Profiles 2024–2025: bit.ly/4oYRGAo 🔌💡

ISO-NE has proposed Regional Energy Shortfall Threshold (REST) metrics that will help the region better assess risk during extreme weather. Learn more: bit.ly/3JvB4Qs 🔌💡

New England is home to a diverse and growing fleet of solar photovoltaic resources. Understanding how much electricity these resources produce is an important part of operating and planning the power system. Learn more: bit.ly/3JEydob 🔌💡

ISO New England administers the wholesale electricity markets throughout the six states. The Five-Minute Real-Time LMP Graph shows price variability in real time. Learn more: bit.ly/45XWuOI #newengland #electricity #powergrid 🔌💡

We are your neighbors—part of your community. We’re the not-for-profit, independent system operator dedicated to keeping your electricity flowing—today, tonight, and tomorrow. Learn more: bit.ly/45n2vV7 #newengland #energy #electricity #powergrid

Solar resources fall into four categories according to how they interact with ISO New England’s control room and the region’s wholesale electricity markets. Learn more: bit.ly/3JEydob 🔌💡

The price of wholesale electricity changes every five minutes as transactions happen in the Real-Time Energy Market. This chart, part of ISO Express, captures the variability. Learn more: bit.ly/3JBNar2 🔌💡

From megawatts to market data, describing how the grid works involves more than just numbers on the page. In this ISO Minute, Annie Kleeman shares how she blends math and writing to translate complex topics into clear stories:

Demand response in ISO New England’s wholesale markets compensates electricity customers for reducing their consumption in response to dispatch instructions. Read more about who can participate, resource dispatch, compensation and more: bit.ly/4orWopT 🔌💡

Did you know? Weather is the biggest driver for of electricity demand, and ISO New England has a full-time meteorologist on staff. In this ISO Minute, learn more about how the work of the forecasting team supports grid reliability. bit.ly/4fkxEf0 #newengland #energy🔌💡

As New England transitions to clean energy, the region must explore and expand a variety of strategies to ensure the continued reliability of the power system. One of those strategies is demand response. This article breaks down how it works. bit.ly/41eQ23t 🔌💡

Our monthly market report breaks down multiple factors affecting wholesale electricity prices, from fuel costs to electricity demand to the resource mix and estimated emissions. See June's results here: bit.ly/44WxK9o 🔌💡

How much solar power is there in New England? How fast is it growing? What is its impact on the power grid? This page sheds light on these and other questions. bit.ly/4l1Azus 🔌💡

ISO-NE is using machine learning algorithms and high-resolution weather data to identify risks to the region’s transmission network. The goal: enhancing the reliability of the bulk electric system. Learn more: bit.ly/4f0KdvY 🔌💡

ISO-NE's Spring 2025 Market Report is out now, offering insights into wholesale electricity market trends, pricing, and system performance across the region. 🔌💡 Full report here: