Campaign: ISO New England Reform

Dec 20, 2024

The Massachusetts Climate Law is a Win for Utility Customers

The Massachusetts legislature passed, and Governor Maura Healey has signed, a climate law that may be the first step toward a clean, reliable, and economical grid that will be less prone to outages and more resistant to extreme weather.

Mar 01, 2024

Biden Nominates Three New Candidates for Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 

“Judy Chang’s nomination sends a strong signal that the White House is committed to sound energy policy, a just transition to clean energy, and openness to reforms that would make FERC a full partner in protecting both the environment and the economy in the energy transition now underway,” said Brad Campbell, President of Conservation Law Foundation. “Regardless of who is appointed, we will be at the table urging the Commission to stop the unrelenting expansion of fossil fuel infrastructure that FERC historically has encouraged.”

At an angle facing upwards, against a blue sky, are two electricity transmission towers.
Nov 06, 2023

Commentary: ISO New England can do more toward clean energy

We’ve just seen the planet’s hottest summer. Torrential rains and flooding have cost billions and threatened lives in Vermont and Massachusetts. Ocean waters off our coast are heating more rapidly than any in North America, and wildfires have given us sore throats, dirty air, and brown skies. We need to do better. The ISO needs to pursue rapid change — now.