News & Postings
The development of new transmission lines in New England to move renewable energy from northern New England and eastern Canada to southern New England load centers is considered critical to New England meeting its future renewable energy requirements. New England Independent Transmission Company has been very active in the New England energy community in working on solutions to the problem with its Green Line proposal. In this portion of the web site you will find updates on the status of Green Line, as well as links to other important developments within ISO-NE and the energy industry as people work together to address the region's need for renewable energy resources.
Industry News
NEITC and ISO-NE jointly submitted their Operating Agreement to FERC on January 22, 2010. The Operating Agreement (OA) concludes a three year process that included extensive open stakeholder meetings. In a February 2007 declaratory order, FERC found NEITC to be independent and capable of serving as an independent transmission company as described under Attachment M of the ISO-NE’s open access tariff. NEITC and ISO-NE have requested that FERC approve the NEITC Operating Agreement by March 23, 2010. View the filing here.
Benefits
Green Line will strengthen the transmission grid in New England and help provide greater access to competitively priced non-carbon emitting resources in Maine and eastern Canada. Read more…
Media Coverage
Mass AREA's "Affordable Energy News" features Green Line in its Fall 2008 member spotlight. Read more…