ISO New England

The parent company of Millstone Power Station says United Illuminating's recent claim that the nuclear plant earned a profit windfall during an eight-day cold snap earlier this month is misleading.

Connecticut has some of the highest electricity rates in the nation, and in January they will increase even further.

The wholesale prices of natural gas and electricity jumped 32 percent and 37 percent in November, respectively, compared to a year ago, according to grid operator ISO New England.

One of the non-fiscal elements of the tentative budget deal calls for the House Democratic leadership to allow a vote on a bill designed to improve the profitability of Connecticut's last nuclear power plant, Millstone, the subject of an epic lobbying campaign by its owner, Dominion Energy.

A lobbying group of power plant owners continues its assault on Millstone Power Station, which has asked lawmakers to let it compete in state-led competitions for power contracts with utilities.

Last month, groups around the country participated in National Infrastructure Week, a bipartisan effort to focus attention on the need to invest in essential infrastructure assets.

Q&A talks to Gordon van Welie, president and CEO of ISO New England Inc., which operates the six-state New England power system and oversees the region's wholesale electricity marketplace.

New England's wholesale electricity prices last year fell to their lowest level since 2003, according to grid operator ISO New England.

At a recent energy forum hosted by The New England Council, Gordon van Welie, CEO of ISO New England — our region's power grid operator — described New England's electric reliability this coming winter as “precarious.”

The developer of a proposed 63.3-megawatt Beacon Falls Energy Park said this week that the project is “shovel ready.”