ISO New England
ISO New England Inc. (ISO-NE) is an independent, non-profit regional transmission organization (RTO), headquartered in Holyoke, Massachusetts, serving Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
| Founded | 1997 2005 (designated RTO) |
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| Type | Non profit, independent system operator |
| Headquarters | 1 Sullivan Rd Holyoke, MA 01040 |
President and CEO | Gordon van Welie |
Chairman | Philip Shapiro |
| Website | www |
ISO-NE oversees the operation of New England's bulk electric power system and transmission lines, generated and transmitted by its member utilities, as well as Hydro-Québec, NB Power, the New York Power Authority and utilities in New York state, when the need arises. ISO-NE is responsible for reliably operating New England's 32,000 megawatt bulk electric power generation and transmission system. One of its major duties is to provide tariffs for the prices, terms, and conditions of the energy supply in New England.
ISO New England ensures the day-to-day reliable operation of New England's bulk power generation and transmission system, oversees the administration of the region's wholesale electricity markets, and manages the regional planning processes.
ISO-NE was created in 1997 by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, as a replacement for the New England Power Pool (NEPOOL), which was created in 1971.
The ISO-NE grid does not extend to remote parts of eastern and northern Maine in Washington and Aroostook Counties. The power grid in these areas is managed by the Northern Maine Independent System Administrator on behalf of local utilities which are interconnected only via NB Power.