Federal regulators uphold controversial grid proposal that could slow clean energy
Despite months of protests by clean energy activists and official pleas from public figures including Elizabeth Warren, federal regulators approved a plan by the region’s energy grid operator that could slow the development of clean electricity for two years.
The decision, handed down by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ( FERC), late Friday night, affirms a plan by ISO New England to wait two years to remove a mechanism that makes it harder for clean energy projects to enter the competitive market, rather than doing it immediately.
The decision came after months of outcry, including from Senators Ed Markey, Elizabeth Warren, and Bernie Sanders, Attorney General Maura Healey, former state energy and environment secretary Kathleen Theoharides, and scores of clean energy and climate advocates.
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