Inactive Committees
These committees, which were created to advise ISO-NE on a specific issue, are no longer active.
Evaluates current and potential alternative allocation methods and recommends the most efficient and fair method of allocating costs to the New England stakeholders.
Develops recommendations for the Transition Period rules, treatment of energy efficiency in the Forward Capacity Market, and the evolution of current demand response programs and their treatment in the Forward Capacity Market.
Stakeholder forum to discuss process for implementing market efficiency transmission upgrades and economic studies.
Identifies and evaluates environmental issues affecting operations and planning for generation, transmission and distribution of electricity in New England.
Assists with the prioritization of initiatives currently before the Budget & Finance Committee concerning billing and settlement systems as well as billing and financial assurance policies.
Stakeholder forum to address the issue of coordination between the Forward Capacity Market and the FERC Generator Interconnection Process and to develop a set of proposed Market Rule 1 and Open Access Transmission Tariff changes to be filed with FERC.
A temporary working group of the Markets Committee established to consider issues related to a potential forward spinning reserve market.
Stakeholder forum that advises ISO-NE and the Markets Committee on the effectiveness of the existing Hub locational marginal pricing areas.
Evaluates the current Installed Capacity requirement methodology and recommends appropriate changes prior to the IC determination for the 2007/08 Power Year to ISO-NE.
Develops a method to determine the Qualified Capacity of wind, solar and run-of-the river hydro resources (Intermittent Resources) for the Forward Capacity Market.
A temporary stakeholder working group formed to consider issues related to the development of long-term transmission rights.
Reviews reliability criteria related to transmission planning and operations, and resource adequacy. Studies modeling of transmission constraints and evaluates benefits of individual ties to neighboring systems. FERC filing expected in Feb. 2010.
Stakeholder process by which ISO seeks to better understand the magnitude of state-sponsored energy efficiency programs.
Initiated in response to FERC Order 719 on 10/17/08 re: "Responsiveness of RTOs and ISOs to Customers and Other Stakeholders." The Group will consider other stakeholder process and governance issues as it prepares for a compliance filing due 04/28/09.
Stakeholder forum to discuss future resource development scenarios for the New England region.
Oversees transmission settlement tasks under the Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT) and advises the Tariff Committee.
