“It’s a climate solution and electricity reliability problem,” added Cunningham, who said there has “never” been an electricity blackout in the region since the power grid has been managed by ISO New England. “ISO New England is falling down on both.”Get Rhode MapA weekday briefing from veteran Rhode Island reporters, focused on the things that matter most in the Ocean State.This year’s back-and-forth between ISO New England versus clean energy and climate activists began around late August when ISO New England said multiple actions would need to be taken to “ensure energy adequacy in New England throughout the clean energy transition.” That includes securing and stabilizing the imported liquefied natural gas supply chain, in addition to accelerating the development of clean energy resources. ISO, a nonprofit, says older fossil-fuel power plants are being retired…
Rolling blackouts in R.I. this winter? Clean energy advocates say they’ve heard these warnings before.
