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Why the New England power grid operator faces scrutiny over transparency

Episode Summary

Last month, New England’s power grid operator scrapped its own plan to phase out a controversial market rule in favor of a proposal that’s more advantageous for power plant owners. That decision has reignited concerns about the system’s transparency and how renewables fit in the power grid’s future. POLITICO’S Catherine Morehouse reports.

Episode Notes

Last month, New England’s power grid operator scrapped its own plan to phase out a controversial market rule in favor of a proposal that’s more advantageous for power plant owners. That decision has reignited concerns about the system’s transparency and how renewables fit in the power grid’s future. POLITICO’S Catherine Morehouse reports.

 

Kelsey Tamborrino is a reporter covering clean energy and is the host of the POLITICO Energy podcast. 

Catherine Morehouse is an energy reporter for POLITICO.

Nirmal Mulaikal is a POLITICO audio host-producer. 

Carlos Prieto is an audio producer for POLITICO. 

Raghu Manavalan is a senior editor for POLITICO audio.

Jenny Ament is the executive producer of POLITICO’s audio department.