ISO-NE, generators spar over fuel security at FERC

Utility Dive: Recent filings in the ISO-NE fuel security docket illustrate the difficult task of valuing plants with onsite fuel supplies — one that could soon spread to other wholesale markets.

This spring, ISO-NE filed with FERC for a waiver to provide cost recovery for the 1700 MW Mystic Generating Station in Boston, saying that it and an adjacent liquefied natural gas import facility are crucial to ensuring reliable power during winter, when natural gas transported by pipelines is diverted for home heating.

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