ADVISORY/ News Conference to Announce Results of Gas Study and the Impact On New England's Electric Power Supply.Business Editors ADVISORY...for Monday Monday: see week. (Feb. 5) HOLYOKE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 2, 2001 ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. New England New England, name applied to the region comprising six states of the NE United States—Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The region is thought to have been so named by Capt. , the operator of the region's bulk electric power supply, will release a new study at a news conference in Boston on Monday that raises concerns about the region's increased reliance on natural gas to power electric generating plants. Natural gas fired electric energy is projected to increase from 16% in 1999 to roughly 45% by 2005. The study: -- assesses whether the current natural gas pipeline system has enough capacity to meet the region's power needs; -- addresses the implications of a capacity problem.
EVENT: William W. Berry, Acting CEO and Chairman of ISO
New England Board of Directors
Steven G. Whitley, Vice President, System Operations,
ISO New England
Richard L. Levitan, Principal of Levitan Associates,
author of the study
DATE: Monday, February 5, 2001
10:30 am
LOCATION: Quincy Room
Swissotel
Avenue de Lafayette (Downtown Crossing)
Boston, Massachusetts
(617) 451-2600
ISO New England's Acting CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and Chairman will also discuss and answer questions about the reliability and future supply of energy in New England. ISO New England is the not-for-profit corporation A not-for-profit corporation is a corporation created by statute, government or judicial authority that is not intended to provide a profit to the owners or members. A corporation that is organized to provide profits to its owners or members is a for-profit corporation. responsible for the day-to-day reliable operation of New England's bulk power grid, as well as administrator of the region's wholesale electricity marketplace. ISO New England (www.iso-ne.com) is based in Holyoke, Massachusetts
Holyoke is a city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, on the banks of the Connecticut River. The population was 39,958 at the 2005 population estimate. The current mayor is Michael Sullivan. . |
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