A “Super-Regional” Power Grid

According to Hartford Business.com, the administrators of New England and New York’s regional power grids are working to better integrate the two systems so that they can move electricity more freely between them. Although ISO New England and New York ISO aren’t formerly merging, they are working on technical changes and software upgrades that will let utility companies in one region purchase power from generators in the other region more quickly. The ISO administrators believe that the changes will ultimately decrease power costs and increase the grid’s reliability.