Jon Lamson
@jonlamson.bsky.social
Reporter covering ISO-NE, climate, and the energy industry in New England for RTO Insider/NetZero Insider. I wish was a headlight on a northbound train.
@jtkantor.bsky.social hi josh! Not feeling like Joel tonight, any chance you could try Hide and Seek by Billy Strings? Thanks so much!!
September 27, 2025 at 12:45 AM
@jtkantor.bsky.social hi josh! Not feeling like Joel tonight, any chance you could try Hide and Seek by Billy Strings? Thanks so much!!
I've got a new story up today looking into how much hydropower Hydro-Quebec will be able send to New England in the coming years, and how climate change will affect Quebec's power supply long-term.
July 3, 2025 at 4:28 PM
I've got a new story up today looking into how much hydropower Hydro-Quebec will be able send to New England in the coming years, and how climate change will affect Quebec's power supply long-term.
New story out previewing climate and energy in Massachusetts' 2025-2026 legislative session. The state has passed significant new laws in each of the past three sessions and work still needs to be done to implement these laws, so it may be a quieter this time around.
May 5, 2025 at 7:24 PM
New story out previewing climate and energy in Massachusetts' 2025-2026 legislative session. The state has passed significant new laws in each of the past three sessions and work still needs to be done to implement these laws, so it may be a quieter this time around.
Raising awareness and taking issue with the fact that there are separate utilities named ComEd and Con Ed. Surely we can do something about this.
February 14, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Raising awareness and taking issue with the fact that there are separate utilities named ComEd and Con Ed. Surely we can do something about this.
I've got a new story up about how alternative compliance payments (ACPs) for Massachusetts clean electricity portfolio standards have accumulated in a pair of state trust funds, which grew to over $500 million in 2024, compared to about $56 million in 2020. (1 of 5)
December 18, 2024 at 3:38 PM
I've got a new story up about how alternative compliance payments (ACPs) for Massachusetts clean electricity portfolio standards have accumulated in a pair of state trust funds, which grew to over $500 million in 2024, compared to about $56 million in 2020. (1 of 5)
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Private jet trips. Massages. Professional sport games. Not the perks of being a millionaire, but instead an executive or staff member at some of the top utilities across the country. And customers are paying the price. New report from EPI: energyandpolicy.org/report-utili...
Power Trip: How utilities use customer money to fund lobbying, corporate branding, and luxury lifestyle expenses
Utilities seek to charge customers for lobbying, corporate advertising, and unnecessary expenses that do not benefit customers.
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December 11, 2024 at 2:11 PM
Private jet trips. Massages. Professional sport games. Not the perks of being a millionaire, but instead an executive or staff member at some of the top utilities across the country. And customers are paying the price. New report from EPI: energyandpolicy.org/report-utili...
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Brown University report finds that expertise from nationwide opponents of renewables offers scripts and guidance to local anti-wind activists. ecori.org/report-anti-...
Report: Anti-Wind Groups in Southern New England Parrot Views of Fossil Fuel-Backed Right-Wing Think Tanks - ecoRI News
A new paper researching anti-wind funding by an institute at Brown University mostly bypasses images of monetary payoffs by outside forces.
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December 5, 2024 at 2:50 PM
Brown University report finds that expertise from nationwide opponents of renewables offers scripts and guidance to local anti-wind activists. ecori.org/report-anti-...
For those interested in transmission in New England, I dug through and summarized the comments submitted on the first round of ISO-NE's new longer-term transmission planning process, which is just getting started. @rtoinsider.bsky.social www.rtoinsider.com/93235-stakeh...
ISO-NE Stakeholders Respond to Potential Long-term Transmission RFP
Stakeholders expressed widespread support for the goals of NESCOE’s proposed procurement of transmission solutions in Maine and New Hampshire,
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December 5, 2024 at 2:23 PM
For those interested in transmission in New England, I dug through and summarized the comments submitted on the first round of ISO-NE's new longer-term transmission planning process, which is just getting started. @rtoinsider.bsky.social www.rtoinsider.com/93235-stakeh...
Major news last week on the New England Clean Energy Connect transmission line, which has been delayed by over three years from its initial in-service date. (1/9)
November 18, 2024 at 7:03 PM
Major news last week on the New England Clean Energy Connect transmission line, which has been delayed by over three years from its initial in-service date. (1/9)
With the news of the Mass House finally passing the climate bill, here's my coverage from a couple weeks ago @rtoinsider.bsky.social. I'll have an update out Monday, but the bill remains the same. You can get past the paywall by signing up with a business email:
www.rtoinsider.com/90583-massac...
www.rtoinsider.com/90583-massac...
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November 15, 2024 at 6:52 PM
With the news of the Mass House finally passing the climate bill, here's my coverage from a couple weeks ago @rtoinsider.bsky.social. I'll have an update out Monday, but the bill remains the same. You can get past the paywall by signing up with a business email:
www.rtoinsider.com/90583-massac...
www.rtoinsider.com/90583-massac...
I'm back on Bluesky. Hello.
November 15, 2024 at 6:02 PM
I'm back on Bluesky. Hello.
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A hilly peninsula prior to colonization, the city began the labor-intensive process of removing its hilltops to fill in the surrounding coves, marshes and mud flats at the end of the 18th century.
#energysky🔌💡
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Writer: Jon Lamson
#energysky🔌💡
See Full Story: ow.ly/OAwL50RFbmy
Writer: Jon Lamson
May 14, 2024 at 6:00 PM
A hilly peninsula prior to colonization, the city began the labor-intensive process of removing its hilltops to fill in the surrounding coves, marshes and mud flats at the end of the 18th century.
#energysky🔌💡
See Full Story: ow.ly/OAwL50RFbmy
Writer: Jon Lamson
#energysky🔌💡
See Full Story: ow.ly/OAwL50RFbmy
Writer: Jon Lamson
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New: Bombshell documents discovered through a public records request show oil companies can pay $5 million to vote on LSU's Institute for Energy research thelensnola.org/2024/04/19/l...
LSU's fossil-fuel partnerships | The Lens
For $5 million dollars, Louisiana’s flagship university will let an oil company help choose which faculty research projects move forward. Or, for $100,000, a corporation can participate in a research ...
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April 19, 2024 at 4:01 PM
New: Bombshell documents discovered through a public records request show oil companies can pay $5 million to vote on LSU's Institute for Energy research thelensnola.org/2024/04/19/l...
Many of the arguments that dominated the Massachusetts DPU's "Future of Gas" proceedings about the role of alternatives gases versus electrification have resurfaced in the state's development of a clean heat standard...
March 20, 2024 at 1:36 PM
Many of the arguments that dominated the Massachusetts DPU's "Future of Gas" proceedings about the role of alternatives gases versus electrification have resurfaced in the state's development of a clean heat standard...
A new report finds that building new homes all-electric will save homeowners quite a bit of money in Massachusetts. Advocates say this is further reason for the state to ban the construction of most new fossil buildings. Full story here: www.rtoinsider.com/70946-report...
Report Outlines Cost Savings of All-electric Buildings in Mass.
Report Outlines Cost Savings of All-electric Buildings in Mass.
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February 12, 2024 at 5:22 PM
A new report finds that building new homes all-electric will save homeowners quite a bit of money in Massachusetts. Advocates say this is further reason for the state to ban the construction of most new fossil buildings. Full story here: www.rtoinsider.com/70946-report...
New story out today on Massachusetts' Gas System Enhancement Program (GSEP) working group's recommendations to the state legislature. Released with little fanfare at the end of Jan., the report contains some interesting info on the state's efforts to quit gas.
www.rtoinsider.com/70497-mass-g...
www.rtoinsider.com/70497-mass-g...
Mass. Gas Working Group Finalizes Recommendations to Legislature
Mass. Gas Working Group Finalizes Recommendations to Legislature
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February 7, 2024 at 4:03 PM
New story out today on Massachusetts' Gas System Enhancement Program (GSEP) working group's recommendations to the state legislature. Released with little fanfare at the end of Jan., the report contains some interesting info on the state's efforts to quit gas.
www.rtoinsider.com/70497-mass-g...
www.rtoinsider.com/70497-mass-g...
Interesting look at Avangrid's attempts to influence regulators in CT, from the Energy and Policy Institute:
energyandpolicy.org/as-rate-case...
energyandpolicy.org/as-rate-case...
As Rate Case Approached, Avangrid’s CEO Tried to Improperly Influence CT’s Utility Regulator, Do...
Shortly before requesting a substantial rate increase in August of 2022, the CEO of Avangrid, which owns gas and electric utilities in Connecticut, tried to improperly influence the state’s top util...
energyandpolicy.org
January 24, 2024 at 2:37 PM
Interesting look at Avangrid's attempts to influence regulators in CT, from the Energy and Policy Institute:
energyandpolicy.org/as-rate-case...
energyandpolicy.org/as-rate-case...
A potentially significant climate bill that could be coming from the Massachusetts legislature at some point before the end of the legislative session in July. Story here:
www.rtoinsider.com/68219-mass-l...
www.rtoinsider.com/68219-mass-l...
Mass. Lawmakers Aiming for an Omnibus Climate Bill in 2024
Mass. Lawmakers Aiming for an Omnibus Climate Bill in 2024
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January 17, 2024 at 3:09 PM
A potentially significant climate bill that could be coming from the Massachusetts legislature at some point before the end of the legislative session in July. Story here:
www.rtoinsider.com/68219-mass-l...
www.rtoinsider.com/68219-mass-l...
I put together an overview of some of the top issues facing ISO-NE and the New England energy world in 2024, outlining connections between issues like offshore wind ups and downs, potential new gas infrastructure, and ongoing decarbonization efforts. Check it out!
www.rtoinsider.com/67176-major-...
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Major Changes Ahead for ISO-NE in 2024
Major Changes Ahead for ISO-NE in 2024
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January 4, 2024 at 3:44 PM
I put together an overview of some of the top issues facing ISO-NE and the New England energy world in 2024, outlining connections between issues like offshore wind ups and downs, potential new gas infrastructure, and ongoing decarbonization efforts. Check it out!
www.rtoinsider.com/67176-major-...
www.rtoinsider.com/67176-major-...
Genuinely astounded by the Washington Post's decision to lead their newsletter this morning with "the surprising dating life" of one of the world's most notorious war criminals
November 30, 2023 at 6:10 PM
Genuinely astounded by the Washington Post's decision to lead their newsletter this morning with "the surprising dating life" of one of the world's most notorious war criminals
Are there any studies about the effectiveness of targeted protests against fossil fuel infrastructure vs general disruption protests? IE blocking coal trains vs blocking traffic
November 27, 2023 at 7:13 PM
Are there any studies about the effectiveness of targeted protests against fossil fuel infrastructure vs general disruption protests? IE blocking coal trains vs blocking traffic
All I want for Christmas is to put subwoofers in my minivan
November 22, 2023 at 7:40 PM
All I want for Christmas is to put subwoofers in my minivan
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When the director of the northeast region of the American Petroleum Institute writes an Op-Ed urging a slowing down of electrification, it's appropriate to wonder about ulterior motives ...
commonwealthbeacon.org/opinion/lets...
commonwealthbeacon.org/opinion/lets...
November 22, 2023 at 3:08 PM
When the director of the northeast region of the American Petroleum Institute writes an Op-Ed urging a slowing down of electrification, it's appropriate to wonder about ulterior motives ...
commonwealthbeacon.org/opinion/lets...
commonwealthbeacon.org/opinion/lets...
Massachusetts' first legislative session with a Democratic trifecta was underwhelming to say the least. Essentially all they passed was a tax cut disproportionately helping the wealthy -- am I missing something?
November 17, 2023 at 2:44 PM
Massachusetts' first legislative session with a Democratic trifecta was underwhelming to say the least. Essentially all they passed was a tax cut disproportionately helping the wealthy -- am I missing something?