Nonprofit fuels criticism with request for power plant subsidies

The Mystic Generating Station in Massachusetts. Creative Commons
Environmental advocates aren’t buying a warning from New England’s electrical grid operator that ratepayers in the region must subsidize a Massachusetts gas-fired power plant or risk rolling blackouts in 2024.
In a report released earlier this month, the groups argue that the dire prediction fails to account for investments in improved energy efficiency and renewable-energy measures.
ISO-New England, the nonprofit entit