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| FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION | NESCOE'S MISSION IS TO REPRESENT THE INTERESTS OF THE CITIZENS OF THE NEW ENGLAND REGION BY ADVANCING POLICIES THAT WILL PROVIDE ELECTRICITY AT THE LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICE OVER THE LONG TERM, CONSISTENT WITH MAINTAINING RELIABLE SERVICE AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY. THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH STAKEHOLDERS AND PRESENTATION OF NESCOE'S VIEWS, IT ADVANCES POLICIES WHICH SEEK TO FACILITATE THE EFFICIENT DEVELOPMENT POWER GENERATION, DEMAND MANAGEMENT AND TRANSMISSION RESOURCES TO RELIABLY SERVE N.E. CUSTOMERS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A | THROUGHOUT 2024, NESCOE REPRESENTED THE COLLECTIVE VIEWS OF THE NEW ENGLAND STATES, AND REGULARLY PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN SUBSTANTIVE NEW ENGLAND REGIONAL STAKEHOLDER FORUMS. THIS INCLUDED NESCOE'S REGULAR PARTICIPATION IN NEW ENGLAND POWER POOL'S PARTICIPANTS, RELIABILITY, TRANSMISSION, AND MARKETS COMMITTEE MEETINGS. NESCOE ALSO OFFERED PROPOSALS IN CONNECTION WITH PLANNING AND MARKET RULE CHANGES TO ADVANCE CONSUMER INTERESTS AND STATES' SHARED ENERGY OBJECTIVES. ADDITIONALLY, NESCOE PARTICIPATED IN ISO NEW ENGLAND'S PLANNING ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND POWER SUPPLY PLANNING COMMITTEE. NESCOE ALSO MONITORED VARIOUS WORKING GROUPS. IN 2024, NESCOE PARTICIPATED IN ISO NEW ENGLAND FORUMS AND FEDERAL JURISDICTIONAL MATTERS CONCERNING RESOURCE ADEQUACY AND SYSTEM PLANNING- RELATED ISSUES WITH SIGNIFICANT IMPLICATIONS FOR NEW ENGLAND CONSUMERS. IN 2024, NESCOE WAS ACTIVE IN VARIOUS TRANSMISSION-RELATED MATTERS. FOR EXAMPLE, NESCOE WAS ACTIVE IN DEVELOPING, TOGETHER WITH ISO-NE AND STAKEHOLDERS, A STATE-DRIVEN, ISO-NE STUDY-BASED SOLUTIONS PROCESS. THIS PROCESS (1) ALLOWS ISO-NE AND NESCOE, WITH STAKEHOLDER INPUT, TO CHOOSE WHICH TRANSMISSION SYSTEM CONCERNS TO ADDRESS THROUGH A COMPETITIVE SOLICITATION AND (2) INCLUDES A METHODOLOGY TO SELECT A PROJECT AND ALLOCATE COSTS BASED ON A COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION OF PROJECT COSTS AND BENEFITS. SUBSEQUENTLY, IN LATE 2024, NESCOE ADVANCED ITS FIRST SOLICITATION REQUEST TO ISO-NE TO MEET THE LONG-STANDING NEED TO STRENGTHEN THE CONNECTION BETWEEN NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AND TO FACILITATE THE DELIVERABILITY OF LOWER-COST GENERATION LOCATED IN MAINE. IN 2024, NESCOE SPENT CONSIDERABLE TIME WORKING TO IMPROVE THE TRANSPARENCY AROUND AND OVERSIGHT OF ASSET CONDITION SPENDING. CONCURRENTLY, NESCOE ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN THE EVALUATION OF PROPOSED ASSET CONDITION PROJECTS PRESENTED TO THE PLANNING ADVISORY COMMITTEE. IN 2024, TO PROMOTE ADDITIONAL TRANSPARENCY IN ELECTRICITY RATES AND TO PROTECT CONSUMERS, NESCOE CONDUCTED AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE TRANSMISSION OWNERS' REGIONAL NETWORK SERVICE RATE ANNUAL UPDATE FILING. FOLLOWING ITS INVESTIGATION, NESCOE MADE SEVERAL INFORMAL CHALLENGES UNDER THE REGION'S FORMULA RATE PROTOCOLS, MANY OF WHICH RESULTED IN SAVINGS TO CONSUMERS. IN 2024, NESCOE PRODUCED A DATA CENTER PRIMER TO REVIEW THE OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES OF DATA CENTER DEVELOPMENT AT A VERY HIGH LEVEL. AS IN PAST YEARS, IN 2024, NESCOE DEDICATED TIME TO ADVOCATING FOR NEW ENGLAND CONSUMER INTERESTS IN CONNECTION WITH A UNIQUE COST-OF-SERVICE CONTRACT FOR TWO RETIRING GENERATING UNITS LOCATED JUST OUTSIDE OF BOSTON. THROUGHOUT 2024, NESCOE ACTIVELY ENGAGED WITH OTHER INTERVENORS UNDER THE PROTOCOLS FOR THE REMAINING YEAR OF THE CONTRACT. THIS INCLUDED A FINAL GLOBAL SETTLEMENT THAT WAS FILED WITH FERC IN LATE 2024, INCLUDED ADDITIONAL REDUCTIONS TO THE REVENUE REQUIREMENT BEYOND THOSE PREVIOUSLY NEGOTIATED. THROUGHOUT 2024, NESCOE ENGAGED IN A SERIES OF ONGOING MARKET DEVELOPMENT MATTERS, INCLUDING FUNDAMENTAL CAPACITY MARKET REFORMS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A | THE MANAGERS OF NESCOE, REPRESENTING EACH OF THE SIX NEW ENGLAND STATES, ARE EACH APPOINTED BY THEIR RESPECTIVE STATE GOVERNOR. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 9 | SHANNON BEALE 19 WINSLOW ROAD NATICK, MA 01760 JEFFREY BENTZ 161 PLEASANT VIEW DRIVE SUFFIELD, CT 06078 SHEILA KEANE 1 MACKENZIE COURT ANDOVER, MA 01810 NATHAN FORSTER 9 RUBLEE STREET ARLINGTON, MA 02476 |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | ALL MANAGERS ARE PROVIDED A DRAFT COPY OF FORM 990 FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT. UPON APPROVAL OR WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE RETURN IS ACCEPTED AS PREPARED AND FILED. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MONITORS FOR ANY CONFLICT OF INTERESTS. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REVIEWS AND APPROVES ALL EXPENDITURES, WITH NO ISSUES THAT WOULD GIVE RISE TO ANY INQUIRY OF POTENTIAL CONFLICT IN CONNECTION WITH MANAGERS OR KEY EMPLOYEES. NO DISCLOSURES WERE MADE BY MANAGERS OR KEY EMPLOYEES THAT REQUIRED SCRUTINY RELATIVE TO NESCOE FUNDS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | NESCOE HAS ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC, UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART VII | JASON MARSHALL, AN EMPLOYEE OF NESCOE, RESIGNED IN EARLY 2023 TO TAKE A NEW POSITION AS DEPUTY SECRETARY AND SPECIAL COUNSEL AT MASSACHUSETTS EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS. SUBSEQUENTLY, MR. MARSHALL WAS SELECTED BY THE GOVERNOR OF MASSACHUSETTS TO BE A MANAGER REPRESENTING THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS OF NESCOE (HIS PREDECESSOR SERVED UNTIL REPLACED BY MR. MARSHALL). AS SUCH, MR. MARSHALL WAS BOTH AN EMPLOYEE AND A MANAGER DURING 2023, BUT MR. MARSHALL DID NOT SERVE IN BOTH POSITIONS AT THE SAME TIME. |
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