Is ISO-NE really technology-neutral as they proclaim they are? Building a transmission line solely to entertain a wind project in an area that is not even in the ISO-NE service area does not seem to meet the technology-neutral definition. Quite the contrary, this is outright favoritism and an abrupt turnabout for a grid operator that touts itself as competition protector. It appears more of a complete surrender to NESCOE ( New England States Committee on Electricity), an agency that describes itself as " A Board of Directors representing the six New England states directs NESCOE's affairs and engagement in regional issues. Each Governor appoints the state's NESCOE Manager. Regardless of the number of individuals each Governor appoints as a NESCOE Manager, each state has one undivided vote in arriving at NESCOE determinations"

Governor appointments! One person appointing an individual to advance partisan policies. Who did Governor Mills appoint to "engage in regional issues"? as NESCOE Manager, Philip L. Bartlett II, a Democrat who was appointed to the Maine Public Utilities Commission in June 2019 by Governor Janet Mills. Prior to his appointment, he practiced law with Stacia, Bartlett & Chabot. He also served in the Maine Senate from 2004 to 2012 and was elected by his peers to serve as Senate Majority Leader from 2008 to 2010. Bartlett chaired the Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee as well as the Joint Select Committee on Maine’s Energy Future