The New England Experiment: An Evaluation of the Wholesale Electricity Markets

Connecticut Office of Consumer Counsel
Maine Office of the Public Advocate
New Hampshire Office of Consumer Advocate
Paper published June 2003.

On behalf of its New England consumer advocacy clients, Synapse prepared a paper reviewing the structure and history of the New England wholesale electricity markets, examining market design, and reviewing various options for pricing capacity resources. The paper concludes with a brief review of future market design initiatives.