By Dana Wormald | Editor
Good morning, New Hampshire, and welcome to Friday. Today, Molly Rains looks at a report that outlines what it would cost New Hampshire to leave ISO New England, the nonprofit that oversees electric grid operation in New England. In the Friday commentary, Tim Storey of the National Conference of State Legislatures and Sue Urahn of The Pew Charitable Trusts share a reminder of how the American people are bound together. And, from States Newsroom’s Ashley Murray, the U.S. House and Senate hold votes on ending President Donald Trump’s war in Iran. Thank you for reading, and for supporting our work. — Dana
The ISO New England control room in Holyoke, Massachusetts. (Photo courtesy of ISO New England)
By Molly Rains
A path exists for New Hampshire to electrically isolate itself from the rest of New England, according to a study released this month. But such a move, the authors said, would likely come at a significant cost for ratepayers. The July 15 report is the outcome of a monthslong investigation into the feasibility of New Hampshire leaving ISO New England, the nonprofit that oversees electric grid operation and the wholesale electricity market in the six New England states.
The 2026 NCSL Legislative Summit will bring together state lawmakers and legislative staff from the 50 states and U.S. territories from July 27-29 in Chicago. (Photo by Leontura/Getty Images)
COMMENTARY
By Tim Storey and Sue Urahn
“Like two sides of a coin imprinted with the nation’s motto, ‘e pluribus unum’ — out of many, one — America’s political factions are cast in opposition, but they are intrinsically bound together as parts of a larger whole.”
By Ashley Murray
One day after President Donald Trump attended the dignified transfer of the remains of four U.S. service members killed as a result of the Iran conflict, the two chambers of Congress were at odds over whether to rein in the president’s military powers in the monthslong war.
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