ISO New England

New England

34%Low strain

Grid Stress Index · demand vs. 1-yr peak

Six states reliant on natural gas, with growing offshore wind and a winter price sensitivity all its own.

Grid Stress Index

34%

⚾ Batting average

Current demand as a share of the past year's peak. 95%+ means the grid is near its limit.

Peak Load (7d)

17.0 GW

⚾ Home runs

The biggest single-hour demand spike over the last week.

Clean Generation

33%

⚾ On-base %

Share of generation from wind, solar, hydro, nuclear & geothermal right now.

Fossil Baseline

7.5 GW

⚾ Small ball

Power coming from coal, gas & oil — the grid's heavy lifting when renewables dip.

Demand vs. forecast

last 7 days

Amber = actual demand · blue dashed = day-ahead forecast.

Fuel mix

Jun 7, 11:00 PM ET

What's generating the electricity for this hour.

Natural Gas61%
Nuclear20%
Wind8%
Hydro5%
Other4%
Pumped Storage2%
Solar0%
Battery0%

Peak demand by year

+7% 2019–2025

The highest single hour of demand each year. A rising peak is the clearest sign of load growth straining the grid — the latest bar is the year so far.

Latest demand reading: Jun 8, 11:00 AM ET · 8.7 GW