As more people in Maine and New England buy heat pumps and electric vehicles, power grid operator ISO New England expects electricity use in the region to grow by about 9 percent over the next decade, according to a report released on May 1.
While this latest annual forecast still predicts overall growth, the projections are more conservative than in recent years, in large part due to changes in federal government policies on climate change and energy. Last year, ISO New England had projected about 11 percent growth in electricity demand over the next decade.
