ISO-NE CEO Gordon van Welie Announces Retirement

CEO Gordon van Welie has announced plans to step down at the end of 2025. He will be replaced by longtime ISO-NE COO Vamsi Chadalavada.

Joe LaRusso of the Acadia Center said van Welie’s retirement comes at a “pivotal moment” for ISO-NE, with power demand likely to grow after a long period of stability, intermittent renewables set to come online, and increasing conflicts between state and federal energy policy.

“I expect the transition from Gordon to his successor Vamsi Chadalavada to be a smooth one,” LaRusso said, adding that Chadalavada “is well aware of all of the challenges facing the ISO and will certainly see current initiatives such as capacity market and reliability reforms, and Longer-Term Transmission Planning and FERC Order 1920 compliance through to completion. The ISO won’t deviate much, if at all, from its current path, and Gordon’s stamp will inevitably remain imprinted on ISO New England for some years to come.”

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