--- title: Granite Shore Power CEO Jim Andrews Discusses Energy Investments and the Future of the Grid at 2024 New England Energy Summit description: Granite Shore Power CEO Jim Andrews discusses energy reliability, affordability, and the future of the grid at the 2024 New England Energy Summit. image: https://www.graniteshorepower.com/hubfs/IMG_7977.jpeg --- # Granite Shore Power CEO Jim Andrews Discusses Energy Investments and the Future of the Grid at 2024 New England Energy Summit Posted by [Granite Shore Power](https://www.graniteshorepower.com/blog/author/granite-shore-power) Dec 3, 2024 9:10:39 PM 3 minutes to read Granite Shore Power CEO Jim Andrews (pictured far right) spoke alongside other executives in a panel discussion at the New England Energy Summit. From left to right: Cheryl LaFleur, moderator, ISO New England; Erin A. O’Dea, Great River Hydro; Jeff Delgado, Lotus Infrastructure Partners; Nate Hanson, LS Power; Jim Andrews, Granite Shore Power As part of the CEO Roundtable panel, Andrews highlighted the importance of energy reliability and affordability for New England. (Boston, MA) - Granite Shore Power CEO, Jim Andrews, was a featured speaker at the fifth annual New England Energy Summit, held on December 3, 2024. Andrews and other industry leaders were brought together as panelists on a “CEO Roundtable” to address emerging energy issues including grid reliability, preparing for extreme weather events, and investing in the evolving energy landscape. Their discussion focused on the challenges and opportunities facing the energy sector, exploring how companies can navigate changing market conditions and integrate renewable resources while maintaining reliability. “As leaders in the energy sector, it is our responsibility to confront the challenges in our industry and take proactive steps to ensure people across New Hampshire have reliable, affordable, and sustainable access to energy,” said Jim Andrews, CEO of Granite Shore Power. “Granite Shore Power is investing in resilient infrastructure that will work in tandem with renewable resources in the future and help ensure seasonable reliability during times of peak demand.” In addition to Andrews, participants of the CEO Roundtable included: - Nate Hanson, President, LS Power - Erin A. O’Dea, President and CEO, Great River Hydro - Jeff Delgado, Lotus Infrastructure Partners, Managing Director of Asset Management - Cheryl LaFleur, moderator, Chair, ISO New England Andrews highlighted the connection between energy and economic growth in the region, sharing that a reliable and stable energy supply is essential to supporting sustained economic activity. Granite Shore Power is focused on bringing online new resources, including enhanced battery storage systems at Schiller Station that will charge at points of low energy demand throughout the day and discharge at afternoon and evening peaks. To ensure a strong business climate, companies need access to affordable, reliable energy that they can count on during the seasonal swings of the region. GSP’s planned storage projects will be essential dispatchable resources when intermittent resources become interrupted by weather dependency. These projects balance the need to keep energy accessible and affordable while contributing to a cleaner energy mix. Andrews also highlighted Granite Shore Power’s long-standing repowering plan, which includes the transformation of Schiller and Merrimack Stations into clean energy parks. Schiller and Merrimack are interconnected to the grid, which means they can be developed quicker than entirely new projects, enabling a faster transition to cleaner energy. “We have made considerable progress towards our renewable energy goals, but there is still a lot of work to be done,” said Andrews. “If New England is going to benefit from the energy transition and clean energy opportunities – not only decarbonization efforts but also economic growth – it will be critical that industry leaders work together and continue to engage in thoughtful dialogue.” - - - - - [mailto:?subject='https://www.graniteshorepower.com/blog/future-of-the-grid-2024-new-england-summit'](mailto:?subject='https://www.graniteshorepower.com/blog/future-of-the-grid-2024-new-england-summit') [News Worthy](https://www.graniteshorepower.com/blog/tag/news-worthy) ### [Granite Shore Power](https://www.graniteshorepower.com/blog/author/granite-shore-power) ### Recent posts ### Posts by Tag - [News Worthy (9)](https://www.graniteshorepower.com/blog/tag/news-worthy) - [In the Media (3)](https://www.graniteshorepower.com/blog/tag/in-the-media) ## Related posts [![Commitment to Change: Granite Shore Power Upholds Bold Promise to Transition Coal Power to Clean Energy](https://www.graniteshorepower.com/hubfs/AI-Generated%20Media/Images/An%20image%20of%20the%20Merrimack%20Station%20and%20Schiller%20Station%20transitioning%20from%20coal%20power%20to%20clean%20energy%2c%20including%20solar%20power%2c%20clean%20hydrogen%2c%20green%20bio.jpeg) ](https://www.graniteshorepower.com/blog/commitment-to-change-granite-shore-power-upholds-bold-promise-to-transition-coal-power-to-clean-energy) ## [Commitment to Change: Granite Shore Power Upholds Bold Promise to Transition Coal Power to Clean Energy](https://www.graniteshorepower.com/blog/commitment-to-change-granite-shore-power-upholds-bold-promise-to-transition-coal-power-to-clean-energy) Posted by [James Andrews](https://www.graniteshorepower.com/blog/author/james-andrews) Jun 5, 2024 4:01:34 PM For nearly three quarters of a century, Merrimack Station in Bow and Schiller Station in Portsmouth have reliably served the energy needs of families... 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From left to right: Cheryl LaFleur, moderator, ISO New England; Erin A. O’Dea, Great River Hydro; Jeff Delgado, Lotus Infrastructure Partners; Nate Hanson, LS Power; Jim Andrews, Granite Shore Power As part of the CEO Roundtable panel, Andrews highlighted the importance of energy reliability and affordability for New England. (Boston, MA) - Granite Shore Power CEO, Jim Andrews, was a featured speaker at the fifth annual New England Energy Summit, held on December 3, 2024. Andrews and other industry leaders were brought together as panelists on a “CEO Roundtable” to address emerging energy issues including grid reliability, preparing for extreme weather events, and investing in the evolving energy landscape. Their discussion focused on the challenges and opportunities facing the energy sector, exploring how companies can navigate changing market conditions and integrate renewable resources while maintaining reliability. “As leaders in the energy sector, it is our responsibility to confront the challenges in our industry and take proactive steps to ensure people across New Hampshire have reliable, affordable, and sustainable access to energy,” said Jim Andrews, CEO of Granite Shore Power. “Granite Shore Power is investing in resilient infrastructure that will work in tandem with renewable resources in the future and help ensure seasonable reliability during times of peak demand.” In addition to Andrews, participants of the CEO Roundtable included: Nate Hanson, President, LS Power Erin A. O’Dea, President and CEO, Great River Hydro Jeff Delgado, Lotus Infrastructure Partners, Managing Director of Asset Management Cheryl LaFleur, moderator, Chair, ISO New England Andrews highlighted the connection between energy and economic growth in the region, sharing that a reliable and stable energy supply is essential to supporting sustained economic activity. Granite Shore Power is focused on bringing online new resources, including enhanced battery storage systems at Schiller Station that will charge at points of low energy demand throughout the day and discharge at afternoon and evening peaks. To ensure a strong business climate, companies need access to affordable, reliable energy that they can count on during the seasonal swings of the region. GSP’s planned storage projects will be essential dispatchable resources when intermittent resources become interrupted by weather dependency. These projects balance the need to keep energy accessible and affordable while contributing to a cleaner energy mix. Andrews also highlighted Granite Shore Power’s long-standing repowering plan, which includes the transformation of Schiller and Merrimack Stations into clean energy parks. Schiller and Merrimack are interconnected to the grid, which means they can be developed quicker than entirely new projects, enabling a faster transition to cleaner energy. “We have made considerable progress towards our renewable energy goals, but there is still a lot of work to be done,” said Andrews. “If New England is going to benefit from the energy transition and clean energy opportunities – not only decarbonization efforts but also economic growth – it will be critical that industry leaders work together and continue to engage in thoughtful dialogue.”", "author" : { "@type" : "Person", "name" : "Granite Shore Power", "sameAs" : "", "url" : "https://www.graniteshorepower.com/blog/author/granite-shore-power" }, "dateModified" : "03/12/2024", "datePublished" : "03/12/2024", "headline" : "Granite Shore Power CEO Jim Andrews Discusses Energy Investments and the Future of the Grid at 2024 New England Energy Summit", "image" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "height" : 400, "url" : "https://41849325.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/41849325/IMG_7977.jpeg", "width" : 750 }, "mainEntityOfPage" : "https://www.graniteshorepower.com/blog/future-of-the-grid-2024-new-england-summit", "publisher" : { "@type" : "Organization", "logo" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "url" : "https://41849325.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/41849325/GSP-Logo%201.png" }, "name" : "", "url" : "www.graniteshorepower.com" } } ```