Iso New England Inc.

“ISO New England Inc. is governed by a ten-person Board of Directors, nine of whom are independent voting directors, and act also as voting members of ISO New England Inc. In 2019 ISO New England made a change to its' Bylaws regarding the election of the Board Chair. ISO New England's current Bylaws require the vote of a majority of the directors, then in office. Should a Director not receive a majority vote to elect him or her Chair, the Board must choose between the two candidates with the most votes in a second round election. All votes must be by anonymous ballots. Under ISO New England's old Bylaws the election of the Chair required the vote of a majority of the directors present at a meeting, at which a quorum was present. In addition, there had not been a mechanism in place to deal with a situation in which no individual director received the required majority vote, nor was there a requirement, under the old Bylaws, for anonymous ballots.”

“ISO New England Inc. is governed by a ten-person Board of Directors. Nine of the individuals on the Board of Directors are independent voting directors, and act also as voting members of ISO New England Inc. (The tenth individual on the Board of Directors is the President and Chief Executive Officer of ISO New England Inc.; he is a non-voting director and is not a member of ISO New England Inc.). The voting members of ISO New England Inc. and the Board of Directors of ISO New England Inc. have no financial interest in any company doing business in New England's electricity markets and are elected to their positions because of their expertise in financial markets, law, and/or electric power operations and regulation.”

“Members of the Board of Directors are elected by the current voting directors of the Board in their capacity as members of ISO New England Inc. They are nominated by the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board of Directors, which is a standing committee consisting of three or more members of the Board of Directors of the Company. Each member of the Committee must meet all independence standards imposed under the Company's charter, by-laws and code of conduct, as well as any other applicable independence standards adopted by the Board of Directors. Before the formal nomination and election, a joint nominating committee composed of stakeholders and members of the Board develops the slate of candidates for election.”

“The Form 990 is prepared by the Lead Financial Analyst and then reviewed and commented upon by the Supervisor, Budget and Financial Reporting. The Form 990 is then reviewed and commented upon by the Director, Finance & Accounting, and then by ISO New England's external tax counsel, Chief Financial and Compliance Officer and then reviewed by the Audit & Finance Committee of the Board of Directors and then by ISO New England's full Board of Directors prior to being filed.”

“ISO New England has a "Code of Conduct" that applies to its directors and employees (including officers and key employees). The Audit and Finance Committee of the Board of Directors oversees the administration of the Code of Conduct and ensures that prompt action is taken to investigate any potential violations of, or noncompliance with, the Code of Conduct. When a member of the Board of Directors is involved, the full Board makes the relevant determination. On behalf of the Audit and Finance Committee, the Compliance Officer, who is the Vice President, Human Resources, has the day-to-day responsibility for reviewing compliance with the Code of Conduct, including interpreting the Code of Conduct, advising directors, officers and employees regarding potential conflicts of interest and following up on all suspected violations. Individuals subject to the Code of Conduct are prohibited from using their positions to improperly benefit themselves, their family members or the people with whom they cohabitate. Similarly, such individuals are prohibited from having a significant financial interest in any contractor, company, business, or enterprise which has, or is seeking to establish, business relations with ISO New England Inc., unless that relationship has been disclosed to the Compliance Officer or his or her designee and approved by the Audit and Finance Committee of the Board of Directors. Individuals subject to the Code of Conduct are obligated to identify activities of another director, officer or employee that do not comply with the Code of Conduct and report them to the Compliance Officer. Such reports may be made on a confidential basis and individuals will not be subject to retaliatory actions for making such reports. Individuals who violate the Code of Conduct may be subject to disciplinary action including suspension from duties or termination. All directors and employees are required to sign an annual compliance certificate that states, among other things, that the individual has read, fully understands and will comply with the Code of Conduct.”

“The compensation of the chief executive officer and of each of the other senior executive officers of ISO New England Inc. (the "Company") is determined in a manner so that the total compensation of each individual is presumed to be reasonable in accordance with Treasury Regulation § 53.4958-6. In accordance with this Treasury Regulation: (i) each compensation arrangement is approved in advance by the members of the Board of Directors (the "Board") and/or of the Compensation and Human Resources Committee of the Board (the "Committee") who do not have a conflict of interest with respect to that compensation arrangement (as set forth in Treas. Reg. § 53.4958-6(c)(1)(iii)); (ii) each of the Board and the Committee obtains and relies upon appropriate data as to comparability prior to making its determination regarding a compensation arrangement; and (iii) the basis for the compensation-related determination made by the Board or the Committee is adequately documented concurrently with the making of the determination. The Company's overall compensation policy is designed to promote the tax-exempt purposes of the Company by attracting, retaining and motivating highly-skilled senior management to deliver superior service in furtherance of the Company's exempt purpose: to lessen the burdens on government through the administration of an efficient and reliable electricity transmission system, wholesale electricity marketplace and comprehensive regional bulk power system planning process for the benefit of New England. For each fiscal year, the Committee develops recommendations regarding: (i) the base salary of each senior executive; (ii) the annual performance incentive plan (i.e. the short-term incentive compensation plan) goals and objectives for the plan year for the Company and each senior executive; (iii) the long-term incentive compensation plan goals and objectives for the plan year for the Company and each senior executive; and (iv) proposed changes, if any, to the Company's fringe benefit plans. At the end of each fiscal year, the Committee also makes recommendations regarding the performance of the Company and each senior executive against the plan year goals and objectives established under both the short-term incentive compensation plan and the long-term incentive compensation plan. All of the aforementioned Committee recommendations are based upon information and materials derived from a number of sources, including: evaluations of the Company's performance, requirements and short- and long-range strategic plans as prepared by the Board, Board committees and senior executives; evaluations of the performance of each senior executive's performance as prepared by the Board, the Committee and/or senior executives; salary and other compensation surveys conducted by independent human resources and compensation consulting firms; reports and findings prepared by an independent human resources and compensation consulting firm retained by the Company to evaluate the reasonableness of the compensation paid to senior executives; and written and anecdotal information collected by the Human Resources Department of the Company in connection with the recruitment and retention of senior executives for the Company (including reports provided by executive recruitment firms). The compensation-related recommendations made by the Committee are referred to the Board for its review, together with all evaluations, surveys, consultant reports and findings and other information compiled by the Committee. The Board reviews the recommendations and material provided by the Committee, and considers the recommendations in light of: the performance, financial condition, requirements, and exempt purpose goals and objectives of the Company; the performance, experience, and responsibilities of each senior executive; and the competitive market for executive talent. The recommendations also are weighed against a range of reasonable compensation established for”

“The Company has entered into agreements to share costs for studies and other work of common interest. These cost sharing agreements are with other Independent System Operators (ISOs) and Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs,) all of which are tax-exempt organizations except for PJM Interconnection LLC, which is a taxable entity organized as a Limited Liability Company. The Company reviews agreements entered into to safeguard its exempt status and to ensure that the Company's participation in the agreements furthers its tax exempt purpose.”

“The methodology of ISO New England's FIN 48 (ASC 740) analysis includes review and evaluation of the organizations tax exempt status, geographical scope in which it operates, and organizational and operational documents. Included in the review of the operational documents, are any joint venture arrangements. The Director, Finance & Accounting reviews the objective and the scope of any joint venture arrangement, together with any documents memorializing the joint venture arrangement, to safeguard the assets and tax-exempt status of the Company and to ensure that the Company's participation in the joint venture furthers its tax exempt purpose. In addition, ISO New England monitors all activities to ensure that no activity results in its earnings or assets inuring to the benefit of any individual.”

“ISO New England makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy (called "The Code of Conduct"), and financial statements available to the public on its website www.iso-ne.com. Each of these documents can be found on the website as follows: Governing Documents and Code of Conduct - http://www.iso-ne.com/about/corporate-governance/corporate-documents, and the financial statements can be found at www.iso-ne.com/about/corporate-governance/financial-performance.”