By William Opalka Three competitive transmission developers asked FERC last week to order NYISO to issue a new request for proposals for transmission upgrades to alleviate congestion and bring renewable energy downstate (EL16-84). The RFP was issued in February in response to a New York Public Service Commission order that...

By Rich Heidorn Jr. NEW YORK — Organized markets are being distorted because of policymakers’ failure to price carbon, two grid operator CEOs and a former FERC and state commissioner told a New York Energy Week audience last week. “I would say that in my … 16 years, this is...

By William Opalka Exelon told New York regulators on Tuesday that it will close its Nine Mile Point Unit 1 nuclear plant next spring if the state has not guaranteed it a financial lifeline by September (16-E-0270). The company announced its plans in a filing with the New York Public...

By William Opalka New York could accommodate up to 4,500 MW of wind generation and 9,000 MW of solar photovoltaic capacity by 2030 with no system reliability issues, according to a NYISO draft study released last week. The backdrop to the “Solar Integration Study” is New York’s Reforming the Energy...

By William Opalka New York policymakers grappled last week to find the most cost-effective way to reach the state’s 50% renewable energy target by 2030 while maintaining a competitive electricity market. The New York Public Service Commission held a technical conference June 9 to discuss the state’s proposed Clean Energy...

By William Opalka NYISO has identified 10 proposed transmission projects as finalists to relieve congestion in western New York. The ISO issued a report last week in response to a 2015 New York Public Service Commission order that said relieving transmission congestion in the Buffalo area would produce environmental and...

After allegations of management interference led PJM to replace its internal market monitoring unit with an independent monitor in 2008, FERC had an opportunity to prohibit other RTOs from using the internal structure. Because it chose not to do so, the temptation for RTO officials to muzzle their MMUs remains.

By William Opalka RENSSELAER, N.Y. — NYISO’s Market Monitoring Unit is recommending changes to the capacity market and planning processes in import-constrained zones as a result of a New York generating plant’s successful offers into the last two ISO-NE Forward Capacity Auctions. Pallas LeeVanSchaick of Potomac Economics outlined the recommendations...

By Michael Brooks FERC last week accepted NYISO’s proposed Tariff revisions allowing large behind-the-meter resources in New York to participate in the ISO’s energy and capacity markets (ER16-1213). The new rules became effective Thursday. Photo source: Cubit Power Systems “We recognize the potential benefits of reducing obstacles to using excess...

By William Opalka The New York Public Service Commission on Thursday approved an overhaul of the way utilities will earn money as the state switches to more distributed and cleaner energy sources. The so-called Track 2 order in the state’s Reforming the Energy Vision initiative intends to provide a framework...