NYISO presented the results of Phase 1 of the 2024 Cluster Study process at a special Operating Committee meeting.

NYISO stakeholders debated the validity of the ISO's recent finding of a reliability need in New York City by summer 2026.

NYISO’s consumer impact analysis for the Winter Reliability Capacity Enhancements project found that under the scenarios it considered, installed capacity procurement costs would drop by 15 to 45% depending on locality

NYISO released an updated draft of its Comprehensive Reliability Plan for 2025-2034 that calls for the acceleration of new generation development and preservation of “critical, dispatchable capability.”

NYISO’s draft 2025-2034 Comprehensive Reliability Plan shows a wide range of possible scenarios for resource adequacy in New York, with the most negative outlook showing a deficit of up to 10 GW by 2034.

As NYISO continues its Capacity Market Structure Review, the Market Monitoring Unit used its second-quarter State of the Market report to highlight potential issues with how the ISO forecasts resource availability.

NYISO expects its 2026 budget to be $210 million, $8 million more than the 2025 budget, its CFO told the Budget and Priorities Working Group.

Stakeholders requested the NYISO Market Monitoring Unit provide an explanation of the difficulties in obtaining data from the ISO and market participants on supplemental commitments after it presented its State of the Market report for the first quarter.

NYISO told stakeholders it was no longer considering seasonal capacity accreditation factors because it found they would disincentivize participation in the capacity market.

NYISO provided a glimpse into the possible capacity accreditation factors for gas generator units that have not guaranteed a supply of fuel for the winter capability period.