Current Issues

2008 Comprehensive Reliability Plan
The NYISO's 2008 Comprehensive Reliability Plan (CRP) is the product of an ongoing, multistage planning process that provides a blueprint for meeting the reliability needs of New York State's bulk electricity grid over a 10-year horizon. After identifying reliability needs, the NYISO solicited and received proposals for market-based and regulated solutions. The 2008 CRP finds that market-based proposals, totaling 3,380 megawatts (MW), together with implementation of planned upgrades to the bulk power system, meet or exceed reliability requirements through 2017. The 2008 CRP is the culmination of the NYISO's third planning cycle. In each cycle, the market has responded with project proposals to meet identified reliability needs.

   2008 CRP

True Grid: Smart Metering and Advanced Technologies
A two-day symposium and technology expo on the future evolution of the grid, was conducted by the NYISO on May 8-9 in Albany, NY. The event attracted more than 250 participants from utilities, energy services companies, technology providers, federal and state energy regulators, and legislative representatives. The sessions provided perspectives from policy makers and offered information on consumer interests, funding opportunities for new technologies, and implementation experiences. It also provided a showcase for advanced metering, demand-response, and resource management technologies and services. The proceedings of the event, including remarks and presentations provided to the NYISO, are available to download.

   Full Proceedings

Power Trends 2008
Power Trends is the NYISO’s annual analysis of forces and factors influencing the future of New York State’s bulk electricity grid and its wholesale electricity markets. The 2008 edition focuses on the complex intersection of energy and environmental concerns as well as the sweeping economic impacts of expanding global energy markets.

Full Report

 

 

Independent Market Advisor Annual Report for 2007
The 2007 State of the Market Report, prepared by the Independent Market Advisor, is a comprehensive look at the performance of New York’s wholesale electricity markets in 2007. The report states that the NYISO “operates the most complete set of electricity markets in the U.S.” and that “NYISO markets are at the forefront of market design and have been a model for market development.” .

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Uniform-Pricing versus Pay-as-Bid in Wholesale Electricity Markets: Does it Make a Difference?
This white paper, prepared jointly by the NYISO and the Analysis Group, considers these two alternative designs for wholesale electricity markets, including their implications for prices and efficiency.  An article, based on the paper, appeared in the March 2008 issue of Public Utility Fortnightly..

White Paper - Uniform-Pricing versus Pay-as-Bid in Wholesale Electricity Markets
"Pay-as-Bid vs. Uniform Pricing," Public Utility Fortnightly, March 2008

The Future is Now: Energy Efficiency, Demand Response and Advance Metering

On June 27, 2007, The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) sponsored a symposium entitled “The Future is Now: Energy Efficiency, Demand Response and Advanced Metering” at the Desmond Hotel & Conference Center in Albany, NY. More than 200 participants attended the event, which featured remarks from government and private sector leaders in the fields of energy efficiency, demand response, and advanced metering. A set of the remarks and presentations provided to the NYISO are available to download.

NYISO Symposium June 2007

 

Northeast Seams Project Report
Current Seams Project
Closed Seams Project

 

A Cost-Benefit Analysis of the NYISO: The Initial Years

The March 2007 report, A Cost-Benefit Analysis of the New York Independent System Operator: The Initial Years,was prepared bySusan F. Tierney and Edward F. Kahn of the Analysis Group. The report’s primary conclusion is that the quantifiable benefits arising from the NYISO-administered markets have exceeded its costs every year from 2000 to 2006. In the later years, the savings are in the hundreds of millions of dollars. To read more click below:

Analysis Group Study: A Cost-Benefit Analysis of the New York Independent System Operator: The Initial Years
NYISO filing of comments and Analysis Group study regarding the Commission's 02/09/07 Supplemental Notice of Conference

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If you need more information about NYISO news releases, reports or other matters, please contact:

Ken Klapp 518-356-6253 kklapp@nyiso.com

John Cordi 518-356-6044 jcordi@nyiso.com

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