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Member Relations: Ambassadors to the Electric Grid
On any day at our offices, dozens of our stakeholders may come to take part in committee meetings, or inquire about joining our shared governance. These attendees include owners of generation or transmission equipment, utilities, consumer representatives, environmental advocates, and other interested parties.
Stakeholder Services: The Public Face of the New York ISO
The New York ISO (Independent System Operator) has a variety of roles as manager of the electric grid in the state. One of them is overseeing the markets that allow for the trading of wholesale power. And when energy market participants have a question, as the expression goes, “Who you gonna call?”
PODCAST Ep. 2: Clean Energy, Climate Change, and Creating a Culture of Evolution
There’s an evolution coming to the energy grid, and according to NYISO Executive Vice President Emilie Nelson, that makes it a great time to be working in the industry.
EBOOK: Reliably Managing the Power Grid
This eBook, Reliably Managing the Power Grid: The People Who Power New York, examines the transformational impact the NYISO has had in its 20-year history, including reduced emissions and designing the grid of the future to incorporate renewable energy.
VIDEO: How Carbon Pricing Can Help Support the CLCPA
What does carbon pricing have to do with the new CLCPA, or Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (also referred to as New York’s Green New Deal), recently approved by state policymakers?
Wind's Wild Ride: Clean Power and Peak Energy Week
The hottest week of summer 2019 recently occurred (so far, anyway). Looking back at the generation sources that provided energy on that week of high demand, we can see how wind is an unpredictable and variable source of power.
NYISO Partners with University at Albany NYS Mesonet - Program Aids Solar Power Forecasting
We announced a new program that will improve our ability to integrate photovoltaic power into the New York electric grid, thanks to a new partnership with the University at Albany and the advanced weather detection system, New York State Mesonet.
PODCAST Ep. 1: Climate Leadership & New York Policy
Our new President and CEO, Rich Dewey, launched the inaugural New York ISO Power Trends podcast with a discussion on the tremendous changes facing the energy industry and how the NYISO is prepared to meet these new objectives through our wholesale energy markets.
Fuel for the Wire: How We Make Energy in New York
Where does your energy come from? In New York State, the sources of energy are as a diverse as the people who live here.
Power Trends: The Video
Our Power Trends 2019 report explains how the grid is evolving with the addition of wind, storage, and how the New York ISO is uniquely equipped to reliably manage a grid in transition.
A Select Few: The NYISO Grid Operators
What does it take to become a grid operator at the New York ISO? The job requires varied skills. Operators must be fast-thinkers who don't stress under pressure, are able to monitor a dozen computer screens during a 12-hour shift, and can quickly solve problems in order of importance.
NY Poised to Make Largest Grid Investment in 30 Years
As power generation technology continues to expand and mature, the grid has gotten more and more complex. Not only is there more generation out there, with a net increase of nearly 4,000 megawatts in the past 20 years, but the sources of generation are changing.
The New York Energy Grid, by the Numbers: A Power Trends Primer
We've recently launched Power Trends 2019: Reliability and a Greener Grid. Inside this annual report, readers will find the key facts and analysis necessary to understand the many factors shaping our complex electrical system.
Keeping the Power Flowing: It's What We Do
When we sum up our mission, we like to say we have one overarching goal: to keep the power flowing, at all times.
Unbottling Wind: How We Can Expand Clean Energy
With the growing focus on climate change, policymakers are increasingly calling for clean energy to replace fossil fuels to power the grid. But due to the limitations of today’s grid, not all renewable sources we have on the system today are being used to their full advantage.
Q&A with NYISO Board Chair, Ave Bie: Problem Solver and Sports Fan
As we celebrate Women's History Month, we interviewed our distinguished board chair, Ave Bie. A tireless power grid advocate and leader, she's a great example of history making at the New York ISO.
Shared Governance: How Our Stakeholders Have a Voice in Shaping the Electric Grid
While independence is at the core of the NYISO’s mission, we don’t make decisions alone. The NYISO’s market policies, changes to our federally-regulated Tariffs (which guide grid management, system planning, and wholesale market rules), and other decisions related to the sale and transmission of power are all determined with input and approval by stakeholders.
Joy Zimberlin, Finding Energy in Good Ideas
With Women's History Month upon us, Joy Zimberlin, recently named to the Women in Communications & Energy Board of Directors, has advice for women charting their own history, ‘Accomplish something new every day. Be confident. Be true to yourself.’ And maybe, go skydiving.
The Power of Markets - How the New York ISO's Independent Markets Support the Electric Grid
Every five minutes, 24 hours a day, every day of the year, electricity in New York State is bought and sold through the NYISO markets. Through these markets, recurring competitive auctions select the least-cost set of resources to meet grid demand.
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