Media Coverage

Mar. 10, 2025 | New York and two other northern states are now facing a surcharge on all electricity provided by Canada after President Donald Trump's tariffs on the country went into effect last week.

Mar. 04, 2025 | Experts, industry participants and grid operators in the US Northeast are searching for clarity as to whether and how President Donald Trump's newly instated tariffs will apply to US imports of Canadian electricity.

Feb. 03, 2025 | NYISO CEO Rich Dewey opened the Management Committee meeting with a congratulations on getting through 2024 before looking ahead to the rest of 2025.

Jan. 17, 2025 | The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) said on Friday that the state's electric grid is prepared to meet anticipated power demand during a forecasted cold snap from Monday to Wednesday.

Dec. 06, 2024 | The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO), the nonprofit that operates New York state’s power grid, recently announced it has promoted Shaun Johnson to VP of market structures, effective Dec. 1. Johnson is succeeding Rana Mukerji, who currently serves as senior VP of market structures and is retiring at the end of the […]

Nov. 25, 2024 | The ability of New York’s energy grid to adequately handle future electricity needs is narrowing as power plants are aging and not being replaced, demand is expected to increase, and the zero-emission mandates of the state’s Climate Act are looming, according to a biennial assessment conducted recently by the New York Independent System Operator.

Nov. 13, 2024 | New York’s electric grid is prepared to meet the winter demand.

Aug. 13, 2024 | The New York Independent System Operator on Aug. 5 announced a slate of reforms to its interconnection process, including a new cluster study approach that aims to save time by evaluating interconnection requests in groups rather than individually.

Aug. 01, 2024 | New York’s electricity demand could increase by 50% to 90% over the next two decades, driven by the electrification of heating and transportation and the development of energy intensive projects and industry, the state’s grid operator said in a 20-year outlook published July 25.

Jun. 21, 2024 | With record-breaking heat comes the possibility of record-breaking energy usage. But Rich Dewey, president and CEO of the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO), told Capital Tonight that the grid is resilient, and that adequate resources are in place to accommodate the kind of demand we have experienced this week.

Jun. 21, 2024 | New York Independent System Operator President & CEO Rich Dewey discusses the state’s energy generation capacity and demand for this summer and for future summers (and winters).

Jun. 18, 2024 | New York’s electrical grid will be put to the test as much of the state deals with a multi-day heat wave this week.

Jun. 17, 2024 | By Monday afternoon, many people across the Rochester region may have already turned up the air conditioning unit, preparing for even hotter projected temperatures in the coming days. But how much can the state power grid currently handle if thousands upon thousands of individuals, not to mention businesses and other indoor facilities, have the same relief option in mind?

Jun. 06, 2024 | New York's electric grid will face supply shortfalls if the rate of retiring old fossil fired power plants continues to quickly outpace the addition of clean new energy supply at the same time demand rises, the state's grid operator said on Thursday.

May. 17, 2024 | The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) said on Friday electricity supplies are sufficient to meet expected summer demand this year under baseline conditions, but reliability concerns remain.

Apr. 19, 2024 | The New York ISO this week launched the nation’s first program to integrate aggregations of distributed energy resources into wholesale markets. The new market rules require participating DER to be at least 10 kW in size.

Apr. 05, 2024 | Electric grids across the U.S. are anticipating a rapid decline in solar generation during Monday's total solar eclipse, which will span multiple states.

Apr. 05, 2024 | Monday’s total solar eclipse will offer U.S. power grid operators a chance to help answer a pressing question: What happens to a solar-rich grid when there’s suddenly no sunlight?

Mar. 25, 2024 | Solar and wind farms in New York set collective hourly records for power generation as the state looks to move to emissions-free electricity by 2040.

Mar. 05, 2024 | The planned expansion of GlobalFoundries' Fab 8 campus in Malta is a shot in the arm for the Capital Region and the state of New York, promising good jobs and economic opportunity and strengthening our position as a leader in a crucial sector. The plan would triple the semiconductor plant's capacity and add thousands of permanent and temporary jobs.