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TIMES UNION | NY's power grid operator warns of 'declining reliability margins'

June 2, 2025 | An annual report by the Independent System Operator, which operates and manages New York’s power grid, warns that the state’s reliability margins are continuing to decline as fossil-fueled power plants are aging and being taken out of service while new sources of energy are not keeping pace with expected increases in demand.

RTO INSIDER | All 7 ISO/RTOs Send Senior Executives to Update Congress on Reliability

March 25, 2025 | ISO/RTO leaders explained the issues facing their markets and took some questions from members, with subjects like FERC's independence and the recent capacity price spikes in PJM coming up.

DEMOCRAT & CHRONICLE | NY hit with surcharge on Canadian electricity after Trump’s tariffs. Here's what to know

March 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.

S&P GLOBAL | Northeast US electricity markets grapple with uncertainty from US tariffs

March 4, 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.

RTO INSIDER | NYISO CEO Lays out 2025 Priorities

February 3, 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.

REUTERS | New York's electric grid ready to meet cold snap demand, operator says

January 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.

CNY BUSINESS JOURNAL | NYISO names VP of market structures

December 6, 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 […]

TIMES UNION | NY's grid operator spots an energy reliability shortfall in 2033

November 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.

WNYT NEWSCHANNEL 13 | NY electric grid ready for winter

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

UTILITY DIVE | New York ISO reforms interconnection queue, launches cluster study reviews

August 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.

UTILITY DIVE | New York could see electricity demand grow 90% by 2042: ISO

August 1, 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.

SPECTRUM NEWS | NYISO: Fossil fuel retirements are outpacing new supply

June 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.

WCNY CAPITOL PRESSROOM | New York’s electric grid prepared (for now)

June 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).

TIMES UNION | Power operators predict 'adequate' electricity supply for heat wave

June 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.

WROC | NY’s power grid projected to have adequate supply of electricity amid high temps

June 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?

REUTERS | NY power grid faces shortfalls as new energy supply lags, operator says

June 6, 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.

REUTERS | New York's electric grid prepped for summer demand, flags reliability concerns

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.

UTILITY DIVE | NYISO launches first-in-nation DER integration program to comply with FERC Order 2222

April 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.

REUTERS | Explainer: How Monday's total solar eclipse affects U.S. grid operators

April 5, 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.

E&E NEWS | Solar eclipse offers test for a renewable-heavy grid

April 5, 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?