Media Coverage

Feb. 05, 2022 | Two weeks ago, U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm visited the Capital Region to join Governor Kathy Hochul and other New York lawmakers to announce that the Port of Albany will help lead the nation in reaching its climate goals as the first offshore wind manufacturing hub in North America.

Jan. 30, 2022 | New York utilities recommended a coordinated grid planning process with a revised benefit-cost analysis method and a new advisory council to manage the effort.

Jan. 28, 2022 | After my visit to New York’s Capital Region earlier this month, it’s clear to me that the Empire State is becoming an empire of clean energy. With President Biden’s agenda to build a better America, this empire will deliver good-paying jobs, cheaper energy bills, cleaner air, and greater resilience to New Yorkers.

Jan. 26, 2022 | The Empire State has one of more aggressive plans to combat climate change: the 2019 Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, which requires that 70% of our electricity be generated from renewables by 2030 and 100% be zero-emission by 2040.

Jan. 19, 2022 | On Friday, January 14th, U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm traveled to Albany, New York to amplify how the historic climate investments of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and President Biden’s Build Back Better Agenda will help lower energy costs, generate good-paying, union jobs and secure a safer and more reliable energy grid for New Yorkers and Americans across the country.

Jan. 18, 2022 | The New York Independent System Operator plans to discuss with its stakeholders on Jan. 20 the capacity market, new resource integration, and energy market design projects prioritized for 2022 on topics including improving capacity accreditation and valuation, energy transition, and constraint specific transmission shortage pricing.

Jan. 14, 2022 | New York Governor Kathy Hochul's office said Jan. 14 that contracts have been finalized between a state agency and Empire Wind Offshore along with Beacon Wind for offshore wind power projects totaling nearly 2.5 GW of capacity for a total cost of $80.40/MWh.

Jan. 13, 2022 | U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm on Friday will visit Capital Region sites that factor into state and federal initiatives to modernize and decarbonize the nation’s electrical infrastructure.

Jan. 10, 2022 | The New York ISO has submitted market rule changes Monday for consideration by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) which, if accepted, will stimulate the investment needed to meet the state’s decarbonization and renewable investment mandates.

Jan. 02, 2022 | New York will start turning policy into infrastructure in 2022, with construction of a major transmission line and the first of several offshore wind projects.

Dec. 09, 2021 | NEWS RELEASE   CONTACT: John P. Buechler EIPC Executive Director jpbuechler@eipconline.com 631-499-1555

Dec. 08, 2021 | Multiple new records in electricity generated by wind power in the last week are being credited to strong gusts and a new Chautauqua County facility that recently went online. Around the 10 p.m. hour Dec. 2, the first new record output of 1,803 MW was set.

Dec. 06, 2021 | The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) released its Comprehensive Reliability Plan (CRP), which concludes that the New York State bulk power system will meet system demands and reliability criteria from 2021 through 2030 in normal weather conditions.

Dec. 05, 2021 | NYISO, the organization responsible for overseeing the state's high-voltage electricity grid and its wholesale electricity markets, say climate change and government policies designed to combat it are combining to create potential risks to the long-term reliability of the power grid.

Dec. 05, 2021 | NYISO presented stakeholders with updates on its Grid in Transition initiative and a 2022 Master Plan for managing the changes to market rules.

Dec. 03, 2021 | New York's power grid could face challenges in the 2021-2030 period, including higher demand spurred by extreme weather and delays in planned projects, the state's power grid operator said on Friday.

Dec. 01, 2021 | The state will have enough electricity to meet the power needs of New Yorkers this winter, according to New York Independent System Operator President & CEO Rich Dewey, who joined the show to discuss the state’s existing power capacity, the transition to renewable energy sources and much more.

Nov. 29, 2021 | Clean power supply is being generated in upstate New York, but it is not making its way to New York City, the area that relies most heavily on power from fossil fuels.

Nov. 16, 2021 | A New York Power Authority project to upgrade transmission lines has reached the mid-point. Gov. Kathleen C. Hochul said Monday that construction of NYPA’s Smart Path Moses-Adirondack transmission project, which began early last year, has reached the halfway mark. The project is on track to be completed in 2023.

Nov. 15, 2021 | FERC Chair Richard Glick said there is “a lot to be done” to build out the transmission grid to handle the clean energy transition.