Media Coverage

Feb. 01, 2021 | CSR request would change energy, ancillary markets -- NYISO asked FERC Friday to approve changes to its rules to let energy storage located next to wind or solar generator . . .

Dec. 15, 2020 | Ted Skerpon is president and business manager of IBEW Local Union 97, in Syracuse.

Dec. 14, 2020 | The New York Independent System Operator will work with federal and state regulators on buyer-side mitigation rules, energy storage rules, transmission development and its Comprehensive Reliability Plan in 2021 as the state pushes ahead with energy transition initiatives, NYISO President and CEO Rich Dewey recently told S&P Global Platts.

Nov. 30, 2020 | November 30, 2020 -- NYISO last week asked FERC to change its credit requirement calculations for some transmission congestion contracts (TCC) to better align requirements with the risks . . .

Nov. 24, 2020 | The statewide electrical grid has announced their preparedness efforts to meet demands for the upcoming winter season.

Nov. 23, 2020 | The New York Independent System Operator said Monday that the state has more than enough electric generating capacity to meet peak demand this winter.

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Oct. 16, 2020 | FERC invited states to introduce carbon pricing in wholesale markets but said it had no authority to initiate such programs itself.

Oct. 09, 2020 | Nobody multi-tasks like New Yorkers. From the gleaming asphalt of the “City that Never Sleeps” to the well-tilled earth upstate, Empire Staters never waste a minute. So when it comes to protecting jobs and cutting carbon emissions, why not do both?

Oct. 05, 2020 | Most panelists urged FERC to support state and RTO efforts to introduce carbon pricing during a daylong technical conference.

Oct. 02, 2020 | The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission does have the legal authority to implement a carbon price, legal experts agreed during a Wednesday technical conference on carbon pricing.

Sep. 29, 2020 | New York's grid operator is hoping a highly-anticipated carbon pricing conference will convince federal regulators that carbon pricing is the most efficient way for the wholesale power markets to support state decarbonization goals.

Sep. 28, 2020 | Siena College and the New York Independent System Operator released a new poll on Monday that found a majority of New Yorkers approve of factoring the social and environmental cost of carbon into the price of wholesale electricity.

Sep. 18, 2020 | The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) last month became the first competitive venue in the world to allow energy storage to fully participate in a wholesale energy market.

Sep. 11, 2020 | Last month, New York state grid operator NYISO officially started offering batteries and other energy storage resources a novel opportunity: a chance to earn money as both wholesale and retail energy resources, not just one or the other.

Sep. 09, 2020 | New York's grid operator has eliminated a key barrier for adding energy storage technologies to the power grid in an effort to meet the state's ambitious climate targets.

Sep. 09, 2020 | The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) Sept. 8 announced it would allow full participation of energy storage resources in NYISO's wholesale energy markets.

Aug. 28, 2020 | The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's Sept. 30 technical conference on carbon pricing in wholesale power markets will include top executives of affected grid operators, utilities and academics, according to a draft agenda obtained by E&E News.

Aug. 26, 2020 | NYISO energy markets performed competitively in the second quarter, with the pandemic leading to the lowest load and average fuel prices seen in more than a decade.

Aug. 18, 2020 | Millions of Californians could lose power in coming days, the state’s grid operator warned Monday, as it continues to struggle with inadequate electricity supplies as many people have been forced indoors to ride out a crippling heat wave during the coronavirus pandemic.