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MICROGRID KNOWLEDGE | How New York is Changing the Energy Storage Play in US Competitive Markets

September 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.

GREENTECH MEDIA | New York is Breaking New Ground in Allowing Batteries to Play in Multiple Markets

September 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.

E&E NEWS | N.Y. grid operator kicks off rules to boost battery storage

September 9, 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.

UTILITY DIVE | NYISO allows full participation for energy storage in wholesale power markets

September 9, 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.

E&E NEWS | Lineup emerges for FERC technical conference on carbon pricing

August 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.

RTO INSIDER | NYISO Q2 Energy Prices, Load at 10-Year+ Lows

August 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.

WALL STREET JOURNAL | California Blackouts a Warning for States Ramping Up Green Power

August 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.

RTO INSIDER | NY PSC Gets Update on Tx Planning, Investment Efforts

August 17, 2020 | The New York PSC heard a progress report on a grid study underway to identify transmission upgrades and investments needed to meet the state’s clean energy goals.

POWER MARKETS TODAY | NYISO asks FERC to OK actual peak load hour change

July 31, 2020 | NYISO yesterday asked FERC to approve new rules to better align the actual peak load hour it uses to calculate the peak load forecast for the installed capacity (ICAP) . . .

POWER MARKETS TODAY | FERC technical conference covers hybrid resources

July 24, 2020 | ISO/RTOs, stakeholders note urgency of fast changes -- FERC held a technical conference yesterday on hybrid resources -- where storage and renewables are located at the . . .

EMPIRE REPORT | Carbon Pricing will Improve the Health of New York’s Most Vulnerable Citizens – Black Americans

July 21, 2020 | We have long known of the disproportionate burden of preventable disease, death and disabilities borne by members of minority communities across this state and nation, as well as the difficulties they face in accessing quality medical care.

S&P GLOBAL | Heat boosts US Mid-Atlantic power demand; prices remain moderate

July 21, 2020 | As stifling heat and humidity continued to broil the US Atlantic Coast, the PJM Interconnection issued Hot Weather Alerts through July 22, although real-time power prices remained at moderate levels as the afternoon of July 20 progressed. Loads were also forecast to ramp up across the footprints of the other east coast grid operators.

POWER MARKETS TODAY | FERC OKs NYISO renewables, self-supply exemptions

July 20, 2020 | Approval conditional, Glick issues detailed dissent -- A FERC order issued last week approved, subject to condition, NYISO's compliance filing with its earlier directives . . .

E&E NEWS | N.Y. unveils grid plan to reach 100% clean energy

July 9, 2020 | Public utility officials in New York released a grid proposal this week in support of 100% clean electricity by 2040, warning that a crop of massive wind farms could otherwise be left stranded in the state.

POWER MARKETS TODAY | NYISO seeks new tailored availablility metric rules

July 8, 2020 | Changes to cover capacity ratings for resources -- NYISO yesterday asked FERC to approve new rules to implement its "tailored availability metric" (TAM) that is meant to . . .

GREENTECH MEDIA | New York's Energy Transition (and Challenges) in 5 Charts

June 11, 2020 | Grid operators around the world are unusually busy these days, but few have quite as much on their minds as NYISO, the independent system operator that manages New York state's bulk power system and wholesale energy market.

ABC NEWS 10 | NYISO annual report on state’s energy grid focuses on Green initiatives

June 11, 2020 | Upstate New York is closer to reaching the state’s goal of producing emissions-free energy by 2040 than downstate, according to a new report. With more availability of renewable energy sources upstate’s energy consumption is currently operating with 88% zero emissions, downstate is operating with 29% zero emissions.

POLITICO | Grid operator's report emphasizes new tech to reach climate goals

June 10, 2020 | The New York Independent System Operator's annual “Power Trends” report, released on Wednesday, offers a glimpse of the steps it needs to take to ensure reliability in a completely decarbonized grid by 2040. NYISO President and CEO Rich Dewey said new technologies that can quickly ramp up electric generation will be needed to balance intermittent renewables to make sure the lights stay on.

E&E NEWS | Democrats want FERC officials meeting on carbon pricing

May 19, 2020 | Six Senate Democrats called on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission yesterday to host a technical conference on the viability of incorporating a carbon price into the nation's electric markets.

E&E NEWS | 'Devil is in the details.' The fight for grid carbon pricing

May 18, 2020 | Calls are growing for carbon pricing in the nation's regional power markets, and that's fueling concerns that such a move could derail states' efforts to expand renewables and curb emissions.