Apr. 15, 2025 | Rensselaer, NY – The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) announced today the selection of Heather Rivard to its Board of Directors, effective July 2025 upon her retirement from Southern California Edison.

Apr. 15, 2025 | Rensselaer, NY – The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) has announced the selection of Steve Doyon to its Board of Directors, effective April 15, 2025.

Mar. 10, 2025 | Rensselaer, NY – “The NYISO is analyzing the impacts of the order by the Ontario Premier and working closely with the Independent Electricity Operator of Ontario to ensure a reliable grid and stable flows of electricity across interregional transmission lines. The NYISO expects to have adequate reserves to meet reliability criteria and forecasted demand for New York.”

Feb. 28, 2025 | The President of the United States announced in a February 1, 2025, Executive Order “Imposing Duties to Address the Flow of Illicit Drugs Across Our Northern Border” that an ad valorem rate of duty would be imposed on “[a]ll articles that are products of Canada.” The Canadian Tariff Order is presently scheduled to take effect on March 4, 2025. It is not yet clear whether imports of electrical energy from Canada are subject to the Canadian Tariff Order or, if they are, whether the NYISO will be required to play any role in collecting or remitting duties. The NYISO believes that there are strong legal and policy arguments that the answer to both of these questions is “no.”

Feb. 04, 2025 | Rensselaer, NY – The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) has enhanced its online System Conditions page, incorporating a grid alert system to communicate when energy supplies drop below certain thresholds and conservation measures may be necessary.

Jan. 17, 2025 | Rensselaer, NY – New York’s bulk electric system is prepared to meet anticipated demand during a forecasted cold snap from Monday, January 20 through Wednesday, January 22 according to the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO).

Dec. 20, 2024 | Rensselaer, NY – The New York Independent System Operator today reported that a new record for hourly wind generation was set on Monday, December 16, 2024.

Nov. 21, 2024 | Rensselaer, NY – The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) today released its 2024 Reliability Needs Assessment (RNA), which identifies a violation of reliability criteria in New York City in 2033 and highlights growing risks to electric system reliability statewide.

Nov. 13, 2024 | Rensselaer, NY – Adequate supplies are in place to meet electricity demand under forecasted conditions for the coming winter according to the New York Independent System Operator's (NYISO) annual assessment, which also highlights future concerns, including declining reliability margins and fuel availability to the generation fleet.

Oct. 29, 2024 | Rensselaer, NY – The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) today announced the promotion of Shaun Johnson to Vice President of Market Structures, effective December 1, 2024. Mr. Johnson will succeed Rana Mukerji, who currently serves as Senior Vice President of Market Structures.

Aug. 05, 2024 | Rensselaer, NY – The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) has launched a new interconnection process with significant improvements and enhancements, crucial for integrating a high volume of new generation facilities onto the grid.

Jul. 25, 2024 | Rensselaer, NY – The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) today released its 2023-2042 System & Resource Outlook (The Outlook), which provides a wide-ranging assessment of future transmission and generation investment opportunities driven by economics and public policy.

Jul. 14, 2024 | Rensselaer, NY – Today, the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) reported that there is a sufficient supply of electricity to serve demand through the next several days of hot weather based on forecasted conditions.

Jun. 18, 2024 | Rensselaer, NY – The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) is prepared to meet anticipated electricity demand during the forecasted heatwave.

Jun. 06, 2024 | Annual publication from the New York Independent System Operator emphasizes maintaining reliability during the grid in transition Rensselaer, NY – The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) today released Power Trends 2024, the company’s flagship publication that discusses the key issues and challenges shaping the grid of the future. Incorporating new data and metrics, the report also summarizes work by the NYISO to maintain reliability and advance competitive electric markets through the grid in transition.

May. 17, 2024 | Rensselaer, NY – The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) today reported that electricity supplies are adequate to meet expected summer demand under baseline conditions, but reliability concerns remain.

Apr. 18, 2024 | Rensselaer, NY – The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) this week launched a first-in-the-nation program to integrate aggregations into the wholesale electric markets of distributed energy resources (DER), such as small-scale solar arrays, residential batteries, and electric vehicles. This follows approval of new market rules by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to implement the ground-breaking program.

Apr. 16, 2024 | Rensselaer, NY -- The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) announced today the selection of Michael Crowe to its Board of Directors, effective April 16, 2024.

Mar. 28, 2024 | Rensselaer, NY – The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) has released a policy brief, How Competitive Electricity Markets Power New York State’s Clean Energy Goals. The paper discusses the power of competitive wholesale electricity markets to attract investment in cutting-edge renewable resources while maintaining system reliability. The NYISO is the independent, not-for-profit administrator of wholesale electric markets.

Mar. 25, 2024 | Rensselaer, NY -- The New York Independent System Operator today reported that New York recently set new records for hourly wind and solar generation.