NYISO PRESS

Jun. 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.

Jun. 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.

Jun. 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.

Jun. 10, 2020 | Rensselaer, NY -- The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) today released Power Trends 2020: The Vision for a Greener Grid. The NYISO’s annual publication provides critical information and analysis on how dynamic factors such as technology, economic forces, and public policies are shaping New York’s complex electric system.

May. 28, 2020 | Rensselaer, NY - The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) today reported that electricity supplies in New York State are expected to be adequate this summer, with a total of 41,319 megawatts (MW) of power resources available to meet forecasted peak demand conditions.

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.

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.

May. 14, 2020 | New York Independent System Operator defended its proposal for amending a narrowly tailored exemption for renewable resources under buyer-side market power mitigation rules imposed on the grid operator's capacity market.

May. 11, 2020 | International Energy Agency forecasts the biggest decline in electricity consumption since the Great Depression

May. 06, 2020 | The New York ISO will look to falling COVID-19 infection rates and guidance from the state to decide when to begin sending home employees who have been living on-site at two control centers for more than a month.

May. 04, 2020 | ERC last week issued an order approving a NYISO proposal to establish a short-term reliability process using quarterly short-term assessment of reliability (STAR)

May. 01, 2020 | NYISO yesterday asked FERC to approve new rules for its energy storage resource (ESR) participation model, which will help integrate the resources in its energy...

Apr. 30, 2020 | New York City residents are waking up later and using more energy in the daytime since they were ordered to stay at home last month, data from the Earth Institute at Columbia University shows.

Apr. 30, 2020 | Some 400 special electric meters in New York apartments provide a shifting view of power use while people are stuck inside.

Apr. 21, 2020 | Rensselaer, NY - The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) Board of Directors today announced that Daniel C. Hill was named chair of the Board of Directors. Mr. Hill takes over the role from Ms. Ave Bie whose term concludes on April 21, 2020. Ms. Bie will continue to serve on the board and take over for Mr. Daniel Hill as vice chair.

Apr. 19, 2020 | The coronavirus is changing the tempo of New York and of cities and states across the country, and you can see it in the flows of electricity. At his post 150 miles up the Hudson, Jon Sawyer watches as a stay-at-home New York City stirs itself with each new dawn in this era of covid-19.

Apr. 16, 2020 | Rensselaer, NY - The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) today released an updated analysis of estimated COVID-19 demand impacts. Demand is down across the New York Control Area (NYCA), with certain zones experiencing more dramatic drops in load than others.

Apr. 15, 2020 | Rich Dewey, President and CEO of the New York Independent System Operator, discussed the precautions his organization is taking to ensure New York’s power grid is reliable.

Apr. 10, 2020 | Perhaps it’s fitting that two decades ago, as a college student majoring in mechanical engineering, Emilie Nelson’s curriculum included such far-flung subjects as electronics, economics, history and women’s studies. Today, as executive vice president of the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO), she is overseeing a sea change in the energy industry that encapsulates all of those topics.

Apr. 07, 2020 | Energy workers sequestering at facilities to keep New York's power grid running, fight cyber attacks, and deal with industry financial challenges. Thirty-seven workers from the company that manages New York’s power grid have voluntarily left their families and homes to keep the state’s electricity flowing. They’re living in trailers and working 12-hour shifts in control rooms that get deep-cleaned to ward off the coronavirus. And there is no end date in sight for the isolated staff.