NYISO: Reliability Concerns Raised Last Year Resolved Returning and repowered generation resources and newly announced transmission upgrades appear to have alleviated NYISO’s concerns about system reliability over the next 10 years. The NYISO Management Committee on Wednesday accepted staff’s Comprehensive Reliability Plan, which is the penultimate step in the 2014 Reliability Needs Assessment. The plan … Continue reading NYISO: Reliability Concerns Raised Last Year Resolved→
NYISO Launches New Solar Study RENSSELAER, NY (06/01/2015)(readMedia)– With the use of renewable energy developing at a rapid pace, the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) announced it will study the potential for growth in solar power resources to determine their impact on grid operations over the next 15 years. While distributed energy resources include … Continue reading NYISO Launches New Solar Study→
NYSEG wants rate increase New York State Electric & Gas Corp. customers will be paying more for electric and natural gas service by next May if New York regulators approve a rate increase requested by the utility. The proposed increase would raise average residential electric bills by $8 a month and average residential natural gas … Continue reading #NYSEG wants #rate_increase→
NYISO Addresses New York State Senate Hearings RENSSELAER, NY (05/20/2015)(readMedia)– Albany, NY – The reliability of New York State’s electric energy grid will be bolstered by upgraded transmission, integration of distributed energy resources, and close collaboration of the energy industry and government on cybersecurity, Executive Vice President Richard Dewey told participants in public hearings today. … Continue reading NYISO Addresses New York State Senate Hearings→
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Opens Probe at indian Point New York state is renewing its call for tougher oversight of electrical transformers at the Indian Point Energy Center after the third failure in eight years of one of the power-transfer devices at the nuclear plant. A transformer for Indian Point’s unit 3 exploded and caught fire … Continue reading Nuclear Regulatory Commission Opens Probe at #Indian_Point→
NYISO Hosts Senate and Assembly Energy Committee Members RENSSELAER, NY (05/18/2015)(readMedia)– The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) today welcomed members of the New York State Senate Energy and Telecommunications Committee and the Assembly Energy Committee for a tour of the NYISO power control center. Opened in 2014, the facility features the latest digital monitoring … Continue reading NYISO Hosts Senate and Assembly Energy Committee Members→
Low natural gas prices, light demand cut NYISO prices in April: report Lower natural gas prices combined with lighter demand to reduce electricity prices in the New York Independent System Operator in April, a report to be presented to stakeholders Wednesday showed. NYISO’s locational marginal prices averaged $28.35/MWh in April, compared with $52.09/MWh in March … Continue reading Low natural gas prices, light demand cut NYISO prices in April: report→
Former KGB spy holds a top job at New York electric grid operator The Rensselaer County man in charge of developing software systems that run New York state’s high-voltage electric grid is a former Soviet spy, according to an upcoming “60 Minutes” special. Jack Barsky now works as director of software development for the New … Continue reading Former #KGB #spy holds a top job at New York electric grid operator→
