EL26-69-000 · 2026-07-20 · New York Independent System Operator, Inc.

NYISO reports on resource adequacy and large-load proposals

Topics in the text: Reliability and curtailment · Cost allocation · Connecting load and generation

What the document says

Load forecasting · PDF pp. 2–4

Why the New York City need changed

An updated demand forecast removed a previously identified actionable New York City need. NYISO still saw longer-term risk from retirements, load growth and dependence on imports.

the baseline actionable reliability need was no longer observed PDF p. 3

Interconnection · PDF pp. 4–9

A queue position does not guarantee a power plant

NYISO says faster queue studies cannot resolve the siting, financing and supply-chain obstacles that decide whether a project is actually built.

factors outside the NYISO’s interconnection process significantly impact whether a project is constructed PDF p. 6

Reliability studies · PDF pp. 9–12

A faster study for an identified reliability need

NYISO proposed limiting a faster study path to generators needed for an identified reliability problem so the regular cluster queue could continue.

a separate accelerated interconnection study path for generators needed to address reliability needs PDF p. 11

Market incentives · PDF pp. 12–14

Reserves for forecast errors

NYISO was considering buying reserves explicitly for uncertainty in net load and intermittent generation in both day-ahead and real-time markets.

to procure reserves for forecast uncertainty in net load and intermittent generation PDF p. 13

Responses and related views

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