NYPA Issues First Annual Integrated Report
The New York Power Authority on Aug. 2 released its first annual integrated report, which details the operations and activities carried out by NYPA and its subsidiary, the New York State Canal Corporation, in 2022.
As Renewable Portfolio Grows, Texas Becoming More Vulnerable to Curtailments: EIA
Renewable generation is growing quickly in Texas’ electric market, but the state is at risk of rising curtailments unless transmission resources also increase, according to the Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration.
New York Grid Operator Warns of Reliability Deficit in New York City Area by 2025
The New York City area could have a deficit as large as 446 megawatts as early as summer 2025, according to the New York Independent System Operator.
PJM Met Demand Through December 2022 Event, but Extreme Cold Stressed Grid
The PJM Interconnection was able to maintain system reliability and serve customers throughout the extreme weather that affected the regional transmission organization from Dec. 23 through Dec. 25, 2022, according to a PJM report.
Southwest Power Pool Details Progress in Clearing Interconnection Study Backlog
The Southwest Power Pool on July 12 reported that it has reached the halfway point in clearing the backlog of requests to study the impacts of connecting new generating resources to the region’s power grid.
PJM Transition to New Interconnection Process Gets Underway
The transition to the PJM Interconnection’s new interconnection process kicked off on July 10, setting the stage for more than 260,000 megawatts of mostly renewable projects to be studied over the next three years, the grid operator said.
Northeast Grid Operators Support Proposal by States to Enhance Transmission Planning
ISO New England, the PJM Interconnection, and the New York Independent System Operator have voiced support for a proposal from eight Northeast states to develop a new approach to the development of interregional transmission coordination.
JEA, Gainesville Regional Utilities, Others Begin Active Energy Trading on Platform
The Southeast Energy Exchange Market on June 28 said that Duke Energy Florida, JEA, Tampa Electric Company, and Gainesville Regional Utilities have initiated active energy trading, which now allows them to buy and sell power using the SEEM platform.
FERC Approves Final Rule Aimed at Improving Credit Risk Management in Wholesale Power Markets
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on June 15 approved a final rule designed to improve credit risk management in the organized wholesale electric power markets operated by regional transmission organizations and independent system operators.
MMWEC, Public Power Entities Ask FERC to Force Disclosure on Charges
Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company, leading a group of public power entities throughout New England, recently filed a motion at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission asking that it force the disclosure of information “concerning the exorbitant charges being imposed on New England ratepayers under a fuel security cost-of-service agreement,” MMWEC said on May 22.