The Business Council of NY State, The Hudson Renewable Energy Institute and Pace
University hosted via webinar the 8th Annual 2022 Renewable Energy Conference.
NYISO reviewed the preliminary results of phase one of the Grid in Transition
study on the reliability effects of integrating more renewables into the grid.
Stakeholders urged regulators to defer approval, reject or refer to NYISO’s public policy transmission planning process Con Ed’s proposal for a substation.
Residents opposed to the Heritage Wind project spoke before the New York Public
Service Commission, citing human health concerns and danger to migratory birds.
FERC nixed Niagara Mohawk Power’s proposed cost allocation and recovery for its share in the Smart Path Connect transmission project in upstate New York.
NYISO filed a request with FERC for a 90-day extension of the Aug. 16 compliance
deadline for Order 2222 and a separate request regarding operating reserves.
New York regulators issued an order approving Consolidated Edison’s emergency
response plan after the utility restored language related to communications.
New York officials issued the state’s third offshore wind energy solicitation,
seeking proposals for up to 4.8 GW in new projects in the New York Bight.
The New York grid performed well in the summer’s 1st heat wave July 20-24, NYISO
vice president of operations Aaron Markham told the NYISO Management Committee.