The Independent Power Producers of New York rang in the new year with a barbecue, a list of priorities, and a new logo.

New York policymakers were very busy in 2017, working on carbon pricing in wholesale markets and facing down legal challenges to its nuclear subsidies.

New York’s Integrating Public Policy Task Force (IPPTF) held its first technical conference on carbon pricing in NYISO's markets.

The planning of carbon pricing in NYISO markets should be more clearly defined, stakeholders told ISO and New York state officials.

Among other news reported at the NYISO Business Issues Committee, year-to-date monthly energy prices averaged $34.89/MWh in October, a 4% increase.

Stakeholders told New York and NYISO officials they are concerned about the transparency and aim of the process being laid out to integrate carbon pricing.

NYISO will soon announce the formation of a carbon pricing task force, CEO Brad Jones told the Management Committee.

NOVEC weighed in with its own plan for reforming PJM’s capacity construct, saying the nine existing proposals ignored sometimes-illogical human behavior.

PJM appears headed toward implementing a capacity construct that would reprice auction results to address the influence of subsidized generation offers.

A $40/ton carbon emissions charge in NY state would have “a relatively small impact” on customer costs, according to an analysis released by NYISO.