NYISO is modeling the Empire Wind offshore wind project as in-service despite federal orders to cease construction, staff said in presenting updated assumptions for the second-quarter Short Term Assessment of Reliability.

The NYISO Market Monitoring Unit told stakeholders it is independently analyzing the capacity market in parallel with the ISO’s ongoing Capacity Market Structure Review project.

Officials from members of the Northeast States Collaborative on Interregional Transmission expounded the group’s strategic action plan.

NYISO has proposed the metrics for identifying operating reserve suppliers that consistently underperform as part of its plan to remove them from the market.

The Northeast States Collaborative on Interregional Transmission released a strategic action plan for creating an interstate planning process for transmission projects that span the seams of their grid operators.

IESO is scheduled to launch its new nodal market May 1, a change it says will save Ontario $700 million over the next decade through reduced out-of-market payments and increased efficiency.

NYISO returned to the Installed Capacity Working Group with more modifications to the tariff language and general structure of its firm fuel capacity accreditation proposal, but stakeholders still appear to be skeptical of it.

NYISO said it is no longer concerned about a violation of reliability criteria in New York City in 2033 and has canceled its search for a solution.

NYISO announced it has appointed two new members, Heather Rivard and Steve Doyon, to its Board of Directors.