New York TOs again rejected challenges to their new public policy category of local transmission development for purposes of cost sharing and recovery.

New York’s IOUs reported a slow rollout of EV fast-charging stations under the state’s $701 million incentive program to build 50,000 stations by 2025.

New York regulators approved two 25-year state contracts to buy electric power from the Clean Path New York and the Champlain Hudson Power Express projects.

Four New York House of Representatives committees convened a hearing to identify existing EV charger deployment plans and ways to expedite the build-out.

New Yorkers were generally in support of the entirely in-state Clean Path NY transmission project and opposed to the line to import Canadian hydropower.

FERC accepted a ROE settlement between LS Power Grid, NYPA and others on the 93-mile public policy transmission need Marcy-New Scotland upgrade project.

The New York Climate Action Council heard that flooding is the main risk from climate change in the state.

New York officials heard conflicting stakeholder comments on proposals by 2 utilities to sell their battery power into NYISO’s wholesale electricity market.

New York state energy agencies released a study urging faster permitting, planning and approval processes to build transmission to accommodate renewables.

The New York CAC met to discuss bioenergy emissions and the formation of a utility consultation group while also receiving updates from advisory groups.