New York City could face power reliability issues beginning next year: ISO

The New York electric grid faces increased risk of power shortages over the next five years unless planned projects, including new transmission and offshore wind resources, are brought online, the state’s grid operator said.

Starting next summer, the Independent System Operator anticipates its reliability margins in New York City will be dangerously thin, making the grid more vulnerable to failures. In addition to potentially losing anticipated wind power, the system is strained by generator deactivations, increasing consumer demand, transmission limitations and difficulties in developing new resources, the ISO said in a statement highlighting a pair of reliability reports. 

“The NYISO’s findings should be alarming to residents and serve as another wake up call for the state,” Gavin Donohue, president of the Independent Power Producers of New York, said in a statement. “Electric demand is continuing to drastically rise, and the state needs to look at all possible resources.”

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