![]() ![]() ![]() Pumped storage facilities, currently the only practical form of large-scale power storage, use low-cost off-peak power to pump water uphill to a reservoir. NYISO has issued a request for proposals to deal with concerns over potential capacity shortfalls, but that process has just begun. Under some conditions, the New York Power Authority (NYPA) can build new capacity. Additional capacity is mainly built by developers, or merchant generators, which could have contracts for the power from a load serving entity (LSE) or which expect to be able to compete profitably in the auction. NYISO also plans for future growth and makes recommendations for additional capacity, although it does not pick specific sites or technologies. Competitive markets are still evolving, and it is not yet clear exactly how to ensure both reliability and low costs. Further details are provided in Chapter 4. Box 1-1 lists many of the market products that NYISO must monitor. NYISO uses auctions to select the lowest-cost suppliers consistent with transmission constraints, among other functions. Thus, NYISO has assumed the power-dispatching role that integrated utilities used to carry out within their own jurisdictions, but on a statewide level. LBMP also provides price signals to providers of new generation and transmission. NYISO uses the locational-based marginal pricing (LBMP) system to accomplish its objectives. The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) was cre ated to operate the high-voltage transmission system and to provide a match of load requirements to generation sources in a manner that (1) ensures the reliability of the state’s power system (2) facilitates open, fair, and effective competitive markets (3) improves regional cooperation for operations and planning and (4) ensures nondiscriminatory access to the electric system. 2 The New York Public Service Commission and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission also required a more independent electric system operator. As competition was introduced into the New York electric system, utilities were required to divest their generating assets. Formerly, the New York Power Pool had coordinated the activities of the utility participants on the transmission system. 1 New York State has an integrated bulk power system, the New York Control Area (NYCA). Want to learn more about 1199 members campaigning for Environmental Justice? Click here.Electricity generally cannot be stored and must be generated at virtually the same instant as it is used, which requires continuous control of the system. We need to continue to engage with the utility workers once this thing closes and not just say we’re done.” We need to think about re-training and assistance. That is one of the reasons why a plan for safe decommissioning is so important.”Īlec Baldwin added that: “As plans for the plant’s closure develop, we need to be unswervingly mindful of the people who work there and the fact that they will be losing their jobs. Since the plant is closing, nobody wants to put any money in. Richard Webster, Riverkeeper Legal Program Director, said: “The top of the reactor doesn’t fit properly and the seal has failed eight times. On the New York State grid there is already enough power being generated, the decision to close Indian Point will have minimum impact on energy prices.” The price of renewables is going down all the time. “I never dreamed we’d arrive at this point, with Indian Point being closed down,” actor Alec Baldwin told the assembled activists, “Nuclear energy isn’t a cheap form of power any longer. The decision to decommission Indian Point was the result of a hard fought campaign by union activists, Riverkeeper and community allies who came together to educate the public about its dangers and lobby elected officials, said Castaneda. “The closure of Indian Point will remove the risk of immense devastation in an area where 150,000 of our members live,” she added. Maria Castaneda, the Secretary-Treasurer of 1199SEIU, introduced the event, saying: “It is a great way to start the New Year, talking about the closure of a power plant that has been living on borrowed time.”Ĭastaneda compared the plant, located less than 30 miles up the Hudson River from New York City, to Three Mile Island, a nuclear generating station in Pennsylvania, which suffered a partial meltdown in 1979. The event, organized by NY’s clean water advocates, Riverkeeper, was designed to build momentum for a safe decommissioning plan and to explore clean energy alternatives to the power currently generated by the plant. January 12, 2018Įnvironmental activists, experts and 1199ers joined actor Alec Baldwin the union’s Manhattan headquarters to congratulate NY Governor Andrew Cuomo on reaching an agreement to shut down the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant by 2021. Actor Alec Baldwin Attends Panel Discussion at 1199SEIU on Safe Decommissioning of Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant and Clean Energy Alternatives.
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