ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — A 2025 report from the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) suggested that changes to New York's power grid need to be made to keep the system running over the next five years.

This week on Empire State Weekly, Rich Dewey, president and CEO of NYISO, detailed how the state's plan to shut down two power plants triggered his agency's involvement. NYISO conducted an analysis and determined the New York's power grid would be at a deficit if the project took place.

"In this particular instance, especially coming out of a hot summer, it really puts a fine point on the fact that we're really close to the margins," Dewey said. "And what we've identified is that these particular units — some action needs to be taken to keep them on the grid. Because we're going to

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