NYPSC Chairwoman Audrey Zibelman defended the commission's approval of protections for retail electric customers, saying they are needed to combat deceptive practices.

The New York PSC said FERC should reject the proposal made by NRG Energy to keep the 380-MW Huntley plant in Tonawanda operating.

NRG said that it may only need to continue operating one of the two units at the Huntley plant.

Spectra Energy’s Algonquin Gas Transmission asked FERC to grant permission for the pre-filing review on the proposed Access Northeast project by Nov. 13.

NYISO gave NRG Energy a green light to shut down two coal plants in western New York, saying reliability will be maintained through transmission.

More than 170 people attended the IPPNY's 30th annual Fall Conference at the historic Gideon Putnam resort in Saratoga Springs, a two-day affair of golf and industry talk.

The New York PSC asked NYISO to perform reliability studies in western New York after NRG Energy announced it was retiring one coal plant and suspending plans to convert another to natural gas.

The New York Public Service Commission staff has accepted seven proposed demonstration projects for the Reforming the Energy Vision initiative.

New York utilities have filed 15 demonstration projects for consideration under the state’s Reforming the Energy Vision initiative.

FERC has for the third time refused to take up a Rhode Island citizen’s allegations that an offshore wind power contract is illegal.