electricity

New York's coal-fired power plants: repower or take offline?

Kate O'Connell — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 11:51:16 +0000

It's a tough environment for coal-plants in New York state. The state is home to some of the oldest power facilities in the country, which operate under stricter emissions regulations introduced by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Jury still out on Cuomo's Energy Highway blueprint

Matt Richmond — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 14:29:25 +0000

On a residential street outside of Albany, there is a discreet red-brick building. There’s no sign telling drivers that the flow of all the electricity in New York state is being controlled inside. The organization at the controls is the New York Independent System Operators (NYISO). They’re a non-profit created after New York’s energy markets were opened up in the '90s.

National Grid deals with equipment failure

Ellen Abbott — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 14:26:36 +0000

Two major power outages in the Syracuse area in the span of 48 hours left thousands of central New Yorkers in the dark. National Grid says the common denominator for both problems is connected to a substation on Syracuse's north side.