Graded Light and tightening on how it connects a new large load. 1 states, 4 actions with sources, reviewed 10 October 2026.
Loads above 10 MW at 115 kV already go through NYISO study, but FERC found June 18, 2026 there is no large-load definition or standard procedure.
No collateral, minimum term or capacity charge for large loads is in force; the seasonal capacity market comes in 2027.
No curtailment or capacity-matching obligation is in force; assigning resource deficiencies to large loads is a March 2027 proposal.
FERC's June 18, 2026 order found no co-location rules, so co-location proceeds under review pending NYISO's November 2026 response.
NYISO's 2026 Q2 STAR confirms a 184 to 201 MW Lower Hudson Valley deficiency from 2029, driven by New York City and Long Island; solutions sought Aug 20, 2026.
Scored on rules in force, 1 to 5. 5 is the most regulated. Pending rules set the arrow.
48 large load proposals totaling about 12 GW in the NYISO queue as of Dec 31 2025 (6 projects, 1 GW in 2022); over 8 GW entered in 2025 alone; NYISO says it cannot predict how many get built. NYISO 2026 RNA assumes 1,211 to 4,113 MW of large load demand by 2036 (2025 page said 2,500 to 4,000 MW by 2035) nysrc.org Pace: Not found. NYISO 2026 ICAP peak load forecast carries 538 MW of large load for summer 2026 (National Grid 306, NYPA 160, O&R 72) as forecast, not energized; Gold Book update and queue pages give queue (11.9 GW) only.
FERC found in June 2026 that NYISO's load connection procedures are only partly in its tariff and lack rules for large-load studies, cost responsibility, co-location and flexible service. NYISO's own preliminary 2026 assessment shows a possible statewide reliability violation from 2033 and New York City needs as early as 2031. It is considering making large loads responsible for the resource shortfalls they cause. State permitting limits on large data centers are a separate matter covered under New York.
NYISO's response on large-load connection is due from mid-November 2026, and a separate filing on resource adequacy responsibility is targeted for about March 2027. The capacity market moves to a seasonal design in 2027.
NYISO is graded Light and tightening on how it connects a new large load: Tariff found inadequate; reliability gap forecast from 2031 in New York City FERC found in June 2026 that NYISO's load connection procedures are only partly in its tariff and lack rules for large-load studies, cost responsibility, co-location and flexible service. NYISO's own preliminary 2026 assessment shows a possible statewide reliability violation from 2033 and New York City needs as early as 2031. It is considering making large loads responsible for the resource shortfalls they cause. State permitting limits on large data centers are a separate matter covered under New York.
12.0 GW of large-load interconnection requests as of Mar 2026 and 500 MW energized. 48 large load proposals totaling about 12 GW in the NYISO queue as of Dec 31 2025 (6 projects, 1 GW in 2022); over 8 GW entered in 2025 alone; NYISO says it cannot predict how many get built.
New York. Each state page gives that state's own laws, incentives and local actions, which sit under the grid's connection rules.
1 of 1: New York.
NYISO's response on large-load connection is due from mid-November 2026, and a separate filing on resource adequacy responsibility is targeted for about March 2027. The capacity market moves to a seasonal design in 2027.
4 items: each is a law, order, tariff, ruling, utility action or local decision that changes what a data center must do, pay or disclose, or where it may be built. Failed and pending measures are marked. Each links to its source.
In its July 2026 report to FERC, NYISO said its preliminary 2026 Reliability Needs Assessment shows a possible statewide deficiency of more than 1,800 MW from 2033 and New York City needs as early as 2031. It is considering assigning responsibility for resource deficiencies to the large loads that cause them and a faster study path for resources that meet a reliability need, with a tariff filing around March 2027.
Source: climatesolutionslaw.comNYISO told FERC it will move to a seasonal capacity market in 2027, is changing accreditation to reflect fuel constraints in 2026, and is revising how it resets capacity demand curves.
Source: climatesolutionslaw.comThe 18 June 2026 order found four gaps: no adequate definition of a large load, unclear application and study procedures, thin operating requirements and no standard service agreement. Today loads above 10 MW at 115 kV or higher, or 80 MW and up at lower voltage, go through NYISO study. FERC said studies should take no more than 60 to 90 days.
Source: akingump.comOrder 202-26-08 of 26 January 2026 directed all units to run at maximum output through 2 February during the winter storm.
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