New York is a Power Grid Modernization Leader

on March 26, 2015 at 1:00 PM

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The pace of change in the utility industry is accelerating. Recent digital innovations and new regulatory frameworks are laying the foundation for a future where renewable energy will be abundant and well-integrated into our grid. Last year, the New York Power Authority (NYPA), as part of Governor Cuomo’s “Reforming the Energy Vision, launched its Strategic Vision Plan, 2014-2019. One of its key components is Infrastructure Modernization.

In the months ahead, we will be implementing a comprehensive plan that will enable New York’s Generation and Transmission Assets to be more flexible, reliable, and responsive. We will strive to create an electricity system that expands New York’s energy mix and provides customers with significantly greater access to safe, clean and affordable service.

The good news is that we are acquiring the technological wherewithal to make the necessary leap from great idea about what can be achieved to a new, more sustainable reality. Newer technologies, such as advanced transmission monitoring systems, grid-scale energy storage and microgrids are becoming part of our daily conversation. As these newer technologies transform the electrical grid landscape, faster acquisition and processing of real-time data will ensure the grid’s reliability.

In this regard, NYPA has embarked on a ten-year, Smart Generation & Transmission (G&T) initiative that will include: infrastructure upgrades, cutting-edge hardware, software technologies and practices to support our Strategic Vision. Interested firms should keep a look out for RFPs on the New York Contract Reporter and @NYPAEnergy.

Gil C. Quiniones (@GQEnergy) is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the New York Power Authority. Quiniones has served as Senior Vice President of Energy and Telecommunications for the New York City Economic Development Corporation during the Bloomberg Administration, and worked for Con Edison for 16 years.