Project Details

The client sought FERC transmission incentives for a portfolio of transmission and substation projects. FERC granted conditional incentive treatment, conditioned on the client submitting siting approval orders that demonstrate that the approval process “adequately considered and found that the relevant utility scale transmission projects will ensure reliability and/or reduce the cost of delivered power by mitigating congestion consistent with Order No. 679-A”.

RLC was contracted to evaluate the impact of the client’s utility scale transmission projects on NYISO’s grid congestion with the intent to satisfy the required finding that the portfolio of projects reduces the cost of delivered power by mitigating congestion.

Scope of Services

• Quantify the congestion relief benefits provided by the portfolio of utility scale transmission projects under three sets of generation profiles, each of which had varying amounts of generation resources incorporated into the study area.
• Composed a detailed report identifying potential benefit of congestion relief on:
  • Congestion Rent – The difference in price between a congested area (where prices are higher) and an unconstrained area, arising from transmission limitations
  • Load Payments – The cost that Load Serving Entities (LSE) pay to serve load in their respective area. This represents a cost-to-rate payers.

“RLC delivered a clear, data-driven evaluation of our utility scale transmission projects, helping us demonstrate the congestion-mitigation benefits required for FERC’s incentive treatment. Their analysis provided the expertise needed to show how these projects will reduce costs and improve grid reliability across our NY service area”