Draft Reliability Rules Posted for Review and Comment:
Proposed Reliability Rule #161 The proposed rule change to Reliability Rule C.7 is necessary to be consistent with Policy 1, Section 5 which was recently revised to require requests for New Exceptions to the NYSRC Reliability Rules include an expiration date. See the NYSRC Rule Postings section of the NYSRC website for more details. Comments are due on October 1, 2026
Proposed Reliability Rule #157 The proposed rule requires new large loads to be included in automatic underfrequency load shedding programs in the NYCA. See the NYSRC Rule Postings section of the NYSRC website for more details. Comments are due on October 1, 2026
Approved New Rules:
Reliability Rule RR #158
Reliability Rule #158 rule clarifies the prior NYSRC reliability rule in light of similar language contained in NPCC and NERC rules and standards. See the NYSRC Rule Postings section of the NYSRC website for more details.
Reliability Rule RR #159
Reliability Rule #159 was approved by the NYSRC Executive Committee on June 12, 2026, and is effective for a period not to exceed one year to provide the NYISO operating flexibility commencing Summer 2026.
Reliability Rule RR #156
Reliability Rule A.2: Establishing Load Serving Entity Installed Capacity Requirements. RR 156
New Reliability Rules & Compliance Manual
On June 14, 2024, the Executive Committee of the NYSRC approved Version 47 of the Reliability Rules & Compliance Manual. A copy can be found here.
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