NYISO operates the electrical grid for New York State, which competes with Texas datacenters for cloud computing workloads and renewable energy resources.
Referenced in 5 briefingsLast referenced: June 21, 2026
FERC's June 18 Section 206 orders give PJM, MISO, SPP, CAISO, ISO-NE, and NYISO 60 days to justify or reform large-load pricing and 30 days to file reliability reports.
FERC issued six show-cause orders Thursday directing PJM, MISO, Southwest Power Pool, CAISO, ISO New England, and NYISO to justify or rewrite large-load tariffs within 60 days and file resource adequacy reports within 30.
New York's proposed three-year moratorium targets facilities above 20 GW (likely 20 MW as contextually intended) capacity, with NYISO flagging 9.5 GW of proposed data center load in its interconnection queue as a critical shortfall risk.