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NYISO Fossil fuel generation retiring faster than renewables are added, causing ‘declining reliability,’ NYISO says

This is not a surprise to those who have been following the energy transition closely. Capacity markets are the flashpoint of the energy transition, IMO.

We need to move away from acquiring resources to acquiring "grid services" from any eligible resource that satisfies the performance requirements of a grid service within capacity markets, AND we must provide fair compensation for their capacity commitments to ensure their ability to operate under all weather conditions and other risks to grid reliability.