ML12334A574

Official Exhibit - NYS000114-00-BD01 - Susan Tierney, the Analysis Group, the New York Independent System Operator: a Ten-Year Review (Apr. 12, 2010) Excerpted: P. 50 (2010 Tierney Review)

ML12334A574
Person / Time
Site:	Indian Point
Issue date:	04/12/2010
From:	Tierney S Analysis Group
To:	Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
SECY RAS
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RAS 21538, 50-247-LR, 50-286-LR, ASLBP 07-858-03-LR-BD01
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NYS000114 United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Official Hearing Exhibit Submitted: December 14, 2011 Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

In the Matter of:

(Indian Point Nuclear Generating Units 2 and 3) EXCERPT ASLBP #: 07-858-03-LR-BD01 Docket #: 05000247 l 05000286 Exhibit #: NYS000114-00-BD01 Identified: 10/15/2012 Admitted: 10/15/2012 Withdrawn:

Rejected: Stricken:

Other:

ANAL)~.SIS GI{(}CfP The New York Independent System Operator:

A Ten-Year Review Susan F. Tierney, Ph.D.

Analysis Group Boston, Massachusetts April 12, 2010 This White Paper was prepared at the request of the New York Independent System Operator.

The paper reflects the views of the author, and not necessarily the views of the NYISO, or its members.

www.analysisgroup.com OAGI0001126_00001

Tierney - NYISO 10-Year Review - April 12, 2010 50 Other Electric Supply Portfolio Objectives: Renewable Resources, Fuel Diversity, Lower Air Emissions, Greater Energy Efficiency As part of its electric industry restructuring objectives, New York hoped that various indirect outcomes would be achieved, including: reducing total air emissions from power production in order to assist New York in meeting state and federal air quality laws; diversifying the fuels used in New York State's electricity mix; continuing to provide funding support for the implementation of cost-effective energy efficiency measures by electricity customers; and introducing more renewable power resources into the state's electricity portfolio.

While these outcomes may be only indirectly related to actions of the NYISO, the overall process of restructuring the industry, combined with other public policies, has had positive impacts in these areas. For example, New York's relatively strong policies in support of renewable energy (driven in large part by the state's "Renewable Portfolio Standard")

interacted with the state's (and NYISO's) open access transmission policies and market designs (i.e., LBMP with single clearing price energy markets) and contributed to the introduction of a significant amount of wind development in the state. Figure 28, below, shows the amount of wind generating capacity that has been added in New York State over the decade. (Note that estimates of wind generating capacity additions sometimes vary due to differences in whether they are reported as nameplate capacity, or seasonal capability.) According to the American Wind Energy Association (" A WEA"), which tracks wind projects and changes in wind capacity in states across the U.S., New York ranks sixth among the 50 states in terms of the amount of wind generating capacity added in the last year, and eighth in terms of total installed wind capacity as of the end of 2009. 84 Furthermore, AWEA and other analysts have assessed the ease of entry of wind capacity into electric systems around the country and have concluded that RTOs like New York's, with open access to transmission and single clearing price competitive markets, provide a relatively supportive environment for renewable project investment. 85 OAGI0001126_00051