Con Edison Issues Request For Information For Clean, Non-emitting Reliability Solutions
NEW YORK – Con Edison issued a Request for Information seeking clean, non emitting solutions that can help meet future reliability needs in line with the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act.
The company is seeking input from energy developers, aggregators, technology providers, customers and other entities on potential solutions to address a projected 125 megawatt reliability gap that could emerge in New York City in the summer of 2032. As customer demand continues to grow, that gap could increase to as much as 750 megawatts by 2036.
By soliciting ideas now, the company is beginning its long term planning early to ensure it has a flexible set of solutions with appropriate lead times to meet future customer needs.
The company will use the responses, as well as ideas from its own experts, to develop and file a Preliminary NYC Reliability Contingency Plan for review by the New York State Public Service Commission. That plan may include recommendations to procure resources identified through the RFI process.
Responses are due March 6 with a webinar planned for Jan. 27 and a technical conference on Feb. 10. For more information, please visit conEd.com/PeakSolutions.
Service Remains Among World’s Best
Con Edison’s proactive planning for the energy trends of the 2030s is an example of the forward-looking approach it has used successfully for decades to achieve its world-class reliability.
The company’s electric grid is among the most reliable in the world with the typical customer experiencing an outage once every nine years, not counting outages from extreme weather, according to 2024 data.
The company has maintained its reliability through numerous cultural and economic changes, including the advent of air conditioning in the 1950s, which increased summer electric use, new construction booms and, more recently, increasingly severe and frequent extreme weather.
Con Edison does not generate its own power, except for a limited amount from co-generation at the steam plants in Manhattan. The company and its customers rely on energy markets and state actions to bring new generation online.
Guidance on Proposals
The company seeks proposals for strategies such as energy efficiency programs that reduce peak usage, measures that shift load off-peak, dispatchable resources like battery storage, and non-dispatchable solutions such as distributed solar. Proposals must be emissions free and minimize impacts on Disadvantaged Communities.
The solutions must be in New York City, but not in Staten Island or the following Con Edison electric networks: Washington Heights, Riverdale, Fordham, Southeastern Bronx and Northeastern Bronx.
Respondents can include energy developers, aggregators, large building owners, technology providers, customers and other entities. Con Edison will evaluate proposals based on:
• Cost effectiveness
• Feasibility
• Scale of relief provided
• Flexibility
• Timeliness
• Availability and reliability
• Impacts to Disadvantaged Communities
Con Edison is a subsidiary of Consolidated Edison, Inc. [NYSE: ED], one of the nation’s largest investor-owned energy companies. The utility delivers electricity, natural gas and steam, and serves 3.7 million customers in New York City and Westchester County, NY. For financial, operations and customer service information, visit conEd.com.