Wind power in New York for the first time reached 1,000 MW, providing close to 5 percent of the 21,000 MW of total system demand.

At the start of 2008, the total installed wind capacity was just 424 MW in January and the top combined total output reached was 375 MW. New York now has 1,274 MW of wind capacity and that number is expected to explode in the future.

The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) is studying proposals for another 8,000 MW of wind power.

Even though all of the proposed 8,000 MW of wind projects will not be built, the NYISO expects to start an enhanced wind management system to integrate wind resources in May to meet the expected increase in wind power over the next several years.

The new system will allow wind operators to submit bid prices reflecting their cost of operation alongside all other generating resources.

Source: Reuters

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