Next Day Operational Capacity Report

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Produced daily, the Next Day Operational Capacity Report provides the ISO's best estimate of the next day's expected capacity available to meet peak-hour electricity demand and reserve requirements - key parameters used to operate the power system reliably. For the weekly forecast, see the Seven-Day Capacity Forecast.

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Next Day Operational Capacity Report

1. Report Date
03/07/2026 15:50 EST

Today's Information

2. Operable Capacity Analysis			(MW)
A. Capacity Supply Obligation (CSO)			26,904
B. Capacity Additions EcoMax Bid > CSO			2,413
C. Generation Outages and Reductions (Planned + Forced)			2,310
	Planned Outages and Reductions	1,270
	Forced Outages and Reductions	1,040
D. Uncommitted Available Generation (non-fast-start)			10,749
E. DRR Capacity			165
F. Uncommitted Available DRR			12
G. Capacity Deliveries: Net Purchases = (-) Net Sales = (+)
	Highgate	-225
	NB	-127
	NECEC	-1,119
	NYISO AC	-1,367
	NYISO CSC	50
	NYISO NNC	0
	Phase 2	-492
	Net Deliveries		-3,280
H. Total Available Capacity (A+B-C-D+E-F-G)			19,691
I. Peak Load Forecast For Hour Ending 20			14,020
J. Total Operating Reserve Requirement			2,123
K. Capacity Required = I+J			16,143
L. Surplus = (+) Deficiency = (-) (H - K)			3,548
M. Replacement Reserve Requirement			160
N. Excess Commitment Surplus = (+) Deficiency = (-) (L - M)			3,388

3. Largest First Contingency	(MW)
____	1,250

4. Annual Maintenance Schedule (A.M.S.)	(MW)
Peak Load Exposure	18,147

5. Reserve Summary	(MW)
Ten Minute Reserve Requirement:	1,500
Ten Minute Reserve Estimate:	1,500
Thirty Minute Reserve Requirement:	623
Thirty Minute Reserve Estimate:	4,171
Expected Actions of OP 4:	0
Additional Capacity Available from OP 4 Actions:	0

6. Interchange Summary
	Transfer Limit In (MW)	Transfer Limit Out (MW)	Expected Contract (MW)
Highgate	-225	60	-225
NB	-1,000	200	-127
NECEC	-1,250	0	-1,119
NYISO AC	-1,600	1,200	-1,367
NYISO CSC	-346	330	50
NYISO NNC	0	0	0
Phase 2	-2,000	1,200	-492

7. Weather Forecast Summary for the Peak Hour
CITY	CONDITIONS	WIND	HIGH TEMP (°F)
Boston	Partly Cloudy	W-10	46
Hartford	Partly Cloudy	W-6	46

8. Units Committed to Meet Minimum Operating Reserve and Replacement Reserve Requirements	(MW)
0 Units	0

9. REPORT COMMENTS

Report Generated 03/07/2026 15:50 EST

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