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
03/28/2026 16:00 EDT

Today's Information

2. Operable Capacity Analysis			(MW)
A. Capacity Supply Obligation (CSO)			26,904
B. Capacity Additions EcoMax Bid > CSO			2,050
C. Generation Outages and Reductions (Planned + Forced)			2,820
	Planned Outages and Reductions	1,601
	Forced Outages and Reductions	1,219
D. Uncommitted Available Generation (non-fast-start)			9,962
E. DRR Capacity			165
F. Uncommitted Available DRR			12
G. Capacity Deliveries: Net Purchases = (-) Net Sales = (+)
	Highgate	0
	NB	-199
	NECEC	-1,119
	NYISO AC	-1,433
	NYISO CSC	330
	NYISO NNC	0
	Phase 2	0
	Net Deliveries		-2,421
H. Total Available Capacity (A+B-C-D+E-F-G)			18,746
I. Peak Load Forecast For Hour Ending 20			14,300
J. Total Operating Reserve Requirement			2,117
K. Capacity Required = I+J			16,417
L. Surplus = (+) Deficiency = (-) (H - K)			2,329
M. Replacement Reserve Requirement			160
N. Excess Commitment Surplus = (+) Deficiency = (-) (L - M)			2,169

3. Largest First Contingency	(MW)
____	1,249

4. Annual Maintenance Schedule (A.M.S.)	(MW)
Peak Load Exposure	17,132

5. Reserve Summary	(MW)
Ten Minute Reserve Requirement:	1,499
Ten Minute Reserve Estimate:	1,499
Thirty Minute Reserve Requirement:	618
Thirty Minute Reserve Estimate:	2,947
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	0	0	0
NB	-1,000	200	-199
NECEC	-1,250	0	-1,119
NYISO AC	-1,600	1,200	-1,433
NYISO CSC	-346	330	330
NYISO NNC	0	0	0
Phase 2	-2,000	1,200	0

7. Weather Forecast Summary for the Peak Hour
CITY	CONDITIONS	WIND	HIGH TEMP (°F)
Boston	Partly Cloudy	SW-15	44
Hartford	Partly Cloudy	S-11	44

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

9. REPORT COMMENTS

Report Generated 03/28/2026 16:00 EDT

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