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
05/07/2026 16:00 EDT

Today's Information

2. Operable Capacity Analysis			(MW)
A. Capacity Supply Obligation (CSO)			26,725
B. Capacity Additions EcoMax Bid > CSO			1,601
C. Generation Outages and Reductions (Planned + Forced)			8,091
	Planned Outages and Reductions	6,250
	Forced Outages and Reductions	1,841
D. Uncommitted Available Generation (non-fast-start)			6,290
E. DRR Capacity			192
F. Uncommitted Available DRR			12
G. Capacity Deliveries: Net Purchases = (-) Net Sales = (+)
	Highgate	0
	NB	-44
	NECEC	-1,118
	NYISO AC	-1,344
	NYISO CSC	0
	NYISO NNC	0
	Phase 2	-274
	Net Deliveries		-2,780
H. Total Available Capacity (A+B-C-D+E-F-G)			16,905
I. Peak Load Forecast For Hour Ending 21			12,750
J. Total Operating Reserve Requirement			1,978
K. Capacity Required = I+J			14,728
L. Surplus = (+) Deficiency = (-) (H - K)			2,177
M. Replacement Reserve Requirement			160
N. Excess Commitment Surplus = (+) Deficiency = (-) (L - M)			2,017

3. Largest First Contingency	(MW)
____	1,234

4. Annual Maintenance Schedule (A.M.S.)	(MW)
Peak Load Exposure	15,539

5. Reserve Summary	(MW)
Ten Minute Reserve Requirement:	1,419
Ten Minute Reserve Estimate:	1,419
Thirty Minute Reserve Requirement:	559
Thirty Minute Reserve Estimate:	2,736
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	170	0
NB	-650	400	-44
NECEC	-1,250	0	-1,118
NYISO AC	-1,400	1,200	-1,344
NYISO CSC	0	0	0
NYISO NNC	0	0	0
Phase 2	-2,000	1,200	-274

7. Weather Forecast Summary for the Peak Hour
CITY	CONDITIONS	WIND	HIGH TEMP (°F)
Boston	Cloudy	W-9	53
Hartford	Cloudy	SW-6	51

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

9. REPORT COMMENTS

Report Generated 05/07/2026 16:00 EDT

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