New York, New England and the Canadian provinces of Ontario, Québec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, are expected to have adequate electricity supplies for typical weather patterns this summer, according to an assessment published Wednesday.
However, under higher peak load levels there is some chance that the Maritimes, New England and New York “will need to rely on operating procedures in addition to imports to address resource shortages,” the Northeast Power Coordinating Council said in its 2026 Summer Reliability Assessment. The higher peak load levels have a roughly 7% chance of happening, according to the report.
And a probabilistic assessment suggests that operators in New York and New England “will likely need to implement emergency operating procedures” and/or issue energy emergency alerts during periods of higher-than-expected demand and low-probability reduced resource conditions, according to the report. The greatest risks occur in July and August, “demonstrating concerns under extreme conditions.”…