Transmission congestion drives power price division between upstate and downstate New York

(Mon, 26 Sep 2011) Electric power usually costs more in New York City, Long Island, and the Hudson Valley than in the rest of New York due to transmission constraints on moving power into the New York City area. The chart below, published by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, shows a typical example of diverging prices for those regions in the day—ahead market.
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