PSC-02-14-00005-P Standard Offer and Competitive PV Programs of the CST Within the Commission's RPS Program

1/15/14 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-02-14-00005-P

NEW YORK STATE REGISTER

VOLUME XXXVI, ISSUE 2

January 15, 2014

RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

PROPOSED RULE MAKING

NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED

 

I.D No. PSC-02-14-00005-P

Standard Offer and Competitive PV Programs of the CST Within the Commission's RPS Program

PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE State Administrative Procedure Act, NOTICE is hereby given of the following proposed rule:

Proposed Action:

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority proposes that the Commission adopt Renewable Portfolio Customer-Sited Tier Photovoltaic (RPS CST PV) program budgets for 2016-2023, adopt PV program changes, and make them available statewide.

Statutory authority:

Public Service Law, sections 4(1), 5(2) and 66(1)

Subject:

Standard offer and competitive PV programs of the CST within the Commission's RPS Program.

Purpose:

To allow NYSERDA to make changes to the RPS CST PV program and to establish annual budgets for 2016-2023.

Substance of proposed rule:

The Commission is considering whether to adopt, modify, or reject, in whole or in part, the proposal of the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) that the Commission authorize new incentive funding for the Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) Customer-Sited Tier (CST) photovoltaic (PV) programs; authorize Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) residential and small commercial customers to participate in a statewide PV program; authorize the implementation of a Megawatt (MW) Block program based on NYSERDA’s design proposed criteria; authorize additional funds to support program administration, evaluation and NYSERDA’s cost recovery fee, and other related matters. In particular, the Commission is considering NYSERDA’s “Petition NY-Sun 2016-2023 Funding Considerations And Other Program Implementation Considerations,” which proposes future budgets and program changes for the Commission’s RPS CST PV programs.

Text of proposed rule and any required statements and analyses may be obtained by filing a Document Request Form (F-96) located on our website http://www.dps.ny.gov/f96dir.htm. For questions, contact:

Deborah Swatling, Public Service Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223-1350, [phone], email: [e-mail]

Data, views or arguments may be submitted to:

Kathleen H. Burgess, Secretary, Public Service Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223-1350, [phone], email: [e-mail]

Public comment will be received until:

45 days after publication of this notice.

Regulatory Impact Statement, Regulatory Flexibility Analysis, Rural Area Flexibility Analysis and Job Impact Statement

Statements and analyses are not submitted with this notice because the proposed rule is within the definition contained in section 102(2)(a)(ii) of the State Administrative Procedure Act.

(03-E-0188SP44)