PSC-01-14-00017-P Residential Time-of-Use Rates

1/8/14 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-01-14-00017-P

NEW YORK STATE REGISTER

VOLUME XXXVI, ISSUE 1

January 08, 2014

RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

PROPOSED RULE MAKING

NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED

 

I.D No. PSC-01-14-00017-P

Residential Time-of-Use Rates

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

Proposed Action:

The Commission is considering a filing by Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation d/b/a National Grid proposing revisions to the rules and regulations contained in P.S.C. No. 220 — Electricity regarding residential time-of-use rates.

Statutory authority:

Public Service Law, section 66(12)

Subject:

Residential Time-of-Use Rates.

Purpose:

To establish residential optional time of use delivery and commodity rates.

Substance of proposed rule:

The Commission is considering whether to approve, modify or reject, in whole or in part, a tariff filing by Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation d/b/a National Grid (NMPC) establishing voluntary time-of-use electricity rates for Service Classification (SC) No. 1. The proposed filing is being made in accordance with the March 15, 2013 Commission Order in Case 12-E-0201 (2012 Rate Case). In the Order, the Commission directed NMPC to file a report summarizing the appropriateness and feasibility of improved time differentiated commodity and delivery rates for residential customers. On December 20, 2013 NMPC filed the report with tariff amendments establishing Residential SC-1 Voluntary Time of Use. The proposed tariff amendments have an effective date of April 1, 2014.

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.

(12-E-0201SP4)