10/16/13 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-42-13-00009-P
PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE State Administrative Procedure Act, NOTICE is hereby given of the following proposed rule:
Proposed Action:
The Public Service Commission is considering a Joint Petition by Fishers Island Electric Corporation and the Connecticut Municipal Electric Energy Cooperative for approval to modify a lease of real property on which a 2.5 MW electric generator is located.
Statutory authority:
Public Service Law, sections 5, 68 and 70
Subject:
Approval to modify lease of certain real property on which a 2.5 MW generator is located.
Purpose:
To decide whether to approve the modification of a lease of certain real property on which is located a 2.5 MW generator.
Substance of proposed rule:
The Public Service Commission (Commission) is considering a Joint Petition by Fishers Island Electric Corporation (FIEC) and the Connecticut Municipal Electric Energy Cooperative (CMEC) (together the Parties) for approval to modify a lease of real property on which a 2.5 MW electric generator is located. The Commission, in Case 10-E-0282, approved the request of the Parties for lease by FIEC to CMEC of real property located within the existing utility yard of FIEC and construction and operation by CMEC of a 2.5 MW electric generator on the leased parcel. The project provides CMEC with peak sharing capacity and provides a local source of backup electric power to FIEC. The lease is scheduled to expire October 19, 2020, after an initial period of the (10) years, exclusive of a five year option to renew. The Parties are seeking approval to extend the initial term of the lease through February 9, 2039. The Commission may approve, modify, or reject, in whole or in part, the relief requested.
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, (518) 486-2659, email:
Deborah.Swatling@dps.ny.govData, views or arguments may be submitted to:
Kathleen H. Burgess, Secretary, Public Service Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223-1350, (518) 474-6530, email:
secretary@dps.ny.govPublic 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.
