PSC-42-16-00014-P Proposed Public Policy Transmission Needs/Public Policy Requirements, As Defined Under the NYISO Tariff

10/19/16 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-42-16-00014-P

NEW YORK STATE REGISTER

VOLUME XXXVIII, ISSUE 42

October 19, 2016

RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

PROPOSED RULE MAKING

NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED

 

I.D No. PSC-42-16-00014-P

Proposed Public Policy Transmission Needs/Public Policy Requirements, As Defined Under the NYISO Tariff

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 the proposed Public Policy Transmission Needs/Public Policy Requirements submitted by the New York Independent System Operator, Inc. (NYISO) on October 3, 2016.

Statutory authority:

Public Service Law, sections 4(1), 5(1)(b), (2), 65(1), 66(1), (2) and (5)

Subject:

Proposed Public Policy Transmission Needs/Public Policy Requirements, as defined under the NYISO tariff.

Purpose:

To identify any proposed Public Policy Transmission Needs/Public Policy Requirements for referral to the NYISO.

Substance of proposed rule:

The Public Service Commission (Commission) is considering proposed Public Policy Transmission Needs/Public Policy Requirements, as defined in the New York Independent System Operator, Inc.’s (NYISO) Open Access Transmission Tariff (Attachment Y), which were submitted by the NYISO on October 4, 2016. The NYISO submitted twelve proposals, which were provided by: (i) AVANGRID Networks, Inc.; (ii) City of New York, (iii) H.Q. Energy Services (U.S.) Inc., (iv) Invenergy LLC, (v) New York Power Authority (“NYPA”), Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation d/b/a National Grid, and Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation (“Central Hudson”), (vi) New York Transco LLC, (vii) NYPA, Central Hudson, Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc., New York State Gas & Electric Corporation, Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc., and Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation, (viii) NextEra Energy Transmission New York, Inc., (ix) North America Transmission, (x) Poseidon Transmission 1, LLC, (xi) PPL Translink, Inc., and (xii) PSEG Long Island. In accordance with its Policy Statement issued in Case 14-E-0068 on August 15, 2014, the Commission seeks comments on whether any of the proposals, which have been posted on the Commission’s website in Case 16-E-0558, should be identified as Public Policy Transmission Needs/Public Policy Requirements that may drive the need for transmission and should be referred to the NYISO to solicit and evaluate potential solutions. The Commission may adopt, reject or modify, in whole or in part, the relief proposed and may resolve related matters, including but not limited to, (i) whether the Commission should provide evaluation criteria to the NYISO or require the NYISO to perform specific analyses as part of its project review process, or (ii) whether any proposed Public Policy Transmission Needs/Public Policy Requirements should be addressed by transmission or non-transmission solutions. The Commission may also prescribe a cost allocation methodology associated with any identified Public Policy Transmission Needs/Public Policy Requirements.

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:

John Pitucci, 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.

(16-E-0558SP1)