10/5/16 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-40-16-00006-P
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 petition filed by Central Hudson Gas and Electric Corporation to waive the proration billing method for the Energy Cost Adjustment Mechanism (ECAM) surcharge for Service Classification (SC) No. 5 — Area Lighting customers.
Statutory authority:
Public Service Law, sections 5, 65 and 66
Subject:
Petition to waive the ECAM proration billing method for SC No. 5 customers.
Purpose:
To consider the request of Central Hudson to waive the ECAM proration billing method for SC No. 5 customers.
Substance of proposed rule:
The Public Service Commission is considering a proposal filed by Central Hudson Gas and Electric Corporation (Central Hudson) to waive the proration billing method for the Energy Cost Adjustment Mechanism (ECAM) surcharges for Service Classification (SC) No. 5 – Area Lighting customers. The ECAM proration billing method was adopted in the Commission’s Order Approving Petition To Waive Monthly Billing For Net-Metered Customers, issued February 26, 2016 in Case 14-E-0318. By this Order, the ECAM is prorated based on the number of days each ECAM is in effect during the customer’s billing period. Central Hudson contends that it is unable to prorate bills for SC No. 5 area lighting customers under the newly approved method because SC No. 5 customers are billed prior to the beginning of the month, rather than at the end of a billing period like other customer classifications which are subject to ECAM proration. The Commission may adopt, reject, or modify, in whole or in part, the relief proposed and may resolve related matters.
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, (518) 486-2655, email:
john.pitucci@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.
