11/12/08 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-31-08-00023-A
PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE State Administrative Procedure Act, NOTICE is hereby given of the following action:
Action taken:
On October 15, 2008, the PSC adopted an order concerning modification of funding for the Customer-Sited Tier.
Statutory authority:
Public Service Law, sections 4(1), 5(2), 66(1) and (2)
Subject:
Reallocation of funds to the Anaerobic Digester Electricity and Solar PV Programs in the Customer-Sited Tier.
Purpose:
To respond to demonstrated demand and changing market need for solar PV and anaerobic digester technologies.
Substance of final rule
The Commission, on October 15, 2008, adopted an order authorizing the use of the approximately $47 million current cash balance in the Renewable Portfolio Standard Program for Customer-Sited Tier purposes and shall be allocated initially as described herein ($20.6 million for the solar photovoltaic category, $7.6 million for the anaerobic digester biogas systems category, $15.1 million for discretionary use, and $3.7 million for evaluation, measurement, and verification), subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the order.
Final rule as compared with last published rule:
No changes.
Text of rule may be obtained from:
Leann Ayer, Public Service Commission, Three Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223, (518) 486-2655, email:
leann_ayer@dps.state.ny.us An IRS employer ID no. or social security no. is required from firms or persons to be billed 25 cents per page. Please use tracking number found on last line of notice in requests.
Assessment of Public Comment
An assessment of public comment is not submitted with this notice because the rule is within the definition contained in section 102(2)(a)(ii) of the State Administrative Procedure Act.
