PSC-47-13-00012-P Conditioning, restricting or Prohibiting the Purchase of Services by NYSEG and RG&E from Certain Affiliates

11/20/13 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-47-13-00012-P

NEW YORK STATE REGISTER

VOLUME XXXV, ISSUE 47

November 20, 2013

RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

PROPOSED RULE MAKING

NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED

 

I.D No. PSC-47-13-00012-P

Conditioning, restricting or Prohibiting the Purchase of Services by NYSEG and RG&E from Certain Affiliates

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 conditioning, restricting or prohibiting the purchase of services by New York State Electric & Gas Corporation (NYSEG) and Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation (RG&E) from certain affiliates.

Statutory authority:

Public Service Law, sections 5(1)(b), 64, 65(1), (2), (3), 66(1), (5), (9), (10) and 110(3)

Subject:

Conditioning, restricting or prohibiting the purchase of services by NYSEG and RG&E from certain affiliates.

Purpose:

Consideration of conditioning, restricting or prohibiting the purchase of services by NYSEG and RG&E from certain affiliates.

Substance of proposed rule:

The Public Service Commission is considering conditioning, restricting or prohibiting the purchase of services by New York State Electric & Gas Corporation (NYSEG) and Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation (RG&E) from certain affiliates, including Iberdrola Engineering Services, Inc. (IEP). As detailed in an Order Instituting Proceeding issued November 5, 2013 in Case 13-M-0483, the conditions, restrictions and prohibitions under consideration include revisions to the fully-loaded cost and other provisions of the Code of Conduct governing the relationships between NYSEG and RG&E and affiliates like IEP that are not a service company affiliates dedicated solely to serving utilities and instead participate in competitive markets; restrictions on the levels and amounts of purchases from IEP and similar affiliates; changes to contracts with IEP and similar affiliates; and, any other relief needed to protect NYSEG and RG&E ratepayers from unnecessary, excessive, unreasonably priced, or otherwise disadvantageous purchases of services from affiliates. 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:

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.

(13-M-0483SP1)