12/2/09 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-36-09-00003-A
PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE State Administrative Procedure Act, NOTICE is hereby given of the following action:
Action taken:
On 11/12/09, the PSC order approving, with modifications, selected electric and gas Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard (EEPS) programs for the commercial and industrial customer market sector and defer consideration of certain others.
Statutory authority:
Public Service Law, sections 4(1), 5(2) and 66(1)
Subject:
Specific commercial and industrial electric and gas energy efficiency programs.
Purpose:
To approve with modifications, electric and gas energy efficiency programs and defer consideration of certain others.
Substance of final rule:
The Commission, on November 12, 2009, adopted an order approving, with modifications, selected Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard (EEPS) electric and natural gas energy efficiency programs designed to serve the commercial and industrial (C&I) customer market segment. The approved programs include the Commercial & Industrial Custom Efficiency Program (electric) and Commercial and Industrial Custom Gas Efficiency Program (gas) to be administered by Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. (Con Edison); the Commercial High-Efficiency Heating and Water Heating Program (gas) to be administered by Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation d/b/a National Grid (Niagara Mohawk); and the Non-Residential Small Business Direct Installation Programs (electric) and Non-Residential Commercial/Industrial Custom Rebate Programs (electric and gas) to be administered by New York State Electric and Gas Corporation (NYSEG) and Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation (RG&E). Action is deferred on the Commercial High-Efficiency Heating and Water Heating Programs (gas) proposed to be administered by The Brooklyn Union Gas Company d/b/a National Grid NY (KEDNY) and KeySpan Gas East Corporation d/b/a National Grid (KEDLI) due to substantial changes recently proposed by KEDNY/KEDLI, 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.
