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 proposal filed by Pennsylvania Electric Company to make various changes in the rates, charges, rules and regulations contained in its Schedule for Electric Service—P.S.C. No. 6—Electricity.
Statutory authority:
Public Service Law, section 66(12)
Subject:
Major electric rate filing.
Purpose:
To consider a proposal to increase annual electric revenues.
Public hearing(s) will be held at:
10:30 a.m., March 26, 2012 and continuing daily as needed* at Department of Public Service, Three Empire State Plaza, 3rd Fl. Hearing Rm., Albany, NY.
*On occasion, there are requests to reschedule or postpone evidentiary hearing dates. If such a request is granted, notification of any subsequent scheduling changes will be available at the DPS website (www.dps.ny.gov) under Case 11-E-0594.
Interpreter Service:
Interpreter services will be made available to hearing impaired persons, at no charge, upon written request submitted within reasonable time prior to the scheduled public hearing. The written request must be addressed to the agency representative designated in the paragraph below.
Accessibility:
All public hearings have been scheduled at places reasonably accessible to persons with a mobility impairment.
Substance of proposed rule:
The Commission is considering a proposal filed by the Pennsylvania Electric Company (Penelec or the Company) to increase rates for its customers in Waverly, New York. Penelec is requesting an increase in total revenues of about $2.0 million or 42%. The increase is primarily based on Waverly customers being charged the same market based commodity rates that will be charged to all other Penelec customers on July 1, 2012. The proposed increase is based on the commodity rate currently charged in Pennsylvania, not on a 2012 forecast. The increase is also due to new Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved transmission rates, higher non-utility generator costs and the New York State Temporary Assessment. Delivery rates are not being increased. Penelec is proposing a three year phase-in of about 15% for Year One and 10%, respectively, for Years Two and Three. The statutory suspension period for the proposed filing runs through September 25, 2012. The Commission may adopt, in whole or in part, modify or reject terms set forth in Penelec's proposal, a three-year rate plan, or other negotiated proposals.
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.state.ny.us/f96dir.htm. For questions, contact:
Leann Ayer, Public Service Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223-1350, (518) 486-2655, email: leann_ayer@dps.ny.gov
Data, views or arguments may be submitted to:
Jaclyn A. Brilling, Secretary, Public Service Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223-1350, (518) 474-6530, email: Secretary@dps.ny.gov
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.
