PSC-52-11-00016-P Transfer of Ownership Interests in an 80 MW Generation Facility from Rensselaer Holdings to LDHE

12/28/11 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-52-11-00016-P

NEW YORK STATE REGISTER

VOLUME XXXIII, ISSUE 52

December 28, 2011

RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

PROPOSED RULE MAKING

NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED

 

I.D No. PSC-52-11-00016-P

Transfer of Ownership Interests in an 80 MW Generation Facility from Rensselaer Holdings to LDHE

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 approval of the transfer, from Rensselaer Holdings LLC (Rensselaer Holdings) to Louis Dreyfus Highbridge Energy LLC (LDHE), of ownership interests in Rensselaer Cogeneration LLC and its 80 MW generation facility.

Statutory authority:

Public Service Law, sections 2(11), 5(1)(b) and 70

Subject:

Transfer of ownership interests in an 80 MW generation facility from Rensselaer Holdings to LDHE.

Purpose:

Consideration of the transfer of ownership interests in an 80 MW generation facility from Rensselaer Holdings to LDHE.

Substance of proposed rule:

The Public Service Commission is considering a petition filed on December 5, 2011 requesting approval of the transfer, from Rensselaer Holdings LLC to Louis Dreyfus Highbridge Energy LLC, of all of the ownership interests in Rensselaer Cogeneration LLC, which owns and operates an 80 MW gas-fired generation facility located Rensselaer, NY. The Commission may adopt, reject or modify, in whole or in part, the relief proposed.

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, [phone], email: [e-mail]

Data, views or arguments may be submitted to:

Jaclyn A. Brilling, 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.

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