PSC-06-10-00015-P Increased Funding for Individual Gas Energy Efficiency Programs to Balance the Overall Portfolio

2/10/10 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-06-10-00015-P

NEW YORK STATE REGISTER

VOLUME XXXII, ISSUE 6

February 10, 2010

RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

PROPOSED RULE MAKING

NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED

 

I.D No. PSC-06-10-00015-P

Increased Funding for Individual Gas Energy Efficiency Programs to Balance the Overall Portfolio

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 increased funding budgets, savings targets and collections for gas energy efficiency programs as a component of the Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard.

Statutory authority:

Public Service Law, sections 4(1), 5(2) and 66(1)

Subject:

Increased funding for individual gas energy efficiency programs to balance the overall portfolio.

Purpose:

To encourage gas energy conservation in the State.

Substance of proposed rule:

The Commission is considering whether to adopt, modify, or reject, in whole or in part, potential modifications to the Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard (EEPS) program relating to the overall balance of gas energy efficiency programs in the entire portfolio of approved EEPS programs. In particular, the Commission is considering whether to provide additional annual funding budgets and savings targets for the individual programs it has already approved in a selective manner to achieve an overall balance in the administration and delivery of gas energy efficiency programs. Some of the gas energy efficiency programs also have electric energy efficiency components or companion electric energy efficiency programs for which the Commission is considering enhanced annual funding budgets and savings. The Commission is also considering whether the schedule of collections should be modified to account for such changes to the EEPS program.

To date, the Commission has approved 55 gas energy efficiency programs as part of the EEPS program. Of the programs, 45 are administered by utilities within their service territories, and 10 are administered statewide by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority. The various programs are provided for the benefit of residential, multifamily residential, low-income residential, commercial and industrial customers.

The EEPS program is intended to achieve a goal of reducing gas usage by 44.04 billion cubic feet (Bcf) statewide by 2020. The Commission has adopted an interim target of 4.34 Bcf by 2011 as a step toward achieving the 2020 goal. The programs approved to date are projected to be able to achieve 5.2 Bcf in gas energy efficiency savings by 2011.

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.

(07-M-0548SP18)