PSC-05-10-00014-P Possible Modifications to Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) Program Eligibility Rules, Budgets and Collections

2/3/10 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-05-10-00014-P

NEW YORK STATE REGISTER

VOLUME XXXII, ISSUE 5

February 03, 2010

RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

PROPOSED RULE MAKING

NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED

 

I.D No. PSC-05-10-00014-P

Possible Modifications to Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) Program Eligibility Rules, Budgets and Collections

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 petition by the New York Solar Energy Industries Association dated January 8, 2010 seeking the inclusion of solar thermal systems as eligible technologies in the Customer-Sited Tier of the Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS).

Statutory authority:

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

Subject:

Possible modifications to Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) program eligibility rules, budgets and collections.

Purpose:

To encourage the use of solar thermal energy instead of electricity in the State.

Substance of proposed rule:

The New York State Public Service Commission is considering whether to adopt, modify, or reject, in whole or in part, the proposals set forth by the New York Solar Energy Industries Association in a petition dated January 8, 2010, seeking the inclusion of solar thermal systems as eligible technologies in the Customer-Sited Tier of the Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) program established in Case 03-E-0188.

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.

(03-E-0188SP23)