2/5/14 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-05-14-00015-P
PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE State Administrative Procedure Act, NOTICE is hereby given of the following proposed rule:
Proposed Action:
Petitioners ask the Commission to change contracting methods for the Main Tier of RPS Program and direct the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority to immediately publish a schedule of RPS Main Tier solicitations.
Statutory authority:
Public Service Law, sections 4(1), 5(2) and 66(1)
Subject:
Main Tier of the Renewable Portfolio Standard Program.
Purpose:
To provide NYSERDA flexibility in making changes to the Main Tier solicitations and to publish a schedule of solicitations.
Substance of proposed rule:
The Commission is considering whether to adopt, modify, or reject, in whole or in part, the request of Pace Energy and Climate Center, Alliance for Clean Energy New York, Sierra Club, Natural Resources Defense Council, Renewable Energy Long Island, New York League of Conservation Voters, New York Public Interest Research Group, Vote Solar Initiative, Citizens Campaign for the Environment, and Environmental Advocates of New York (Joint Petitioners) to change the rules of the Main Tier program under the Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS). In particular, the Commission is considering the Joint Petitioners’ “Petition For An Order Modifying Main Tier Solicitation Process And Resolving Main Tier Issues” dated December 16, 2013, which proposes, among other things, that Staff and NYSERDA evaluate alternative incentive structures and contracting terms for procuring Main Tier renewable resources in lieu of the existing 10 year attribute contracts. Further, the petition requests that the Commission direct NYSERDA to publish a minimum schedule of three Main Tier solicitations between now and the end of 2015 with a new incentive structure. The Commission may resolve the petition and may make other changes to the RPS program.
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.ny.gov/f96dir.htm. For questions, contact:
Deborah Swatling, Public Service Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223-1350, (518) 486-2659, email:
Deborah.Swatling@dps.ny.govData, views or arguments may be submitted to:
Kathleen H. Burgess, Secretary, Public Service Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223-1350, (518) 474-6530, email:
secretary@dps.ny.govPublic 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.
