2/9/11 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-28-10-00012-A
PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE State Administrative Procedure Act, NOTICE is hereby given of the following action:
Action taken:
On 1/20/11, the PSC adopted an order approving NRG Astoria Power LLC's petition for a lightened regulatory regime and financing for the construction of a 1,040 MW electric facility.
Statutory authority:
Public Service Law, sections 2(13), (22), 5(1)(b), 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 69-a, 70, 71, 72, 72-a, 75, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 114-a, 115, 117, 118, 119-b and 119-c
Subject:
Approval of financing and a lightened regulatory regime for the construction of a 1,040 MW electric facility.
Purpose:
To approve financing and a lightened regulatory regime for the construction of a 1,040 MW electric facility.
Substance of final rule:
The Commission, on January 20, 2011, adopted an order approving NRG Astoria Power LLC's petition for a lightened regulatory regime, and financing for the construction of a 1,040 MW electric generating facility to replace an existing 600 MW facility located at an industrial site in Long Island City, New York, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the order.
Final rule as compared with last published rule:
No changes.
Text of rule may be obtained from:
Leann Ayer, Public Service Commission, Three Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223, (518) 486-2655, email:
leann_ayer@dps.state.ny.us An IRS employer ID no. or social security no. is required from firms or persons to be billed 25 cents per page. Please use tracking number found on last line of notice in requests.
Assessment of Public Comment
An assessment of public comment is not submitted with this notice because the rule is within the definition contained in section 102(2)(a)(ii) of the State Administrative Procedure Act.
