3/16/11 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-11-11-00006-P
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 for rehearing and clarification filed by Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. and Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. concerning the Commission's order issued December 21, 2010 in Cases 07-M-0548 et al.
Statutory authority:
Public Service Law, sections 4(1), 5(2) and 66(1)
Subject:
Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard including utility incentive mechanisms.
Purpose:
To promote gas and electricity energy conservation programs in New York.
Substance of proposed rule:
The Commission is considering whether to adopt, modify, or reject, in whole or in part, or to take other action regarding a petition submitted by Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. (Con Edison) and Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. (O&R) on January 20, 2010 seeking rehearing of the Commission's December 21, 2010 Order in the Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard (EEPS) proceeding, Cases 07-M-0548 et al. In their petition, Con Edison and O&R request that the Commission: 1) revise the EEPS program energy savings targets to be applied when calculating utility incentives and assessing portfolio performance; 2) extend the deadline for achieving energy saving targets to December 31, 2012 or waive the incentive mechanism for 2009-2011; 3) provide utilities additional discretion to reallocate funds between EEPS programs and to adjust program targets; 4) clarify the role and operation of the Implementation Advisory Group; 5) clarify the procedures for utilities to request adjusted energy savings targets due to changes in the technical manual savings calculations that are due April 1, 2011; and 6) approve certain proposed EEPS program modifications on an expedited basis. The Commission is also considering whether its resolution of the issues posed by Con Edison and O&R's petition should be applied to other utility-administered EEPS programs.
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, (518) 486-2655, email:
leann_ayer@dps.state.ny.usData, views or arguments may be submitted to:
Jaclyn A. Brilling, Secretary, Public Service Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223-1350, (518) 474-6530, email:
Secretary@dps.state.ny.usPublic 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.
