3/17/10 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-11-10-00009-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 from AES ES Westover, LLC for a lightened regulatory regime, and approval of financing totaling not more than $17 million to fund the second phase of a 20 MW energy storage system in Union and Johnson City, NY.
Statutory authority:
Public Service Law, sections 2(13), 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:
AES ES Westover, LLC's proposed $17 million energy storage system financing and its petition for lightened regulation.
Purpose:
Consideration of AES ES Westover, LLC's petition for approval of a $17 million proposed financing and lightened regulation.
Substance of proposed rule:
The Public Service Commission (Commission) is considering a petition from AES ES Westover, LLC (the Company). The Company requests lightened regulation for a 20 MW energy storage system utilizing advanced battery technology (the Project). The Project is to be located on the site of an existing electric generating facility that is owned by an affiliate of the Company in the Town of Union and Johnson City, New York. Additionally, the Company requests approval of $17 million in financing for the second phase of the Project. The Commission may grant, deny or modify, in whole or in part, the petition filed by the Company, and may also consider related matters.
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.
