PSC-11-14-00003-P Provision for the Recovery and Allocation of Costs of Transmission Projects That Reduce Congestion on Certain Interfaces

3/19/14 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-11-14-00003-P

NEW YORK STATE REGISTER

VOLUME XXXVI, ISSUE 11

March 19, 2014

RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

PROPOSED RULE MAKING

NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED

 

I.D No. PSC-11-14-00003-P

Provision for the Recovery and Allocation of Costs of Transmission Projects That Reduce Congestion on Certain Interfaces

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 whether to approve, reject or modify (in whole or in part), a Staff proposal to provide for the recovery and allocation of the costs of transmission projects that reduce congestion on certain transmission interfaces.

Statutory authority:

Public Service Law, sections 4(1), 5, 65 and 66

Subject:

Provision for the recovery and allocation of costs of transmission projects that reduce congestion on certain interfaces.

Purpose:

To consider the recovery and allocation of costs of transmission projects that reduce congestion on certain interfaces.

Substance of proposed rule:

The Public Service Commission (Commission) is considering whether to adopt, modify, or reject, in whole or in part, proposals by the Staff of the Department of Public Service (Staff) related to the recovery of the costs of transmission projects that mitigate the congestion identified in Case No. 12-T-0502. These proposals include: (1) establishing mechanisms for incumbent and non-incumbent transmission owners to recover their costs; (2) a method for allocating those costs to the ratepayers who are the beneficiaries of those projects; and, (3) parameters for risksharing among ratepayers and project developers. The Commission previously sought comments on these proposals in a notice published in the State Register on July 10, 2013, but is now considering acting on these proposals separately from the Staff proposal to establish a Public Policy Requirement, as defined by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The Commission will consider any comments that were filed in response to the July 10, 2013 notice before acting on any of the three proposals enumerated above, and parties do not need to re-file such comments.

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, Albany, New York 12223-1350, [phone], email: [e-mail]

Data, views or arguments may be submitted to:

Kathleen H. Burgess, Secretary, Public Service Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223-1350, 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.

(12-T-0502SP4)