PSC-12-09-00014-P Expansion of Orange & Rockland's ESCO Referral Program to Include New Customers

3/25/09 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-12-09-00014-P

NEW YORK STATE REGISTER

VOLUME XXXI, ISSUE 12

March 25, 2009

RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

PROPOSED RULE MAKING

NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED

 

I.D No. PSC-12-09-00014-P

Expansion of Orange & Rockland's ESCO Referral Program to Include New Customers

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, and to what extent, it should direct Orange & Rockland Utilities, Inc. (Orange & Rockland or Company) to expand its ESCO referral program to include customers who contact the Company for new services.

Statutory authority:

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

Subject:

Expansion of Orange & Rockland's ESCO referral program to include new customers.

Purpose:

To determine whether, and to what extent, the Commission should direct Orange & Rockland to expand its ESCO referral program.

Substance of proposed rule:

The Commission is considering whether, and to what extent, it should direct Orange & Rockland Utilities, Inc. (Orange & Rockland or Company) to expand its ESCO referral program to include customers who contact the Company for new service. In making its determination, the Commission will take into consideration the report on the feasibility of providing new customer referrals to ESCOs, submitted by Orange & Rockland on January 23, 2009 in accordance with the Commission's July 23, 2008 Order in Case 07-E-0523, any amendments to the report, any comments made by the parties, the record in this proceeding, and such other information as the Commission may deem appropriate. The filings in this case may be viewed on our website at www.dps.state.ny.us. The Commission may accept, reject, or modify, in whole or in part, any proposals made by the Company in its report or any proposals that may be developed there from, and it 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, [phone], email: [e-mail]

Data, views or arguments may be submitted to:

Jaclyn A. Brilling, Secretary, Public Service Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza, 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.

(07-E-0949SA4)