PSC-16-15-00009-P Net Energy Metering for Non-Residential Farm Waste or Fuel Cell Electric Generating Equipment and SIR

4/22/15 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-16-15-00009-P

NEW YORK STATE REGISTER

VOLUME XXXVII, ISSUE 16

April 22, 2015

RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

PROPOSED RULE MAKING

NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED

 

I.D No. PSC-16-15-00009-P

Net Energy Metering for Non-Residential Farm Waste or Fuel Cell Electric Generating Equipment and SIR

PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE State Administrative Procedure Act, NOTICE is hereby given of the following proposed rule:

Proposed Action:

The Public Service Commission is considering a proposed tariff filing by Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. to make various changes in the rates, charges, rules and regulations contained in PSC No. 10—Electricity.

Statutory authority:

Public Service Law, section 66(12)

Subject:

Net Energy Metering for Non-Residential Farm Waste or Fuel Cell Electric Generating Equipment and SIR.

Purpose:

To effectuate changes to Public Service Law Sections 66-j in relation to Net Energy Metering and SIR.

Substance of proposed rule:

The Commission is considering whether to approve, modify or reject, in whole or in part, a tariff filing by Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. to effectuate changes to Public Service Law (PSL) Section 66-j in relation to net metering for non-residential farm waste or fuel cell electric generating equipment, as well as certain changes required by the Commission’s Order Raising Net Metering Minimum Caps, Requiring Tariff Revisions, Making other Findings, and Establishing Further Procedures (issued December 15, 2014), and subsequent Order Clarifying Prior Order (issued January 9, 2015) in Cases 14-E-0151 and 14-E-0422. Chapter 494 allows non-residential customers to install farm waste generation at their premises and be able to participate in farm waste net metering provisions. Chapter 518 increases the rated capacity of fuel cell electric generating equipment from 1,500 kW to 2,000 kW and be eligible for net metering. The New York State Standard Interconnection Requirements (SIR) document would be modified to incorporate this update to PSC Section 66-j. The changes complying with the Commission orders listed above concern establishing whether co-located facilities satisfy the net metering kW limit. The filing has an effective date of July 27, 2015. The Commission may also consider other 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.ny.gov/f96dir.htm. For questions, contact:

Elaine Agresta, Public Service Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza, 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, [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.

(15-E-0032SP1)