4/29/15 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-17-15-00004-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/or clarification submitted by the Binghamton Regional Sustainability Coalition and others on March 30, 2015.
Statutory authority:
Public Service Law, sections 4(1), 5(1), (2), 22, 65(1) and 66(1)
Subject:
Rehearing of the Commission's Order Adopting Regulatory Policy Framework and Implementation Plan.
Purpose:
Consideration of a petition for rehearing.
Substance of proposed rule:
The Public Service Commission is considering a petition submitted on March 30, 2015 by Alliance for a Green Economy, Binghamton Regional Sustainability Coalition, the Center for Social Inclusion, Citizens’ Environmental Coalition, Citizens for Local Power, and People United for Sustainable Housing (PUSH) Buffalo, requesting rehearing or clarification of the Commission’s Order Adopting Regulatory Policy Framework and Implementation Plan issued on February 26, 2015 in Case 14-E-0101. The Petitioners raise the issues of “[u]tility ownership of distributed energy resources (DER) for moderate and low-income customers” and “[o]pportunities for participation by members of the public and public-interest stakeholders in Track 2.” The Commission may reaffirm its initial decision or adhere to it with additional rationale, modify the decision, reverse the decision, or take such other or further action as it deems necessary.
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, (518) 486-2660, email:
elaine.agresta@dps.ny.govData, views or arguments may be submitted to:
Kathleen H. Burgess, Secretary, Public Service Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223-1350, (518) 474-6530, email:
secretary@dps.ny.govPublic 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.
