4/30/08 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-18-08-00006-P
PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE State Administrative Procedure Act, NOTICE is hereby given of the following proposed rule:
Proposed action:
During July 2006, Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. (Con Edison or company) experienced equipment failures and electric power outages in its Long Island City network service area in Queens. Case 06-E-0894 was instituted to examine all issues associated with the July 2006 equipment failures and power outages. The commission commenced a prudence investigation of Con Edison's actions and practices relating to the equipment failures and power outages and is considering the prudence of Con Edison's actions and practices and the extent, if any, to which the company should be permitted to recover costs incurred as a result of the outages.
Statutory authority:
Public Service Law, sections 4(1), 65(1), 66(1) and (12)
Subject:
Resolution of the prudence proceeding, initiated in connection with the 2006 Long Island City network outages, in Case 06-E-0894.
Purpose:
To consider the prudence of Con Edison's actions and practices relating to the 2006 Long Island City network outages and the extent to which the company should be permitted to recover costs relating to those outages.
Substance of proposed rule:
During July 2006, Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. (Con Edison or Company) experienced equipment failures and electric power outages in its Long Island City network service area in Queens. Case 06-E-0894 was instituted to examine all issues associated with the July 2006 equipment failures and power outages. The Commission commenced a prudence investigation of Con Edison's actions and practices relating to the equipment failures and power outages and is considering the prudence of Con Edison's actions and practices and the extent, if any, to which the Company should be permitted to recover costs incurred as a result of the outages.
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:
Central Operations, Public Service Commission, Bldg. 3, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12223-1350, (518) 474-2500
Data, views or arguments may be submitted to:
Jaclyn A. Brilling, Secretary, Public Service Commission, Bldg. 3, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12223-1350, (518) 474-6530
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.
