PSC-20-14-00012-P Minimum Level of Net Metering Available to Central Hudson's Customer Generators Under Public Service Law 66-j

5/21/14 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-20-14-00012-P

NEW YORK STATE REGISTER

VOLUME XXXVI, ISSUE 20

May 21, 2014

RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

PROPOSED RULE MAKING

NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED

 

I.D No. PSC-20-14-00012-P

Minimum Level of Net Metering Available to Central Hudson's Customer Generators Under Public Service Law 66-j

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 by Hudson Valley Clean Energy, Inc. d/b/a Hudson Solar to increase the minimum net metering limitation for Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation's service territory under Public Service Law section 66–j.

Statutory authority:

Public Service Law, section 66-j(3)(b)

Subject:

Minimum level of net metering available to Central Hudson's customer generators under Public Service Law 66-j.

Purpose:

To modify the level of net metering available to Central Hudson's customer generators under Public Service Law 66-j.

Substance of proposed rule:

The Commission is considering whether to adopt, modify, or reject, in whole, or in part, or to take any other action concerning Hudson Valley Clean Energy Inc.’s d/b/a Hudson Solar petition, filed on April 28, 2014, which requests that the Commission increase the minimum net metering limitation for the service territory of Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation from 3% of the utility’s 2005 electric demand to 12%. The Commission may grant or reject the petition, modify the relief sought in whole or in part or take such other, further or different actions, including those which may affect the minimum net metering limitation in other utility service territories, as it deems necessary in deciding the petition.

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, [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.

(14-E-0151SP1)