5/9/12 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-19-12-00025-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 March 30, 2012 petition from New York State Electric & Gas Corporation and Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation for modifications to the companies' EEPS energy efficiency portfolio of programs.
Statutory authority:
Public Service Law, sections 4(1), 5(2) and 66(1)
Subject:
EEPS programs administered by New York State Electric & Gas Corporation and Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation.
Purpose:
To modify electric multifamily gas programs and approve EEPS new multifamily gas programs.
Substance of proposed rule:
The Commission is considering whether to adopt, modify, or reject, in whole or in part, or to take other action regarding a filing submitted on March 30, 2012 by New York State Electric & Gas Corporation (NYSEG) and Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation (RG&E) to: create a new Residential/Non-Residential Multifamily Gas Program and modify the participation limits of the Residential/Non-Residential Multifamily Electric Program.
NYSEG/RG&E seek to add a new Residential/Non-Residential Multifamily Gas Program that would offer low flow showerheads, low flow faucet aerators, water heater pipe wrap, and programmable thermostats to multi-family customers who have gas water heaters and/or gas space heating. With the additional new gas measures incorporated into the program through 2015, NYSEG will provide 313 Dth savings with a budget of $635,942 and RG&E will provide 1,374 Dth savings with a budget of $2,299,048.
NYSEG/RG&E seek to modify the building eligibility participation limits of the Residential/Non-Residential Multifamily Electric Program by increasing the range of eligibility from 5-50 dwelling units to 2-75 dwelling units. This proposal would also apply to the Companies' proposed gas multifamily program.
The Commission may apply its decision here to other utilities and/or the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority. In addition, Commission action on this matter may result in modifications to the Energy Efficiency Portfolio Program Classification Groups.
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, (518) 486-2655, email:
leann.ayer@dps.ny.govData, views or arguments may be submitted to:
Jaclyn A. Brilling, 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.
