PSC-23-12-00005-P EEPS Multifamily Programs Administered by Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.

6/6/12 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-23-12-00005-P

NEW YORK STATE REGISTER

VOLUME XXXIV, ISSUE 23

June 06, 2012

RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

PROPOSED RULE MAKING

NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED

 

I.D No. PSC-23-12-00005-P

EEPS Multifamily Programs Administered by Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.

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 May 11, 2012 petition from Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. for modifications to the companies' EEPS energy efficiency multifamily electric and gas programs.

Statutory authority:

Public Service Law, sections 4(1), 5(2) and 66(1)

Subject:

EEPS multifamily programs administered by Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.

Purpose:

To redesign the multifamily electric and gas programs and modify the budgets and targets.

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 May 11, 2012 by Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. (Con Edison) to redesign and rename its Energy Efficiency Portfolio Program for electric and gas Refrigerator Replacement Programs.

Con Edison seeks to modify its existing electric and gas Refrigerator Replacement Programs to modify the budgets and targets of the program. Con Edison proposes to reduce the electric program savings by 24% and the budget by 2%. For the gas program, Con Edison seeks to reduce the gas program savings by 53% and the budget by 21%. Con Edison plans to modify the measures and incentives offered to customers in the redesigned program. Finally, it proposes to officially change the program name to Multifamily Energy Efficiency 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, [phone], email: [e-mail]

Data, views or arguments may be submitted to:

Jaclyn A. Brilling, 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.

(07-M-0548SP68)