6/8/11 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-23-11-00008-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 whether to adopt, modify, or reject, in whole or in part, a May 16, 2011 petition filed by Central Hudson Gas and Electric Corporation in Cases 07-M-0548 et al. to modify the funding for electric energy efficiency programs.
Statutory authority:
Public Service Law, sections 4(1), 5(2) and 66(1)
Subject:
Central Hudson Gas and Electric Corporation energy efficiency programs.
Purpose:
To modify approved energy efficiency program funding.
Substance of proposed rule:
The Commission is considering whether to adopt, modify, or reject, in whole or in part, or take other action regarding a petition submitted May 16, 2011 by Central Hudson Gas and Electric Corporation (Central Hudson) in Cases 07-M-0548 et al. In its petition, Central Hudson requests to defer the incentive expenses it incurs in its electric Small Business Direct Install and Mid-size Commercial Business Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standards (EEPS) programs, from the time at which the existing funding is fully committed until such time as funding for 2010 becomes available, and to recover the deferred amounts out of 2012 funding. The Commission is also considering whether its resolution of the issues posed by Central Hudson’s petition should be applied to other utility-administered EEPS programs.
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.state.ny.usData, 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.state.ny.usPublic 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.
