PSC-29-14-00008-P To Consider a Joint Proposal Resolving a Dispute

7/23/14 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-29-14-00008-P

NEW YORK STATE REGISTER

VOLUME XXXVI, ISSUE 29

July 23, 2014

RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

PROPOSED RULE MAKING

NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED

 

I.D No. PSC-29-14-00008-P

To Consider a Joint Proposal Resolving a Dispute

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 Joint Proposal filed by Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.; the Marathon Coalition; and Censtar Energy to settle a dispute regarding gas imbalances for the period from January 2014 through March 2014.

Statutory authority:

Public Service Law, sections 5(1)(b), 65(1) and 66(1)

Subject:

To consider a Joint Proposal resolving a dispute.

Purpose:

To consider a Joint Proposal that would resolve a dispute regarding gas imbalances.

Substance of proposed rule:

On April 16, 2014, the Marathon Energy Coalition, a coalition of energy services companies (ESCOs or Marketers) filed a request for dispute resolution under Section 8(B)(2) of the Public Service Commission’s (Commission) Uniform Business Practices. The Marathon Energy Coalition disputed the gas imbalances identified by Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. (Con Edison) for which the Marathon Energy Coalition’s members were being billed. On July 2, 2014, Con Edison, the Marathon Energy Coalition and another ESCO, Censtar Energy Corp. (Censtar) filed a Joint Proposal, which sets forth a proposed resolution of the issues raised in the Marathon Energy Coalition’s request and related issues concerning the Marketer gas imbalances for the period from January 1, 2014 through March 31, 2014. The proposed resolution applies to all similarly situated Marketers.

The Commission is considering whether to adopt, reject or modify, in whole or in part, the Joint Proposal filed by Con Edison, the Marathon Coalition and Censtar. The Commission may also address related matters.

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-G-0138SP1)