7/30/08 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-31-08-00023-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 reallocating and increasing funding approved for specific technologies in the order on customer-sited tier implementation (renewable portfolio standard) issued and effective June 28, 2006.
Statutory authority:
Public Service Law, sections 4(1), 5(2), 66(1) and (2)
Subject:
Funds would be reallocated to the anaerobic digester—electricity and solar PV programs in the customer-sited tier.
Purpose:
To respond to demonstrated demand and changing market need for solar PV and anaerobic digester technologies.
Substance of proposed rule:
The New York State Public Service Commission is considering authorizing reallocation of additional funds to the Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) Customer-Sited Tier. The purpose of the increased funding, if approved, is to respond to changing market needs for eligible renewable energy technologies.
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:
Central Operations, Public Service Commission, Bldg. 3, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12223-1350, (518) 474-2500
Data, views or arguments may be submitted to:
Jaclyn A. Brilling, Secretary, Public Service Commission, Bldg. 3, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12223-1350, (518) 474-6530
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.
