8/18/10 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-33-10-00008-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 a proposal filed by Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation d/b/a National Grid to make various changes in the rates, charges, rules and regulations contained in its Schedules for Electric Service — P.S.C. Nos. 214 and 220.
Statutory authority:
Public Service Law, section 66(12)
Subject:
Major electric rate filing.
Purpose:
To consider a proposal to increase annual electric revenues by approximately $391 million or 12.5% in aggregate revenues.
Public hearing(s) will be held at:
10:30 a.m. (Evidentiary Hearing)*, September 1, 2010 and continuing daily as needed at Department of Public Service, Three Empire State Plaza, 3rd Fl. Hearing Rm., Albany, NY.
*On occasion, there are requests to reschedule or postpone evidentiary hearing dates. If such a request is granted, notification of any subsequent scheduling changes will be available at the DPS website (www.dps.state.ny.us) under Case 10-E-0050.
Interpreter Service:
Interpreter services will be made available to hearing impaired persons, at no charge, upon written request submitted within reasonable time prior to the scheduled public hearing. The written request must be addressed to the agency representative designated in the paragraph below.
Accessibility:
All public hearings have been scheduled at places reasonably accessible to persons with a mobility impairment.
Substance of proposed rule:
The Commission is considering a proposal filed by Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation d/b/a National Grid (Niagara Mohawk) which would increase its annual electric revenues by about $391 million for 2011 (a 12.5% increase in aggregate revenues), an additional $32 million (total of $423 million) for 2012, with a reduction in revenues of $31 million (total of $392 million) for 2013. The statutory suspension period for the proposed filing runs through December 28, 2010. The Commission may adopt in whole or in part, modify or reject terms set forth in Niagara Mohawk’s proposal, a multi-year rate plan, and/or other negotiated proposals.
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.
