8/19/09 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-33-09-00012-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 commercial and industrial electric and gas energy efficiency program proposals as a component of the Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard.
Statutory authority:
Public Service Law, sections 4(1), 5(2) and 66(1)
Subject:
Specific commercial and industrial electric and gas energy efficiency programs.
Purpose:
To encourage electric and gas energy conservation in the State.
Substance of proposed rule:
The Commission is considering whether to adopt, modify, or reject, in whole or in part, (a) commercial and industrial electric energy efficiency program proposals made in response to an order in Case 07-M-0548 entitled “Order Establishing Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard and Approving Programs” issued by the Public Service Commission on June 23, 2008 [see Ordering Clauses 8, 10 & 17]; and (b) commercial and industrial gas energy efficiency program proposals made in response to a notice in Case 07-M-0548 entitled “Notice Requesting Proposals" issued by the Secretary to the Public Service Commission on April 20, 2009. For potential independent program administrators that submitted updated proposals for programs in accordance with Ordering Clause 8 of the aforementioned June 23, 2008 Order, such submissions shall be considered as pre-filed comments responsive to this notice to the degree that they relate to the provision of energy efficiency programs for commercial and industrial customers. The program proposals under consideration for this rule include the following:
1. Cases 08-E-1129/08-E-1130 and 09-G-0363 - New York State Electric & Gas Corporation/Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation, "Electric Program Plan of New York State Electric & Gas Corporation and Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation" dated September 22, 2008, Updates dated April 30, 2009, and Updates dated May 15, 2009 (corrected June 11, 2009) and August 4, 2009: (a) Non-residential Commercial & Industrial (C & I) Prescriptive Rebate Program (electric and gas).
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:
jaclyn_brilling@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.
