PSC-31-15-00009-P Ceilings on the Amount of Net Metered Generation Capacity Utilities Must Interconnect

8/5/15 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-31-15-00009-P

NEW YORK STATE REGISTER

VOLUME XXXVII, ISSUE 31

August 05, 2015

RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

PROPOSED RULE MAKING

NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED

 

I.D No. PSC-31-15-00009-P

Ceilings on the Amount of Net Metered Generation Capacity Utilities Must Interconnect

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 petition filed by Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. requesting relief regarding ceilings on the amount of net metered generation capacity utilities must interconnect.

Statutory authority:

Public Service Law, sections 2(2-a)-(2-d), (4), 5(2), 65(1), (2), (3), 66(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (9), (12), (12-a), 66-c and 66-j

Subject:

Ceilings on the amount of net metered generation capacity utilities must interconnect.

Purpose:

Consider relief regarding the amount of net metered generation capacity utilities must interconnect.

Substance of proposed rule:

The Public Service Commission is considering a petition filed on July 13, 2015 by Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. (O&R) requesting relief regarding ceilings on the amount of net metered generation capacity utilities must interconnect in conformance with Public Service Law § 66-j. Once its current ceiling on the amount of net metered capacity it must interconnect is exceeded, O&R proposes to interconnect customers installing generation facilities eligible for net metering under “buy all, sell all” rate arrangements, or to develop alternative rate arrangements, instead of continuing net metering arrangements. It also would continue to accept interconnection applications from those customers eligible for net metering subject to notification that their rate treatment will be determined by subsequent regulatory resolution. The Commission may adopt, reject, or modify, in whole or in part, the relief proposed, may resolve related matters, and may extend relief, in whole or in part or as modified or related, to other electric utilities, including Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation, Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc., New York State Electric & Gas Corporation, Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation d/b/a National Grid, and Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation, that are subject to ceilings on the amount of net metered generation capacity they must interconnect.

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:

Elaine Agresta, 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, 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.

(15-E-0407SP1)