PSC-38-16-00008-P Capacity Limit for Net Energy Metering of Farm Waste Electric Generating Equipment

9/21/16 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-38-16-00008-P

NEW YORK STATE REGISTER

VOLUME XXXVIII, ISSUE 38

September 21, 2016

RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

PROPOSED RULE MAKING

NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED

 

I.D No. PSC-38-16-00008-P

Capacity Limit for Net Energy Metering of Farm Waste Electric Generating Equipment

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 amendments to utility tariffs and interconnection requirements to implement a change to Public Service Law Section 66-j, related to an increased capacity limit for net energy metering for farm waste electric generation.

Statutory authority:

Public Service Law, sections 5(1)(b), 64, 65(1), 66(1), (5), (9), (10), (12) and 66-j

Subject:

Capacity limit for net energy metering of farm waste electric generating equipment.

Purpose:

Increase in the capacity threshold, from 1 MW to 2 MW, for net energy metering of farm waste electric generation.

Substance of proposed rule:

The Public Service Commission (Commission) is considering directing Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation (Central Hudson), Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. (Con Edison), New York State Electric & Gas Corporation (NYSEG), Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation d/b/a National Grid (Niagara Mohawk), Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation (RG&E), and Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. (O&R) (collectively, the Utilities) to file tariff leaf amendments necessary to implement a statutory change to the net energy metering rules under Public Service Law (PSL) § 66-j. Pursuant to Chapter 58 of the Laws of 2016, Part Z, which became effective on April 12, 2016, PSL § 66-j was amended to increase the MW threshold from 1 MW to 2 MW (two thousand kilowatts) for net energy metering of farm waste electric generating equipment. In order to implement the statutory change noted above, the Commission is considering directing the Utilities to amend certain tariff leaves to reflect the increase in the rated capacity to no more than two thousand kilowatts. In particular, the Commission is considering directing Central Hudson to amend tariff Leaf No. 163.5.15, and associated Leaves and Riders; Niagara Mohawk to amend Leaf No. 197 and associated Leaves and Riders; Con Edison to amend Leaves Nos. 244, 247, 249.1, 383, and associated Leaves and Riders; RG&E to amend Leaf No. 160.39.3.2 and associated Leaves and Riders; O&R to amend Leaves Nos. 115, 118, Rider N, 179, 181, 187, 324, and associated Leaves and Riders; and, NYSEG to amend Leaves Nos. 116, 294.1, and associated Leaves and Riders. The Commission is also considering conforming the Standardized Interconnection Requirements (SIR) to incorporate this increase in the capacity threshold for net energy metering. The Commission may adopt, reject, or modify, in whole or in part, the contemplated amendments to the tariffs and the SIR to conform to the statutory change, and may resolve 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:

John Pitucci, 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.

(16-E-0497SP1)