PSC-39-13-00010-P NY-Sun Initiative Within the Customer-Sited Tier of the RPS Program

9/25/13 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-39-13-00010-P

NEW YORK STATE REGISTER

VOLUME XXXV, ISSUE 39

September 25, 2013

RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

PROPOSED RULE MAKING

NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED

 

I.D No. PSC-39-13-00010-P

NY-Sun Initiative Within the Customer-Sited Tier of the RPS Program

PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE State Administrative Procedure Act, NOTICE is hereby given of the following proposed rule:

Proposed Action:

New York State Energy Research and Development Authority requests revisions to the Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) to fully fund the NY-Sun Initiative for 2014-2015 and allow NYSERDA increased flexibility in solar PV fund allocation and program design.

Statutory authority:

Public Service Law, sections 4(1), 5(2) and 66(1)

Subject:

NY-Sun initiative within the Customer-Sited Tier of the RPS Program.

Purpose:

To increase the statewide adoption of customer sited photovoltaic solar generation through the NY-Sun Initiative.

Substance of proposed rule:

The Commission is considering whether to adopt, modify, or reject, in whole or in part, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority’s (NYSERDA) petition “NY-Sun 2014-2015 Funding Considerations and Other Program Modifications” dated September 5, 2013, which seeks authorization to, among other things, : (1) reallocate $108 million from the Main Tier program budget to fund NY-Sun for years 2014 – 2015; (2) allow NYSERDA flexibility, in consultation with DPS Staff, to establish and adjust the allocation of funds among the standard offer and competitive PV programs; (3) allow NYSERDA flexibility to redesign the standard offer solar PV program to lower the incentives on a regional basis in response to achieving a designated threshold amount of megawatts under contract (MW Block Program); (4) eliminate the “40% of installed cost” rule for the standard offer PV program; and (5) allow NYSERDA the flexibility to transition the competitive solar PV program to a MW Block performance-based incentive program. As indicated in the Notice Soliciting Comments and Notice of Technical Conference issued in Case 03-E-0188 on September 13, 2013, the Commission is seeking comments regarding all the matters and issues raised by or relating to NYSERDA’s petition.

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:

Deborah Swatling, 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.

(03-E-0188SP42)