9/28/16 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-39-16-00024-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 petition seeking rehearing of its August 1, 2016 Order Adopting a Clean Energy Standard filed on September 1, 2016 by RENEW Northeast, Inc.
Statutory authority:
Public Service Law, sections 4(1), 5(1)(2) and 66(2); Energy Law, section 6-104(5)(b)
Subject:
Clean Energy Standard.
Purpose:
To promote and maintain renewable and zero-emission electric energy resources.
Substance of proposed rule:
The Public Service Commission is considering a petition filed on September 1, 2016 by RENEW Northeast, Inc. (RENEW) that requests rehearing of the Commission’s August 1, 2016 Order Adopting a Clean Energy Standard (CES Order). RENEW argues that the Commission erred by limiting the eligibility for maintenance contracts to run-of-river hydroelectric facilities of 5 MW or less in size with a commercial operation date prior to January 1, 2013 and that compromised the baseline of renewable resources for the Renewable Portfolio Standard when it was adopted. RENEW requests that all renewable resources having commercial operation before January 1, 2015 be eligible for maintenance contracts and/or that all LSE’s have an obligation to purchase renewable energy credits from all existing resources. The Commission may adopt, reject, or modify, in whole or in part, the relief proposed 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, NY 12223, (518) 486-2655, email:
john.pitucci@dps.ny.govData, views or arguments may be submitted to:
Katheen H. Burgess, Secretary, Public Service Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12223, (518) 474-6530, email:
kathleen.burgess@dps.ny.govPublic 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.
