FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C.  20426

OFFICE OF ENERGY MARKET REGULATION

New York Independent System Operator, Inc., and Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation

Docket No. ER12-1156-000

Issued:  4/2/12

National Grid USA Service Company, Inc.

40 Sylvan Road 

Waltham, MA 02451-1120 

Attention:Amanda Downey

Attorney for Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation

Reference:Interconnection Agreement between Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation and the Griffiss Utility Services Corporation

Dear Ms. Downey:

On February 24, 2012, you filed, on behalf of Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation (Niagara Mohawk),[1] an executed interconnection agreement between Niagara Mohawk and Griffiss Utility Services Corporation (GUSC) under the New York Independent System Operator, Inc.’s (NYISO) Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT).[2]  You explain that the purpose of the filing is for a continuation of services previously provided to GUSC by Niagara Mohawk under an agreement that expired on December 31, 2011.[3]

Pursuant to authority delegated to the Director, Division of Electric Power Regulation - East, under 18 C.F.R. § 375.307, your submittal filed in the above referenced docket is accepted for filing effective January 1, 2012, as requested.

The filing was noticed on February 24, 2012, with comments, interventions and protests due on or before March 16, 2012.  On March 8, 2012, GUSC filed comments in support of the filing.  Pursuant to Rule 214 (18 C.F.R. § 385.214 (2011)), to the extent that any timely filed motions to intervene and any motion to intervene out-of-time were filed before the issuance date of this order, such interventions are granted.  Granting late interventions at this stage of the proceeding will not disrupt the proceeding or place additional burdens on existing parties. 

This acceptance for filing shall not be construed as constituting approval of the referenced filing or of any rate, charge, classification or any rule, regulation, or practice affecting such rate or service contained in your filing; nor shall such acceptance be deemed as recognition of any claimed contractual right or obligation associated therewith; and such acceptance is without prejudice to any findings or orders which have been or any which may hereafter be made by the Commission in any proceeding now pending or hereafter instituted by or against Niagara Mohawk.

This order constitutes final agency action.  Requests for rehearing by the Commission may be filed within 30 days of the date of issuance of this order, pursuant to 18 C.F.R. § 385.713.

Sincerely,

Jignasa Gadani, Director

Division of Electric Power

   Regulation – East

[1] Doing business as National Grid.

[2] Agreement No. 1852, IA 1852 Between NiMo and Griffiss Utility Services Corp., 0.0.0.

[3] Designated as Service Agreement 920 under NYISO’s OATT, FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. 1.