FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20426 

OFFICE OF ENERGY MARKET REGULATION

New York Independent System Operator, Inc. and Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.

Docket No. ER12-1554-000

Issued:  6/8/12

Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.

4 Irving Place 

New York, New York 10003 

Attention: Marc Richter

Vice President

Reference:              Amended and Restated Interconnection Agreement

Dear Mr. Richter:

On April 17, 2012, Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc (Con Edison) filed an amended and restated interconnection agreement (Amended IA)[1] between Con Edison and Astoria Energy LLC (Astoria Energy).  Con Edison states that the Amended IA updates the Original Interconnection Agreement (Original IA) which was dated February 27, 2004.  Con Edison explains that Astoria Energy constructed an electric generator with two power blocks[2] and, under the Original IA, both power blocks were to be interconnected to Con Edison’s Astoria East 138 kV substation (Con Edison substation).  You clarify that Astoria Energy later transferred one of the power blocks to its subsidiary which interconnected that power block to a substation owned by the New York Power Authority.  The Amended IA reflects that only one power block was interconnected to the Con Edison substation.

Pursuant to the authority delegated to the Director, Division of Electric Power

Regulation – East, under 18 C.F.R. § 375.307, your submittal is accepted for filing, effective June 16, 2012, as requested.

The filing was noticed on April 18, 2012, with comments, interventions and protests due on or before May 8, 2012.  Pursuant to Rule 214 (18 C.F.R. § 385.214 (2012)), 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 may hereafter be made by the Commission in any proceeding now pending or hereafter instituted by or against NYISO or Con Edison.

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] The Amended IA is designated Service Agreement No. 330 under New York Independent System Operator, Inc. (NYISO) FERC Open Access Transmission Tariff Original Volume No. 1.

[2] Each power block consisted of one steam turbine and two combustion turbines.