FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.  20426

OFFICE OF ENERGY MARKET REGULATION

New York State Reliability

Council, L.L.C.

Docket No. ER13-572-000

Issued: February 5, 2013

Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP One Commerce Plaza

Albany, NY 12260

Attention:Paul L. Gioia, Esq.

Counsel to New York State Reliability Council, L.L.C.

Reference:   NYCA Installed Reserve Margin Dear Mr. Gioia:

On December 17, 2012, you filed, on behalf of the New York State Reliability Council, L.L.C. (NYSRC), revisions to the New York Control Area (NYCA) Installed Reserve Margin (IRM) for the 2013/2014 capability period from May 1, 2013 through April 30, 2014.  The filing explains that adopting a revised IRM of 17.0% is the result of using established analytical procedures and will meet the applicable resource adequacy criteria during the 2013/2014 capability period.

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, as
requested.

The filing was noticed on December 18, 2012, with comments, interventions and
protests due on or before January 7, 2013.  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.  Comments in support were
filed by The New York City Suppliers and the New York Independent System Operator,
Inc.

This acceptance for filing shall not be construed as constituting approval of the

Docket No. ER13-572-0002

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 NYSRC.

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