Docket No. ER15-674-000 1

FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20426

OFFICE OF ENERGY MARKET REGULATION

Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation and

New York Independent System Operator, Inc.

Docket No. ER15-674-000

Issued: 2/2/15

National Grid USA Service Company, Inc.

40 Sylvan Road

Waltham, Massachusetts 02451

Attention: Amanda C. Downey, Esq.

Attorney for Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation d/b/a National Grid

Reference:Service Agreement No. 2177 between Niagara Mohawk and NYPA

Dear Ms. Downey:

On December 19, 2014, the New York Independent System Operator, Inc. (NYISO) filed, on behalf of Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation (Niagara Mohawk), a Cost Reimbursement Agreement between Niagara Mohawk and the New York Power Authority (NYPA) (Agreement).[1] You state that the Agreement is designated as Service Agreement No. 2177 under NYISO’s Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT). You explain that the Agreement provides for Niagara Mohawk to perform certain work in order to facilitate the construction of new series compensation equipment by NYPA. You also state that the Agreement would likely be considered a Contribution in Aid of Construction (CIAC) agreement, since it relates to the recovery of costs for engineering, procurement, and construction services.

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 November 21, 2014, as requested.

The filing was noticed on December 19, 2014, with comments, interventions, and protests due on or before January 9, 2015. Pursuant to Rule 214 (18 C.F.R. § 385.214 (2014)), 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 Niagara Mohawk or NYISO.

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,

Daniel Nowak, Acting Director

Division of Electric Power

Regulation - East