FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20426 

OFFICE OF ENERGY MARKET REGULATION

New York Independent System Operator, Inc.

Docket No. ER16-1664-000              

Issued:  6/28/16 

New York Independent System Operator, Inc.

10 Krey Blvd.

Rensselaer, NY 12144

Attention:Sara B. Keegan

Counsel for the New York Independent System Operator, Inc.

Reference:Notice of Cancellation of Service Agreement

Dear Ms. Keegan:

On May 11, 2016, New York Independent System Operator, Inc. (NYISO) submitted a notice of cancellation of a Large Generator Interconnection Service Agreement, designated as Service Agreement No. 1698, among NYISO, Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation d/b/a National Grid (National Grid) as the Connecting Transmission Owner, and PPM Roaring Brook, LLC (Roaring Brook) as the Developer.[1] 

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 July 26, 2016, as requested.

The filing was noticed on May 11, 2016, with comments, interventions, and protests due on or before June 1, 2016.  Pursuant to Rule 214 (18 C.F.R. § 385.214 (2015)), 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.

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,

         Kurt M. Longo, Director

           Division of Electric Power

            Regulation – East

[1] New York Independent System Operator, Inc., NYISO Agreements, Agreement No. 1698, Executed LGIA among NYISO, National Grid and Roaring Brook, 1.0.0.