FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20426

OFFICE OF ENERGY MARKET REGULATION

Consolidated Edison Company of New                                                         York, Inc., Orange and Rockland

Utilities, Inc., and New York

Independent System Operator, Inc.
 

Docket No. ER16-2238-000

Issued:  9/6/16 

Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.
4 Irving Place, Room 1815-S

New York, New York 10003

Attention: Paul Savage, Associate Counsel

Reference: Service Agreements
 

Dear Mr. Savage:

On July 19, 2016, Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. (Con Edison) and Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. (O&R) filed five agreements relating to the construction and operation of a 345kV transmission line owned by New York Transco, LLC (Transco) and the separation of the transmission feeders located in Con Edison’s Geothals Substation.[1] Con Edison states that the agreements include: (i) Amended and Restated Operations and Maintenance Agreement between O&R and Transco; (ii) Amended and Restated Project Services Agreement between Con Edison and Transco; (iii) Tripartite NERC Compliance Agreement between Con Edison, O&R, and Transco; (iv) Indemnification and Reimbursement Agreement between Con Edison and Transco for the Ramapo substation; and (v) Indemnification and Reimbursement Agreement between Con Edison and Transco for the Goethals substation. 

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

Regulation – East, under 18 C.F.R. § 375.307, your submittals are accepted for filing, effective May 27, 2016, as requested.

The filing was noticed on July 20, 2016, with comments, interventions, and protests due on or before August 9, 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 Con Edison, O&R or New York Independent System Operator, Inc.

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., FERC FPA Electric Tariff, NYISO Agreements, Agreement No. 2286, O&M Agreement 2286 between O&R and Transco, 0.0.0, Agreement No. 2287, Project Services Agreement 2287, Con Edison and Transco, 0.0.0, Agreement No. 2288, Tripartite NERC Cmplnc Agrmnt 2288, Con Edison, O&R, Transco, 0.0.0, Agreement No. 2289, I&R Agreement 2289, Con Edison, Transco, Ramapo substation, 0.0.0, and Agreement No. 2290, I&R Agreement 2290, Con Edison, Transco, Goethals substation, 0.0.0.