Docket No. ER17-2213-000 1
FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20426
OFFICE OF ENERGY MARKET REGULATION
Operator, Inc.
Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation
Issued: September 14, 2017
New York Independent System Operator, Inc.
10 Krey Boulevard
Rensselaer, NY 12144
National Grid USA Service Company, Inc.
40 Sylvan Road
Waltham, MA 02451
Attention:Sara B. Keegan, Esq.
Senior Attorney, New York Independent System Operator, Inc.
David Lodemore, Esq.
Senior Counsel, National Grid USA Service Company, Inc.
Reference:Service Agreement No. 2357
Dear Ms. Keegan and Mr. Lodemore:
On August 1, 2017, New York Independent System Operator, Inc. (NYISO) filed, on behalf of Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation (Niagara Mohawk), a Cost Reimbursement Agreement (Agreement) between Niagara Mohawk and New York State Electric & Gas Corporation (NYSEG) in connection with NYSEG’s rebuilding of its Silver Creek substation.[1]
Pursuant to the authority delegated to the Director, Division of Electric Power Regulation – East, under 18 C.F.R. § 375.307 (2017), your submittal is accepted for filing, effective May 3, 3017, as requested.[2]
The filing was noticed on August 1, 2017, with comments, interventions, and protests due on or before August 22, 2017. Pursuant to Rule 214 (18 C.F.R. § 385.214 (2017)), 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 Niagara Mohawk.
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 (2017).
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,
Regulation – East
[1] New York Independent System Operator, Inc., NYISO Agreements, Agreement No. 2357, CRA No. 2357 between NMPC & NYSEG-Silver Creek Substation, 0.0.0.
[2] It appears that contrary to the requirements of section 35.3 of the Commission’s regulations, 18 C.F.R. § 35.3 (2017), NYISO and Niagara Mohawk failed to file the Agreement in a timely manner. NYISO and Niagara Mohawk are reminded that they must submit required filings on a timely basis, or face possible sanctions by the Commission.