Docket No. ER17-2286-000 1
FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20426
OFFICE OF ENERGY MARKET REGULATION
New York Independent System Operator, Inc.
Issued: 9/20/17
New York Independent System Operator, Inc.
10 Krey Boulevard
Rensselaer, NY 12144
Assistant General Counsel/Registered Corporate Counsel
Reference:Proposed Tariff Revisions Addressing Testing of Automated Fuel Swap Capability
On August 11, 2017, you filed revisions to the New York Independent System Operator, Inc.’s (NYISO) Market Administration and Control Services Tariff. The proposed revisions mandate that combined cycle Generators that are located in New York City, that possess the ability to automatically swap from natural gas to a liquid fuel, and that are subject to the fuel swapping requirement (a) develop procedures for performing fuel swap tests, and (b) successfully test to demonstrate the ability to automatically swap from natural gas to a liquid fuel each Capability Period.[1]
Pursuant to the authority delegated to the Director, Division of Electric Power
Regulation – East, under 18 C.F.R. § 375.307 (2016), your submittal is accepted for filing effective as requested.
The filing was noticed on August 11, 2017, with comments, interventions, and protests due on or before September 1, 2017. Pursuant to Rule 214 (18 C.F.R. § 385.214 (2016)), 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 that 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 Tariffs, NYISO MST, 4.1 MST Market Services - General Rules, 8.0.0.