Docket No. ER18-524-000 1
FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20426
OFFICE OF ENERGY MARKET REGULATION
New York State Reliability Council, L.L.C.
Whiteman Osterman & Hannah LLP
One Commerce Plaza
Albany, NY 12260
Counsel for the New York State Reliability Council, L.L.C.
Reference:Informational Filing of the 2018-2019 Installed Capacity Requirement for the New York Control Area
On December 22, 2017, you submitted on behalf of the New York State Reliability Council, L.L.C. (NYSRC) an informational filing containing the Installed Capacity Requirement (ICR) approved by the NYSRC Executive Committee for the 2018-2019 capability year in the New York Control Area. You state that the ICR has been set at 18.2 percent for the upcoming capability year. You further state that the NYSRC Agreement[1] requires an informational filing with, and approval by, the Commission when the proposed ICR differs from the existing requirement.
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 February 15, 2018, as requested.
The filing was noticed on December 22, 2017, with comments, interventions, and protests due on or before January 12, 2018. 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. New York State Independent System Operator, Inc. filed comments in support.
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 the NYSRC.
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).
Sincerely,
Regulation – East