Docket No. ER19-2665-000 1
FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20426
OFFICE OF ENERGY MARKET REGULATION
New York Independent System Operator, Inc.
Issued: 10/16/19
New York Independent System Operator, Inc.
10 Krey Blvd.
Rensselaer, NY 12144
Christopher J. Novak
National Grid
40 Sylvan Road
Waltham, MA 02451
Reference:Large Generator Interconnection Agreement
On August 21, 2019, the New York Independent System Operator, Inc. (NYISO) and Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation d/b/a National Grid (National Grid) (Joint Filing Parties) submitted for filing a Large Generator Interconnection Agreement entered into among NYISO, National Grid, and Ball Hill Wind Energy, LLC (Ball Hill).[1] The Joint Filing Parties state that the filing contains non-conforming language, including limited operation of the Ball Hill facility pending certain upgrades, and ministerial changes.
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 July 31, 2019, as requested.
The filing was noticed on August 21, 2019, with comments, interventions, and protests due on or before September 11, 2019. Pursuant to Rule 214 (18 C.F.R. § 385.214 (2019)), 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. Arkwright 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 that have been or may hereafter be made by the Commission in any proceeding now pending or hereafter instituted by or against NYISO or National Grid.
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.
Issued by: 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. 2473, LGIA among NYISO, National Grid, and Ball Hill Wind Energy, 0.0.0.