Docket No. ER20-62-000 1
FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20426
OFFICE OF ENERGY MARKET REGULATION
New York Independent System Operator, Inc.
Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation
Issued: November 5, 2019
New York Independent System Operator, Inc.
10 Krey Blvd.
Rensselaer, NY 12144
Justin Atkins, Esq.
Avangrid Service Company
One City Center 5th Floor
Portland, ME 04101
Reference:Amended and Restated Interconnection Agreement
On October 9, 2019, the New York Independent System Operator, Inc. (NYISO) submitted, on behalf of Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation (RGE), an executed Amended and Restated Interconnection Agreement (IA) between RGE and RED-Rochester, LLC (RED).[1] You state that RED owns and operates the Eastman Business Park in Rochester, New York, and also owns and operates a qualified Behind-the-Meter Net Generator with a capacity of 117 MW located in the park from which it desires to participate in NYISO’s wholesale markets. The IA facilitates the sales of energy and capacity from RED’s generating facility into NYISO’s markets.
Pursuant to the authority delegated to the Director, Division of Electric Power Regulation – East, under 18 C.F.R. § 375.307 (2019), your submittal is accepted for filing, effective September 16, 2019, as requested.
The filing was noticed on October 9, 2019, and an errata notice was issued on October 15, 2019, with comments, interventions, and protests due on or before October 23, 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.
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 RGE.
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., NYISO Agreements, Agreement No. 2484, RED-Rochester RGE Interconnection Agreement, 0.0.0.