FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20426

OFFICE OF ENERGY MARKET REGULATION

   New York Independent System Operator, Inc.

   Docket No. ER19-2772-000

   Issued:  November 7, 2019

Sara B. Keegan

New York Independent System Operator, Inc.

10 Krey Boulevard

Rensselaer, NY 12144

Jeffrey A. Rosenbloom

New York State Electric & Gas Corporation

89 East Avenue

Rochester, NY 14649

Nicholas A. Giannasca

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

1251 Avenue of the Americas, 21st Floor

New York, NY 10020-1104

Reference: Amended and Restated Transmission Facility Interconnection Agreement

On September 9, 2019, New York Independent System Operator, Inc. (NYISO), the New York State Electric & Gas Corporation (NYSEG), and Trans-Allegheny Interstate Line Company (TrAILCo) (Joint Filing Parties) filed an executed Amended and Restated Transmission Facility Interconnection Agreement (Amended Agreement) between and among NYSEG, TrAILCo, and NYISO.[1]  Joint Filing Parties state that the Amended Agreement supersedes the original Transmission Facility Interconnection Agreement (Original Agreement), which was previously accepted by the Commission.[2]  Joint Filing Parties explain that as reflected in the Original Agreement, the transmission facility consists of a substation owned by TrAILCo and under the operational control of PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (PJM),[3] with a transmission line owned by NYSEG and under the operational control of NYISO.  The Amended Agreement reflects the installation of one 345 kV shunt reactor and related equipment at the Pierce Brook Substation.

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 July 31, 2019, as requested.

The filing was noticed on September 9, 2019, with comments, interventions, and protests due on or before September 30, 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 which have been or may hereafter be made by the Commission in any proceeding now pending or hereafter instituted by or against Joint Filing Parties.

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. 2257, IA among NYSEG, TrAILCO, and NYISO, 1.0.0.

[2] New York Independent System Operator, Inc., Docket No. ER16-1230-000 (May 6, 2016) (delegated letter order).

[3] Joint Filing Parties state that PJM was added as a signatory to the Original Agreement and the Amended Agreement to ensure that it is kept aware of any reliability and planning issues that may arise.