FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20426

OFFICE OF ENERGY MARKET REGULATION

New York State Electric & Gas Corporation; New York Independent System Operator, Inc.

   Docket No. ER20-376-000

   Issued:  1/10/20 

Sara B. Keegan

New York Independent System Operator, Inc.

10 Krey Boulevard

Rensselaer, NY 12144

Justin Atkins

Avangrid Service Company

One City Center 5th Floor

Portland, ME 04101

Reference: Engineering Fees Reimbursement Agreement

On November 14, 2019, New York State Electric & Gas Corporation (NYSEG) and Greenidge Generation LLC (Greenidge) filed an Engineering Fees Reimbursement Agreement (Reimbursement Agreement) by and between NYSEG and Greenidge, to be designated as Service Agreement No. 2492.[1]  You state that Greenidge is pursuing the development of an onsite data processing facility utilizing power generated at the Greenidge facility and has created a related isolation plan for behind the meter net generation. You state that the Reimbursement Agreement sets forth the terms and conditions related to NYSEG’s review and analysis of the isolation plan to assess its potential impacts on the New York State Transmission System, and sets forth certain related commitments by Greenidge, including the reimbursement of costs and expenses incurred by NYSEG.

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 October 18, 2019, as requested.

The filing was noticed on November 14, 2019, with comments, interventions, and protests due on or before December 5, 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 NYSEG or 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.

Issued by:  Kurt M. Longo, Director, Division of Electric Power Regulation – East

[1] New York Independent System Operator, Inc., NYISO Agreements, Agreement No. 2492, Engineering Fees Reimbursement Agreement - NYSEG & Greenidge, 0.0.0.