Docket No. ER20-2999-0002

FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20426

OFFICE OF ENERGY MARKET REGULATION

New York Independent System Operator, Inc.

Docket No. ER20-2999-000

Issued: 11/13/2020

Brian R. Hodgdon

New York Independent System Operator, Inc.

10 Krey Boulevard

Rensselaer, NY 12144

Reference: Interconnection Regulatory Milestone Requirements

On September 25, 2020, New York Independent System Operator, Inc. (NYISO) filed revisions to its Open Access Transmission Tariff,[1] to align the regulatory milestone requirements in the Large Facility Interconnection Procedures (LFIP) with recent changes to the siting process for renewable energy facilities proposed to be constructed in the State of New York. NYISO states that by revising section 25.6.2.3.1.1.8 of Attachment S, it adds a new regulatory milestone specific to major renewable energy facilities that are 20 MW and above that either are required or elect to submit a siting application through a new state siting process.

Pursuant to the authority delegated to the Director, Division of Electric Power Regulation – East, under 18 C.F.R. § 375.307, your submittal is accepted for filing, effective on November 25, 2020, as requested.

The filing was noticed on September 25, 2020, with comments, interventions and protests due on or before October 16, 2020. 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 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