FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20426

OFFICE OF ENERGY MARKET REGULATION

Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation

Docket No.ER21-151-000

Issued: December 4, 2020

Christopher J. Novak

Senior Counsel

National Grid USA Service Company, Inc.

40 Sylvan Road

Waltham, MA 02451

Reference: Engineering & Procurement Agreement with LS Power Grid New York Corporation I

On October 20, 2020, Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation (Niagara Mohawk) filed an Engineering & Procurement Agreement (E&P Agreement) between Niagara Mohawk and LS Power Grid New York Corporation I.[1]  The E&P Agreement will facilitate Niagara Mohawk’s engineering and procurement activities to mitigate the Segment A Project’s impact on, and the proposed interconnection of the Segment A Project to, Niagara Mohawk’s transmission system.

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 21, 2020, as requested.

The filing was noticed on October 20, 2020, with comments, interventions, and protests due on or before November 10, 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 that have been or may hereafter be made by the Commission in any proceeding now pending or hereafter instituted by or against Niagara Mohawk.

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 (2019).

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, E&P Agreement SA 2568, E&P Agreement among NMPC and LS Power Grid New York, 0.0.0.