FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20426

OFFICE OF ENERGY MARKET REGULATION

New York Independent System Operator, Inc.

Docket No. ER21-381-000

Issued: 12/28/2020

James H. Sweeney, Senior Attorney

New York Independent System Operator, Inc.

10 Krey Boulevard

Rensselaer, NY 12144

Reference:Amendments to the Open Access Transmission Tariff and Market Administration and Control Area Services Tariff

On November 12, 2020, the New York Independent System Operator, Inc. filed amendments to its Open Access Transmission Tariff and its Market Administration and Control Area Services Tariff, which increase the applicability of special bidding rules, balancing rules and the exemption from under-generation penalties to generation supplying the New York City steam distribution system by 10 MW to account for recent efficiency improvement projects completed for affected generators.[1]

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 January 12, 2021, as requested.

The filing was noticed on November 12, 2020, with comments, interventions, and protests due on or before December 3, 2020.  Pursuant to Rule 214 (18 C.F.R. § 385.214 (2020)), 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 the applicant.

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 Tariffs, NYISO OATT, 16.3 OATT Att J Transmission Service, Schedules And Curtailm, 12.0.0, NYISO MST, 4.5 MST Real Time Market Settlements, 16.0.0, NYISO MST, 5.12 MST Requirements Applicable to Installed Capacity Suppl, 34.0.0, NYISO MST, 15.3A MST Rate Schedule 3A - Charges Applicable to Suppliers, 11.0.0.