FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20426

OFFICE OF ENERGY MARKET REGULATION

New York Independent System Operator, Inc. NextEra Energy Transmission New York, Inc.

Docket No. ER21-907-000

Issued:  March 4, 2021

Garrett E. Bissell, Esq.

New York Independent System Operator, Inc.

10 Krey Blvd.

Rensselaer, NY  12144

Justin P. Moeller

NextEra Energy, Inc.

801 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, #220

Washington, DC  20004

Reference:NextEra Energy Transmission New York, Inc. Formula Rate Template and Implementation Protocols

On January 15, 2021, New York Independent System Operator, Inc. (NYISO) submitted, on behalf of NextEra Energy Transmission New York, Inc. (NEET New York), revisions to the NYISO Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT)[1] to (i) incorporate the formula rate template and implementation protocols previously approved by the Commission for NEET New York with minor corrections; and (ii) incorporate the previously approved cost allocation for NEET New York’s Empire State Line Project, as updated. 

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 March 17, 2021, as requested.

The filing was noticed on January 15, 2021, with comments, interventions, and protests due on or before February 5, 2021.  Pursuant to Rule 214 (18 C.F.R. § 385.214), 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 or NEET New York.

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, 6.10.9-6.10.9.2 OATT Schedule 10 - Att 3 Rate Mechanism Next, 0.0.0; NYISO OATT, 6.10.9.2.1 OATT Schedule 10 - NextEra Energy Transmission Ne, 0.0.0; NYISO OATT, 6.10.9.2.2 OATT Schedule 10 - NextEra Energy Transmission Ne, 0.0.0; NYISO OATT, 6.10.9.3 OATT Schedule 10 - Cost Allocation, 0.0.0; and NYISO OATT, 31.8 OATT Att Y Appendix E Public Policy Transmission Need C, 4.0.0.