FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20426

OFFICE OF ENERGY MARKET REGULATION

New York Independent System Operator, Inc.

Docket No. ER20-1696-001

Issued:  March 23, 2021

Gregory J. Campbell, Esq.

New York Independent System Operator, Inc.

10 Krey Boulevard

Rensselaer, NY 12144

Reference:Compliance Filing Establishing Effective Date for Energy Storage Resource Participation Model Revisions

On August 12, 2020, in accordance with the requirements of the Commission’s June 17, 2020 order in this proceeding,[1] the New York Independent System Operator, Inc. (NYISO) filed revisions to its Market Administration and Control Area Services Tariff to reflect August 26, 2020 as the effective date for revisions related to its Energy Storage Resource participation model.[2]  The compliance filing satisfactorily complies with the Commission’s requirements.

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 August 26, 2020, as requested.

The filing was noticed on August 13, 2020, with comments, interventions, and protests due on or before September 2, 2020.  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.

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] N.Y. Indep. Sys. Operator, Inc., Docket No. ER20-1696-000 (Jun. 17, 2020) (delegated letter order).

[2] New York Independent System Operator, Inc., NYISO Tariffs, NYISO MST, 4.2 MST Day-Ahead Markets and Schedules, 23.0.0, NYISO MST, 4.4 MST Real-Time Markets and Schedules, 39.0.0, NYISO MST, 5.12 MST Requirements Applicable to Installed Capacity Suppl, 33.0.0, NYISO MST, 23.3 MST Att H Criteria for Imposing Mitigation Measures (2), 24.0.0, NYISO MST, 23.4-23.4.4 MST Att H Mitigation Measures, 52.0.0, NYISO MST, 23.7 MST Att H Bid Restrictions for Incremental Energy Bids, 6.0.0, and NYISO MST, 25 MST Attachment J - Determination Of Day-Ahead Margin Assu, 15.0.0.