Docket No. ER21-1754-000 1

FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20426

OFFICE OF ENERGY MARKET REGULATION

New York Independent System Operator, Inc.

Docket No. ER21-1754-000

Issued: June 14, 2021

James H. Sweeney

New York Independent System Operator, Inc.

10 Krey Boulevard

Rensselaer, NY 12144

Reference: Proposed Implementation Agreement, Service Agreement No. 2623

On April 23, 2021, New York Independent System Operator, Inc. (NYISO) submitted for filing an Implementation Agreement, designated as Service Agreement No. 2623 under the NYISO Open Access Transmission Tariff.[1] NYISO states that the Implementation Agreement would govern Helix Ravenswood, LLC’s recovery of its costs to generate electric energy using fuel oil in lieu of natural gas in furtherance of New York State Reliability Council Local Reliability Rule G.2, “Loss of Gas Supply (New York City),” for a three year period from May 1, 2020 to April 30, 2023.

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 May 1, 2021, as requested.

The filing was noticed on April 23, 2021, with comments, interventions, and protests due on or before May 14, 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.

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