FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20426

OFFICE OF ENERGY MARKET REGULATION

New York Independent System Operator, Inc.

Docket No.ER21-486-001

Issued: September 3, 2021

Grant E. Bissell

Senior Attorney

New York Independent System Operator, Inc.

10 Krey Boulevard

Rensselaer, New York 12144

Reference: Notice of Effective Date for Tariff Revisions to Enhance TCC Credit Requirements

On July 23, 2021, in compliance with the requirements of the Commission’s January 12, 2021 Order[1] in this proceeding, the New York Independent System Operator, Inc. (NYISO) filed revisions to its Market Administration and Control Area Services Tariff and Open Access Transmission Tariff to reflect August 6, 2021 as the date on which the changes to NYISO’s credit requirement calculations for Transmission Congestion Contracts to better align the credit requirements with the associated risk would become effective.[2]  The compliance filing satisfactorily complies with the requirements of the Commission’s January 12, 2021 Order.

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 6, 2021, as requested.

The filing was noticed on July 23, 2021, with comments, interventions, and protests due on or before August 13, 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 that 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

Appendix

New York Independent System Operator, Inc., FERC FPA Electric Tariff, NYISO Tariffs

• NYISO OATT, 1.19 OATT Definitions - S, 16.0.0
• NYISO OATT, 19.2 OATT Att M Award of TCCs Other Than Through TCC Auction, 10.0.0
• NYISO OATT, 19.4 OATT Att M Reservation of Transmission Capacity in a Ce, 3.0.0
• NYISO OATT, 19.5 OATT Att M Reservation of Transmission Capacity in a Ce, 3.0.0
• NYISO OATT, 19.8 OATT Att M Auctions for TCCs, 9.0.0
• NYISO OATT, 19.9 OATT Att M Procedures for Sales of TCCs in Each Auction, 9.0.0
• NYISO OATT, 20.4 OATT Att N Allocation of Historic Fixed Price TCC Rev, 4.0.0
• NYISO OATT, 20.5 OATT Att N Allocation of Non-Historic Fixed Price TCC R, 2.0.0

[1] New York Independent System Operator, Inc., Docket No. ER21-486-000 (January 12, 2021) (delegated letter order) (January 12, 2021 Order).

[2] See Appendix for a list of tariff records.