Docket No. ER22-2376-0001
FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20426
OFFICE OF ENERGY MARKET REGULATION
New York Independent System Operator, Inc.
New York Power Authority
Docket No. ER22-2376-000
Issued: August 31, 2022
New York Independent System Operator, Inc.
10 Krey Boulevard
Rensselaer, NY 12144
Attention: Sara B. Keegan
New York Power Authority
30 South Pearl Street
Albany, New York 12207
Attention: Nathan D. Markey
Reference:Joint Filing of an Executed Merchant Transmission Facility Interconnection Agreement
On July 14, 2022, the New York Independent System Operator, Inc. (NYISO) and New York Power Authority (NYPA) (together, Joint Filing Parties) filed an executed Large Generator Interconnection Agreement for the Exelcsior Energy Center project entered into by NYISO, NYPA, as the Connecting Transmission Owner, and Excelsior Energy Center, LLC as the Developer (Interconnection Agreement). The Joint Filing Parties state that the Interconnection Agreement is labeled as Service Agreement No. 2689 under NYISO’s Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT).[1] The Joint Filing Parties request that the Interconnection Agreement be accepted effective June 29, 2022.
Pursuant to the authority delegated to the Director, Division of Electric Power Regulation – East, under 18 C.F.R. § 375.307 (2021), the submittal is accepted for filing, effective June 29, 2022, as requested.[2]
The filing was noticed on July 14, 2022, with comments, interventions, and protests due on or before August 4, 2022. Pursuant to Rule 214 (18 C.F.R. § 385.214 (2021)), 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 Joint Filing Parties.
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 (2021).
Issued by: Kurt M. Longo, Director, Division of Electric Power Regulation – East
[1] New York Independent System Operator, Inc., NYISO Agreements, Agreement No. 2689, LGIA among NYISO, NYPA for Excelsior Energy Center project (0.0.0).
[2] See 18 C.F.R. § 35.3(a)(2) (2021).