Docket No. ER22-349-0001
FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20426
OFFICE OF ENERGY MARKET REGULATION
In Reply Refer To:
New York Independent System Operator, Inc.
New York Independent System Operator, Inc.
10 Krey Boulevard
Rensselaer, NY 12144
Attention: James H. Sweeney
Reference: Revisions to Section 5.8.1 of the NYISO MST
On November 5, 2021, The New York Independent System Operator, Inc. (NYISO) submitted revisions to Section 5.8.1 of its Market Administration and Control Area Services Tariff (MST) to exempt small Intermittent Power Resources that depend on solar energy as their fuel from the requirements to collect and communicate Energy forecasting data, and to revise the solar forecasting data requirements for Distributed Energy Resources (DERs).[1]
Pursuant to authority delegated to the Director, Division of Electric Power Regulation – East, under 18 C.F.R. § 375.307 (2021), the submittal to exempt small Intermittent Power Resources that depend on solar energy as their fuel from the requirements to collect and communicate Energy forecasting data is accepted for filing, effective January 5, 2022, as requested, and the submittal to revise the solar forecasting data requirements for DERs is accepted for filing, effective December 31, 9998, as requested. NYISO must notify the Commission of the effective date of the tariff record within 30 days of the effective date of the tariff record. NYISO should use the eTariff Type of Filing Code 150 – Data Response/Supplement the Record.
The filing was publicly noticed, with interventions and protests due on or before November 26, 2021. Pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission’s regulations (18 C.F.R. § 385.214 (2021), notices of intervention, timely-filed motions to intervene, and any unopposed motions to intervene out-of-time filed before the issuance date of this order are granted. Granting a late intervention at this stage of the proceeding will not disrupt the proceeding or place additional burdens on existing parties. No protests or adverse comments were filed.
This action does not constitute approval of any service, rate, charge, classification, or any rule, regulation, contract, or practice affecting such rate or service provided for in the filed document(s); nor shall such action be deemed as recognition of any claimed contractual right or obligation affecting or relating to such service or rate; and such action 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 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 (2021).
Issued by: Kurt Longo, Director, Division of Electric Power Regulation – East
[1] New York Independent System Operator, Inc., NYISO Tariffs, NYISO MST, 5.8 MST Communication and Metering Requirements for Control (3.0.3), NYISO MST, 5.8 MST Communication and Metering Requirements for Control (5.0.0).