FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20426 

OFFICE OF ENERGY MARKET REGULATION

New York Independent System Operator, Inc.

Docket No. ER13-298-002

Issued:  1/17/14

New York Independent System Operator, Inc.

10 Krey Boulevard 

Rensselaer, NY 12144 

Attention: James H. Sweeney, Attorney

Reference:Compliance Filing - Increased Mitigation Limits for 10-Minute Non-Synchronized Reserves and New York City Day-Ahead Market Spinning Reserves

Dear Mr. Sweeney:

On December 3, 2013, the New York Independent System Operator, Inc. (NYISO) filed revised tariff sheets removing obsolete or moot provisions from its Market Administration and Control Area Services Tariff, which provide for (i) the increase of the reference level cap on 10-Minute Non-Synchronized Reserves from $5.00/MWh to $10.00/MWh[1] and (ii) the increase of the bid limit on New York City Day-Ahead Market Spinning Reserves from $5.00/MWh to $10.00/MWh or less,[2] as directed by the Commission.[3]  You explain that since NYISO’s Market Monitoring Unit (MMU) has completed its first evaluation of both the 10-Minute Non-Synchronized Reserves market and the Spinning Reserves market, in accordance with the phase-out plan previously approved by the Commission,[4] the description of this first evaluation process is no longer necessary or applicable.  You also explain that one of the existing paragraphs describing the overall phase-out plan has been moved earlier in the tariff sections and revised slightly, consistent with the existing phase-out plan, to clarify the process for the MMU’s future evaluations.

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 September 25, 2013, as requested. 

The filing was noticed on December 4, 2013, with comments, interventions, and protests due on or before December 24, 2013.  Pursuant to Rule 214 (18 C.F.R. § 385.214 (2013)), 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.

Sincerely,

Jignasa Gadani, Director

Division of Electric Power

  Regulation – East

[1] New York Independent System Operator, Inc., NYISO Tariffs, NYISO MST, 23.3 MST Att H Criteria for Imposing Mitigation Measures (2), 8.0.0.

[2] New York Independent System Operator, Inc., NYISO Tariffs, NYISO MST, 23.5 MST Att H Other Mitigation Measures (2), 3.0.0.

[3] New York Independent System Operator, Inc., Docket No. ER13-298-001 (unpublished letter order issued on November 5, 2013).  

[4] New York Independent System Operator, Inc., Docket No. ER13-298-000 (unpublished letter order issued on January 4, 2013; errata issued on January 8, 2013).