10 Krey Boulevard Rensselaer, NY 12144
May 11, 2016
By Electronic Delivery
Honorable Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 888 First Street, NE
Washington, DC 20426
Re: Notice of Cancellation of Service Agreement No. 1698 to the New York
Independent System Operator, Inc. Open Access Transmission Tariff,
Docket No. ER16-___-000
Dear Ms. Bose:
Pursuant to Section 205(d) of the Federal Power Act1 and Sections 35.9 and 35.15 of the Commission’s Regulations,2 the New York Independent System Operator, Inc. (“NYISO”)
hereby tenders for filing and acceptance a Notice of Cancellation of a Large Generator
Interconnection Agreement among the NYISO, Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation d/b/a
National Grid (“National Grid”) as the Connecting Transmission Owner, and PPM Roaring
Brook, LLC (“Roaring Brook”) as the Developer.3 The Interconnection Agreement is designated as Service Agreement No. 1698 under the NYISO’s OATT. National Grid and Roaring Brook have indicated to the NYISO that neither party opposes this filing.
I.Background
The Interconnection Agreement for which the NYISO submits this Notice of
Cancellation was filed in Docket No. ER11-2946-000 as Service Agreement No. 1698. The Interconnection Agreement stated that Roaring Brook was constructing a 78 MW wind power Large Generating Facility that would be interconnecting to National Grid’s 115 kV #5 Line between the Taylorville and Boonville Substations. The Interconnection Agreement was accepted by the Commission on April 7, 2011.4
1 16 U.S.C. § 824d (2016).
2 18 C.F.R. §§ 35.9, 35.15 (2016).
3 Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this letter have the meaning set forth in Attachment X of the NYISO’s Open Access Transmission Tariff (“OATT”).
4 New York Independent System Operator, Inc. and Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation d/b/a National Grid, Letter Order, Docket No. ER11-2946-000 (April 7, 2011).
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II. Communications and Correspondence
Communications regarding this filing should be directed to the following persons, whose names should be entered on the official service list maintained by the Secretary for the docket established with respect to this filing:
For the NYISO
Robert E. Fernandez, General Counsel
Raymond Stalter, Director of Regulatory Affairs *Sara B. Keegan, Senior Attorney
New York Independent System Operator, Inc.
10 Krey Boulevard
Rensselaer, NY 12144
Tel: (518) 356-6000
Fax: (518) 356-4702
skeegan@nyiso.com
For National Grid
*Amanda C. Downey National Grid USA
Service Company, Inc.
40 Sylvan Road
Waltham, MA 02451 (781) 907-2136
amanda.downey@nationalgrid.com
*Thomas R. Shields
Director, Transmission Origination PPM Roaring Brook, LLC
c/o Iberdrola Renewables, LLC 1125 NW Couch Street, Suite 700 Portland, OR 97209
281-374-3064
Tom.Shields@iberdrolaren.com
*Designated to receive service.
*Kathryn Cox-Arslan
Director, Transmission Commercial National Grid USA
40 Sylvan Road
Waltham, MA 02451 (781) 907-2406
kathryn.cox@nationalgrid.com
For Roaring Brook
Honorable Kimberly D. Bose May 11, 2016
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III.Notice of Cancellation
Section 2.3.1 of the Interconnection Agreement provides that the Interconnection
Agreement may be terminated by the Developer upon giving the NYISO and the Connecting
Transmission Owner ninety Calendar Days advance written notice.5 Pursuant to this section,
Roaring Brook provided a letter to the NYISO and National Grid dated April 27, 2016,
requesting termination of the Interconnection Agreement.6 Pursuant to the Developer’s letter of
April 27, 2016 and Section 2.3.1 of the Interconnection Agreement, the NYISO hereby submits
this Notice of Cancellation of Service Agreement No. 1698 of the NYISO OATT.
IV. Requested Effective Date
The NYISO requests that the Commission approve the Notice of Cancellation of Service
Agreement No. 1698 of the NYISO OATT, effective July 26, 2016 - ninety Calendar Days from
Roaring Brook’s written notice of its request to terminate the Interconnection Agreement.
V.Documents Submitted
The Joint Filing Parties submit the following documents:
• this filing letter;
• Roaring Brook’s April 27, 2016 letter advising NYISO and National Grid of its intent
to terminate the Interconnection Agreement (Attachment I); and
• Notice of Cancellation of Service Agreement No. 1698 to the NYISO OATT
(Attachment II).
VI. Service
The NYISO will send an electronic link to this filing to the Parties to the Interconnection
Agreement, the official representative of each of its customers, to each participant on its
stakeholder committees, to the New York Public Service Commission, and to the New Jersey
Board of Public Utilities. In addition, a complete copy of the documents included with this filing
will be posted on the NYISO’s website at www.nyiso.com.
5 Among other things, Article 2.6 of the Interconnection Agreement provides that the Interconnection Agreement shall continue in effect after termination to the extent necessary to provide for final billings and payments and for costs incurred thereunder.
6 A copy of this letter is included as Attachment I to this filing.
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VII. Conclusion
Wherefore, the NYISO respectfully requests that the Commission accept this Notice of Cancellation and grant an effective date of July 26, 2016.
Respectfully submitted,
/s/ Sara B. Keegan
Sara B. Keegan
Counsel for the
New York Independent System Operator, Inc.
