10 Krey Boulevard Rensselaer, NY 12144
September 22, 2015
By Electronic Delivery
Honorable Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 888 First Street, NE
Washington, DC 20426
Re: New York Independent System Operator, Inc., Amendment to Interconnection
Agreement No. 2219; Docket No. ER15-2285-000.
Dear Ms. Bose:
On July 27, 2015,1 the New York Independent System Operator, Inc. (“NYISO”) and Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation d/b/a National Grid (“National Grid”) (collectively, the “Filing Parties”) submitted an executed Small Generator Interconnection Agreement
(“Interconnection Agreement”) as Service Agreement No. 2219 among the NYISO, National Grid as the Connecting Transmission Owner, and Monroe County, New York as the
Interconnection Customer.
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission “Commission” staff have notified the Filing
Parties that they believe it is appropriate to update the portion of the Interconnection Agreement that relates to the Revenue Requirement Component of the O&M Option designated as “Option 1: Fixed On-Going Charge Payment,” and have requested that the Filing Parties submit a revised Interconnection Agreement that reflects updated language in this provision.
The Filing Parties have agreed that an update to this provision as proposed by
Commission staff is appropriate. Accordingly, the Filing Parties herewith submit a revised Interconnection Agreement, which has been updated as follows:
In O&M ATTACHMENT 1 in Attachment 2 to the Interconnection Agreement, under
the Revenue Requirement Components heading, entry A.2(a)(iii) has been revised to read
1 See: New York Independent System Operator, Inc. Docket No. ER15-2285-000, Letter to Secretary Bose from Sara
B. Keegan and Amanda C. Downey, 7/27/2015 (“July 27 Filing”)
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(iii)the return on equity component, which shall be the product of the allowed ROE
of 10.3% and Connecting Transmission Owner’s actual common equity
capitalization ratio.
I.Communications and Correspondence
Communications regarding this filing should be directed to:
For the NYISO
Robert E. Fernandez, General Counsel
Karen Georgenson Gach, Deputy General Counsel *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
rfernandez@nyiso.com
kgach@nyiso.com
skeegan@nyiso.com
For Niagara Mohawk d/b/a National Grid
*William L. Malee*Amanda C. Downey
Director, Transmission CommercialCounsel for National Grid USA
National GridService Company, Inc.
40 Sylvan Road40 Sylvan Road
Waltham, MA 02451Waltham, MA 02451
Tel: 781-907-2422Tel: 781-907-2136
Fax: 781-907-5707Fax: 781-907-5701
Bill.Malee@nationalgrid.comAmanda.Downey@nationalgrid.com
*Designated to receive service.
II.List of Documents Submitted
The NYISO submits this filing letter and the following documents:
• a clean version of the revised Interconnection Agreement (“Attachment I”);
• a blacklined version showing the changes between the Pro Forma SGIA and the
revised Interconnection Agreement (“Attachment II”); and
• the signature pages for the revised Interconnection Agreement (“Attachment III”).
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III.Effective Date
The Filing Parties respectfully request that the Commission accept the revised
Interconnection Agreement for filing with an effective date of July 13, 2015, the same effective date requested by the Filing Parties in their July 27 Filing.
IV.Service
The NYISO will e-mail a copy of this filing to the official representative of each party to
this proceeding, to the New York Public Service Commission, and to the New Jersey Board of
Public Utilities. In addition, the NYISO will post this filing on the NYISO’s website at
www.nyiso.com and will e-mail the electronic link to the filing to each of its customers and to
each participant of its stakeholder committees.
V.Conclusion
The Filing Parties respectfully request that the Commission accept this amendment to the July 27 Filing in the above captioned proceeding to be effective July 13, 2015.
Respectfully submitted,
/s/ Sara B. Keegan
Sara B. Keegan
Counsel for the
New York Independent System Operator, Inc.
/s/Amanda C. Downey
Amanda C. Downey
Counsel for Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation d/b/a National Grid
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that I have this day served the foregoing document upon each person
designated on the official service list compiled by the Secretary in this proceeding in accordance with the requirements of Rule 2010 of the Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 C.F.R. §385.2010.
Dated at Rensselaer, NY this 22nd day of September 2015.
/s/ Joy A. Zimberlin
Joy A. Zimberlin
New York Independent System Operator, Inc.
10 Krey Blvd.
Rensselaer, NY 12144 (518) 356-6207
