10 Krey Boulevard Rensselaer, NY 12144
January 12, 2017
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., Informational Filing;
Docket No. ER17-144-000
Dear Secretary Bose:
In an order in the above-captioned proceeding issued November 17, 2016, the
Commission granted the New York Independent System Operator, Inc. (“NYISO”) a temporary
waiver of its obligation under Section 2.4 of the 1993 PARs Facilities Agreement
(“Agreement”)1 to settle certain amounts associated with the phase angle regulators (“PARs”) at
the Ramapo terminal that are charged to transmission owners in PJM Interconnection, L.L.C
(“PJM”).2 The NYISO requested,3 and the Commission granted, the limited waiver to provide
time for Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. (“Con Edison”), the New York Power
Authority (“NYPA”), the remaining New York transmission owners (“NYTOs”), and the PJM
transmission owners (“PJM TOs”) to conduct a review of certain charges and billing under the
Agreement. In its waiver request, the NYISO indicated that it would proceed, upon the
conclusion of this review, to settle funds “as provided in this Agreement, in accordance with an
alternative agreement filed with FERC, or as otherwise directed by FERC.”4
The NYISO understands that Con Edison, NYPA, the NYTOs, and the PJM TOs have
completed their review of the charges and billing under the Agreement and have not agreed to an alternative approach. Accordingly, the waiver period has concluded, and the NYISO submits this informational filing to notify the Commission that it will resume issuing invoices in
connection with the Agreement as required by Section 2.4.
The NYISO’s long-established practice for issuing invoices under the Agreement has been to invoice PJM each month for the PJM TOs’ portion of the Ramapo PARs carrying
charges. PJM has then invoiced the PJM TOs for those costs, collected the funds, and remitted them to the NYISO.
1 The Agreement was filed with the Commission in Docket No. ER93-640-000 on May 10, 1993.
2 New York Independent System Operator, Inc., Order Granting Waiver, 157 FERC ¶ 61,102 (2016) (“Waiver
Order”).
3 New York Independent System Operator, Inc., Petition for Limited Tariff Waiver, Shortened Comment Period, and Expedited Commission Action, Docket No. ER17-144-000 (October 19, 2016) (“NYISO Waiver Request”).
4 NYISO Waiver Request at 3.
