UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
BEFORE THE
FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION
New York Independent System Operator, Inc. )Docket Nos. ER08-1281-005
ER08-1281-006
MOTION TO TERMINATE THE REPORTING OBLIGATION OF THE
NEW YORK INDEPENDENT SYSTEM OPERATOR, INC.
Pursuant to Rule 212 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure,1 the New
York Independent System Operator, Inc. (the “NYISO”) respectfully submits this Motion to
Terminate the Reporting Obligation (“Motion”) with the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission’s (“FERC” or “Commission”). This Motion requests that the current annual
informational filing obligation in this Docket be discontinued. The NYISO, along with PJM
Interconnection, LLC (“PJM”), the Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (“MISO”), and the Ontario Independent Electricity System Operator (“IESO”)2 (collectively, the “ISOs and RTOs”) have fully implemented the interface pricing and congestion management/market-to-
market coordination initiatives contemplated in this Docket and have determined that the buythrough of congestion proposal is not required at this time.3
1 18 C.F.R. § 385.212.
2 See New York Independent System Operator, Inc., 133 FERC ¶ 61,276 at fn 29 (2010) (“The Commission does not
have jurisdiction over IESO. We note, however, that IESO has been an active participant in these proceedings and
we appreciate IESO’s commitment to resolving the loop flow issues addressed in this order. We direct the NYISO,
the Midwest ISO and PJM to continue to work with IESO to develop a comprehensive resolution to the Lake Erie
loop flow problem.”).
3 See Broader Regional Markets Informational Report filed in this Docket on March 19, 2014.
I.Motion to Terminate
On December 30, 2010, the Commission issued an Order on Rehearing and Compliance in Docket No. ER08-1281 (“December 2010 Order”) requiring the NYISO to submit
informational reports , in collaboration with its neighboring ISOs and RTOs, NERC and other market participants, commencing one year after the implementation of interface pricing reform and congestion management/market-to-market coordination.4
The December 2010 Order required:
“[O]ne year after the implementation of interface pricing reform
and congestion management/market-to-market coordination, and
every six months thereafter until the market initiatives are fully
implemented, we require the NYISO, in collaboration with its
neighboring RTO/ISOs, NERC and other market participants, to
submit a report, as an information filing, addressing: (i) the effects
of the reforms on reducing congestion that results from loop flows
and the costs associated with mitigating congestion; (ii) the effects
of the implementation of the enhanced interregional transaction
coordination initiative; and (iii) recommendations and analyses as
to whether the buy-through congestion proposal is required, and if
so, when it should be implemented.”5
The NYISO, through collaboration between and among the ISOs and RTOs, submitted annual Broader Regional Markets Informational Reports in this Docket from March 2014 through
March 2017.
The NYISO, with the support of the other ISOs and RTOs, respectfully requests that the
Commission terminate the informational filing obligation in this Docket. The NYISO and the
ISOs and RTOs have completed the initiatives contemplated in this Docket. The decision that
buy-through of congestion is not necessary and the completion of the Second Study discussed in
4 See New York Independent System Operator, Inc., 133 FERC ¶ 61,276 PP 33 and ordering paragraph “D” (2010) and New York Independent System Operator, Inc., 147 FERC ¶ 61,175 (2014) (modifying the reporting requirement from a semiannual to an annual obligation) (“June 2014 Order”).
5 New York Independent System Operator, Inc., 133 FERC ¶ 61,276 at P 33 (2010) (original footnotes omitted).
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the fourth Broader Regional Markets Informational Report concluded the final outstanding items contemplated in the reporting obligation of the December 2010 Order. In 2016, the ISOs and RTOs decided not to pursue the buy-through of congestion proposal.6 The collective set of
market solutions discussed in the informational reports in this Docket has generally resulted in decreased loop flows around Lake Erie. In addition, the cost of generating electricity (which is relevant to the value of alleviating incremental transmission congestion) is low and may remain that way for some time. If the ISOs and RTOs determine that the Buy-Through of Congestion Broader Regional Market solution becomes necessary in the future, a new proceeding will be initiated to present a proposal for the Commission’s consideration.
II.Service
The NYISO will send an electronic link to this filing to the official representative of each
party to this proceeding, to 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, the complete filing will be posted on the NYISO’s
website at www.nyiso.com.
6 See Fourth Broader Regional Markets Informational Report filed in this Docket on March 20, 2017.
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III.Conclusion
The NYISO respectfully requests that the Commission terminate the annual reporting requirement imposed in the December 2010 Order, as modified in the June 2014 Order.
Respectfully submitted,
NEW YORK INDEPENDENT SYSTEM OPERATOR, INC.
/s/ James H. Sweeney
James H. Sweeney, Senior Attorney
New York Independent System Operator, Inc.
10 Krey Boulevard
Rensselaer, NY 12144
Tel: (518) 356-6000
Fax: (518) 356-4702
jsweeney@nyiso.com
Dated: March 27, 2017
cc:Michael Bardee
Nicole Buell
Anna Cochrane
Kurt Longo
David Morenoff
Daniel Nowak
Larry Parkinson
J. Arnold Quinn
Douglas Roe
Kathleen Schnorf
Jamie Simler
Gary Will
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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 27th day of March 2017.
By:/s/ John C. Cutting
John C. Cutting
New York Independent System Operator, Inc.
10 Krey Blvd.
Rensselaer, NY 12144 (518) 356-7521
