10 Krey Boulevard Rensselaer, NY 12144
June 29, 2011
By Electronic Delivery
Honorable Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 888 First Street, NE
Washington, DC 20426
Re: Notice of Termination of Service Agreement No. 1586 to the New York
Independent System Operator, Inc. Open Access Transmission Tariff,
Docket No. ER11-___
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 Termination related to a Large Generator
Interconnection Agreement (“LGIA”) among the NYISO, Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation
d/b/a National Grid (“National Grid) as the Connecting Transmission Owner, and Jordanville
Wind, LLC as the Developer.3 The LGIA is designated as Service Agreement No. 1586 under
the NYISO’s OATT. National Grid has indicated to the NYISO that it supports this filing.
I.Background
The LGIA was submitted to the Commission for acceptance in a joint filing made by the
NYISO and National Grid dated June 21, 2010 in Docket No. ER10-1507-000. The Commission
accepted the LGIA in a letter order dated August 17, 2010. The LGIA contains several minor
non-confirming provisions to accommodate the unique operational control of the Transmission
Owner Attachments Facilities and Transmission Owner Stand Alone System Upgrade Facilities.
The LGIA was negotiated for the purpose of interconnecting a new wind facility to a National
Grid transmission line between National Grid’s Porter and Rotterdam Substations.
Section 2.3.1 of the LGIA provides that the LGIA may be terminated by the Developer
upon giving the NYISO and the Connecting Transmission Owner ninety (90) Calendar Days
1 16 U.S.C. § 824d (2006).
2 18 C.F.R. §§ 35.9, 35.15 (2008).
3 Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this letter have the meaning set forth in
Attachments S, X and Z of the NYISO’s Open Access Transmission Tariff (“OATT”).
Honorable Kimberly D. Bose June 29, 2011
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advance written notice. Pursuant to this section, on June 7, 2011, the Developer sent a letter to the NYISO and to National Grid requesting termination of the LGIA.4
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
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
* Daniel Galaburda
Assistant General Counsel
Niagara Mohawk d/b/a National Grid
40 Sylvan Road
Waltham, MA 02451-1120
Phone: (781) 907-1847
Email: Daniel.galaburda@us.ngrid.com
*Designated to receive service.
III.Notice of Termination
Pursuant to the Developer’s letter of June 7, 2011 and Section 2.3.1 of the LGIA,
enclosed as Attachment B to this filing is a Notice of Termination concerning Service Agreement No. 1586.
4 A copy of this letter is included as Attachment A to this filing.
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IV. Requested Effective Date
The NYISO respectfully requests that the Commission approve the Notice of
Termination of Service Agreement No. 1586 to the NYISO OATT, effective September 6, 2011 to coincide with the requested termination date included in the Developer’s Notice of
Termination. The Developer submitted its notice to the NYISO and Connecting Transmission Owner ninety (90) days prior to the requested termination date.
V.Documents Submitted
The NYISO submits the following documents:
• This filing letter;
• Developer’s written notice of termination of the LGIA dated June 7, 2011
(Attachment A); and
• Notice of Termination of Service Agreement No. 1586 to the NYISO OATT filed in
Docket ER10-1507-000 (Attachment B).
VI. Service
The NYISO will send an electronic link to this filing 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 electric utility regulatory agency of New Jersey. In addition, a
complete copy of the Public documents included with this filing will be posted on the NYISO’s
website at www.nyiso.com.
VII. Conclusion
Wherefore, the NYISO respectfully requests that the Commission accept this Notice of Termination and grant an effective termination date of September 6, 2011.
Honorable Kimberly D. Bose June 29, 2011
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Respectfully submitted,
/s/ Sara B. Keegan
Sara B. Keegan
Counsel for the
New York Independent System Operator, Inc.
/s/Daniel Galaburda
Daniel Galaburda
Counsel for Niagara Mohawk d/b/a National Grid
