Proposal for DLM Procurement

NY-ADR

10/7/20 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-16-20-00007-A
NEW YORK STATE REGISTER
VOLUME XLII, ISSUE 40
October 07, 2020
RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
NOTICE OF ADOPTION
 
I.D No. PSC-16-20-00007-A
Filing Date. Sept. 17, 2020
Effective Date. Sept. 17, 2020
Proposal for DLM Procurement
PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE State Administrative Procedure Act, NOTICE is hereby given of the following action:
Action taken:
On 9/17/20, the PSC adopted an order approving, with modifications, Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation d/b/a National Grid's (National Grid) proposal establishing consistent program names and requirements for the Dynamic Load Management (DLM) procurements.
Statutory authority:
Public Service Law, sections 5(1), (2), 65(1), (5), 66(1), (12), (14) and 74
Subject:
Proposal for DLM procurement.
Purpose:
To approve, with modifications, National Grid's proposal for DLM procurement.
Substance of final rule:
The Commission, on September 17, 2020, adopted an order approving, with modifications, Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation d/b/a National Grid's (National Grid) proposal establishing consistent statewide program names and requirements for the Dynamic Load Management (DLM) procurements. National Grid is directed to file tariff amendments, with an effective date of December 1, 2020, detailing the Term- and Auto-DLM programs as cost recovery as described in the body of the order. The tariff amendments are to be made by November 16, 2020 and will go into effect on a temporary basis until made permanent by the Public Service Commission. National Grid is directed to solicit resources for a 21-hour advance notice peak-shaving Term-DLM Program to be available throughout their service territories beginning in Summer 2021 using a sealed bid, pay as bid auction. National Grid is directed to solicit resources for a 10 minute advance notice peak-shaving and reliability Auto-DLM Program to be available in utility-specified areas of their service territories beginning in Summer 2021 using a sealed bid, pay as bid auction. National Grid is directed to annually report on effectiveness of the Term-DLM Program and Auto-DLM Program as described in the body of the order as part of their DLM Program Annual Reports beginning with the report filed to be filed on November 15, 2021. National Grid is directed to consult with Department of Public Service Staff prior to publishing these solicitations to ensure compliance with the directives in the order, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the order.
Final rule as compared with last published rule:
No changes.
Text of rule may be obtained from:
John Pitucci, Public Service Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223-1350, (518) 486-2655, email: [email protected] An IRS employer ID no. or social security no. is required from firms or persons to be billed 25 cents per page. Please use tracking number found on last line of notice in requests.
Assessment of Public Comment
An assessment of public comment is not submitted with this notice because the rule is within the definition contained in section 102(2)(a)(ii) of the State Administrative Procedure Act.
(18-E-0130SA4)
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