PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE State Administrative Procedure Act, NOTICE is hereby given of the following action:

On 7/13/17, the PSC adopted an order approving the recommendations in a report filed by the Department of Public Service Staff (Staff) for an alternative protocol to the Comparative Emission Test for biomass gasification technologies in the RES program.

Alternative protocol for the Comparative Emission Test.

To approve recommendations in Staff's report for alternative protocol for the Comparative Emission Test.

The Commission, on July 13, 2017, adopted an order approving recommendations in An Alternative Compliance Protocol to the Comparative Emission Testing Requirements for Gasification of Adulterated Biomass (Report), prepared by the ANTARES Group and filed by Department of Public Service Staff (Staff) on March 31, 2017, to provide for an alternative protocol to the Comparative Emission Test criterion related to the eligibility of certain biomass gasification technologies in the Renewable Energy Standard (RES) program. The Commission also directs the New York State Energy and Research Development Authority, after consultation with Staff, to file a revised Biomass Power Guide within 60 days of the issuance of this Order, to incorporate the recommendations in the Report, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the order.

No changes.

John Pitucci, Public Service Commission, Three Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223, (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.