Policies, Budgets and Targets for Support of Heat Pump Deployment by Investor-Owned Utilities

NY-ADR

5/1/19 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-18-19-00011-P
NEW YORK STATE REGISTER
VOLUME XLI, ISSUE 18
May 01, 2019
RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
PROPOSED RULE MAKING
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I.D No. PSC-18-19-00011-P
Policies, Budgets and Targets for Support of Heat Pump Deployment by Investor-Owned Utilities
PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE State Administrative Procedure Act, NOTICE is hereby given of the following proposed rule:
Proposed Action:
The Commission is considering efficiency program policies, budgets and targets related to heat pump deployment.
Statutory authority:
Public Service Law, sections 5(1)(b), (2), 65(1), 66(1) and (2)
Subject:
Policies, budgets and targets for support of heat pump deployment by investor-owned utilities.
Purpose:
To encourage the support for heat pump deployment by investor-owned utilities.
Substance of proposed rule:
The Public Service Commission (Commission) is considering efficiency program policies, budgets, and targets related to heat pump deployment, as informed by the Commission’s December 13, 2018 Order Adopting Accelerated Energy Efficiency Targets (New Efficiency Order) and the recommendations and proposals in the NY Utilities Report Regarding Energy Efficiency Budgets and Targets, Collaboration, Heat Pump Technology, and Low- And Moderate-Income Customers and Requests for Approval (NY Utilities Report), filed on April 5, 2019 by Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation, Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc., KeySpan Gas East Corporation d/b/a National Grid, The Brooklyn Union Gas Company d/b/a National Grid NY, Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation d/b/a National Grid, National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation, New York State Electric & Gas Corporation, Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc., and Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation (collectively, the Joint Utilities).
The NY Utilities Report was filed pursuant to the New Efficiency Order, which established a target of 5 trillion British thermal units (TBtu) in customer-level energy reduction through heat pump deployment, as a subsidiary target to the incremental target of 31 TBtu of customer-level energy reduction by investor-owned utilities by 2025, to support achievement of a statewide goal of 185 TBtu of customer-level energy reduction by 2025. The New Efficiency Order directed the Joint Utilities, in collaboration with the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), to include a plan for meeting the 5 TBtu heat pump target in their proposal for energy efficiency budgets and targets for 2021 through 2025. The NY Utilities Report was filed in compliance with this requirement. As required by the New Efficiency Order, in developing the NY Utilities Report, the Joint Utilities conducted a stakeholder technical conference.
Consistent with the New Efficiency Order, the NY Utilities Report makes proposals for a statewide heat pump policy framework to accelerate heat pump deployment and meet the 5 TBtu target. The proposals include target and budget proposals, incentive structure recommendations, proposed eligibility rules, and other recommendations. The Joint Utilities request that the Commission approve and direct implementation of the recommendations and proposal in the NY Utilities Report.
The full text of the New Efficiency Order and NY Utilities Report and the full record of the proceeding may be viewed online at the Department of Public Service web page: www.dps.ny.gov. The Commission may adopt, reject, or modify, in whole or in part, the recommendations and proposals regarding heat pump deployment in the NY Utilities Report, and may resolve related matters.
Text of proposed rule and any required statements and analyses may be obtained by filing a Document Request Form (F-96) located on our website http://www.dps.ny.gov/f96dir.htm. For questions, contact:
John Pitucci, Public Service Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223-1350, (518) 486-2655, email: [email protected]
Data, views or arguments may be submitted to:
Kathleen H. Burgess, Secretary, Public Service Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223-1350, (518) 474-6530, email: [email protected]
Public comment will be received until:
60 days after publication of this notice.
Regulatory Impact Statement, Regulatory Flexibility Analysis, Rural Area Flexibility Analysis and Job Impact Statement
Statements and analyses are not submitted with this notice because the proposed rule is within the definition contained in section 102(2)(a)(ii) of the State Administrative Procedure Act.
(18-M-0084SP3)
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