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

On 4/14/22, the PSC adopted an order adopting the terms of a joint proposal establishing a three-year electric rate plan for Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. (O&R) from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2024, with additional requirements.

Joint Proposal on Electric Rate Plans.

To adopt the terms of the joint proposal establishing a three-year electric rate plan for O&R.

The Commission, on April 14, 2022, adopted an order adopting the terms of a Joint Proposal, establishing a three-year electric rate plans for Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. (O&R) during the period commencing on January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2024, with additional requirements. Subject to the Commission’s discussions in this Order and the additional requirements, the terms of the Joint Proposal and associated schedules, dated December 3, 2021, which are appended to the order as Attachment A, are adopted and incorporated as part of the order, with the exception of Section K, Miscellaneous Provisions, paragraphs 2-3 and paragraphs 5-13. O&R is directed to file cancellation supplements, effective on not less than one day’s notice, on or before April 25, 2022, cancelling the tariff amendments and supplements listed in Attachment B to the order. O&R is directed to file, on not less than three-days’ notice, to take effect on May 1, 2022, on a temporary basis, such further tariff amendments as are necessary to effectuate the terms of the order for Rate Year 1, the twelve-month period ending December 31, 2022, and to incorporate any tariff amendments that were previously approved by the Commission since the tariff amendments listed on Attachment B were filed. The Company shall serve copies of its filing on all parties to these cases. Any comments on the compliance filing must be filed within 14 days of service of the Company’s proposed amendments. The amendments specified in the compliance filing shall not become effective on a permanent basis until approved by the Commission. O&R is directed to file such tariff changes as are necessary to effectuate the terms of the order for Rate Years 2 and 3 on not less than 30-days’ notice. Such tariff changes shall be effective only on a temporary basis until approved by the Commission. O&R is directed to file by December 31, 2022, modifications to its Annual Team Incentive Plan, after consulting with Department of Public Service Staff. O&R shall file with the Secretary within 60 days of the effective date of the order a report regarding the amounts included in the revenue requirement for organization dues, which shall contain the underlying analysis, documentation, and associated workpapers supporting the identified amounts that should be excluded from the revenue requirement (including carrying charges) to be refunded to customers and a proposed treatment to achieve the customer refunds. O&R is directed to submit a plan to correct the low-income bill discount program credit error to the Secretary to the Commission within 30 days of the effective date of the order, consistent with the body of the order, which shall describe the measures to be taken to address and make whole previously misclassified Low-Income Bill Discount Program participants, including the details of calculations, explanation, analysis, and internal controls. Credits shall be shown on the bills of affected low-income bill discount program participants in their respective billing cycle within 45 days after submittal of the plan, unless Department of Public Service Staff submits a letter to O&R indicating that the credit amounts should be adjusted. O&R shall file, within 90 days after the effective date of the order, tariff changes to implement the Customer-Owned Street Light Dimming Pilot, which will allow for the installation and prescriptive use of NLC nodes in customer-owned street lights, and otherwise meet the requirements and timeframes set for in the Joint Proposal; shall file progress reports with the Secretary every 45-days in accordance with the terms of the order; and shall file with the Secretary, a written plan outlining the collaborative process that will be undertaken after consultation with Department of Public Service Staff, New York Power Authority, and other interested stakeholders, as discussed in the order; and is required to otherwise comply with the technical conference, collaborative meeting, reporting, and other requirements set forth in the order related to the Customer-Owned Street Light Dimming Pilot. O&R shall file, prior to the construction of the Millennium Back-Feed Project, and within 60-days of reaching the appropriate agreements to proceed with the Project, a detailed updated cost estimate for the Millennium Back-Feed Project, an explanation for how the updated cost estimate was derived, and shall provide any associated workpapers. O&R shall consult with Department of Public Service Staff and interested parties on the integration of the Refrigerant Management Initiative into its energy efficiency program. O&R shall file quarterly reports beginning on June 30, 2022 that details progress on the redesign of its Digital Customer Experience program, including digital content and services and implementation of new digital services and functionality, and shall make future Digital Customer Experience program proposals with affiliate Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. that shall include costs and benefits of the proposals and shall address the timing and impact of presenting the proposals in their respective rate proceedings. O&R shall file with the Secretary a Revenue Adjustment Mechanism (RAM) Compliance Filing 60 days before the recovery of any storm costs through the variable Energy Cost Adjustment (ECA), which shall be based on actual major storm costs incurred over the 12 months ending December 31 of each prior Rate Year and shall include the storm costs per major storm event, backup documentation to support such costs, and workpapers associated with the calculations used to determine the Company’s proposed RAM component of the variable ECA by service classification. The RAM will continue unless and until changed by Commission order. O&R shall file with the Secretary by September 30 of each Rate Year a status report on the Customer Relationship Management System implementation, including actual spending, projected completion date, and any realized costs savings resulting from implementation, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the order.

No changes.

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.