Tier 4 RECs Contract

NY-ADR

5/4/22 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-49-21-00014-A
NEW YORK STATE REGISTER
VOLUME XLIV, ISSUE 18
May 04, 2022
RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
NOTICE OF ADOPTION
 
I.D No. PSC-49-21-00014-A
Filing Date. Apr. 14, 2022
Effective Date. Apr. 14, 2022
Tier 4 RECs Contract
PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE State Administrative Procedure Act, NOTICE is hereby given of the following action:
Action taken:
On 4/14/22, the PSC adopted an order approving a contract for New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to purchase Tier 4 Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) from Clean Path New York LLC (CPNY).
Statutory authority:
Public Service Law, sections 4(1), 5(1), (2), 66(2), 66-p; Energy Law, section 6-104(5)(b)
Subject:
Tier 4 RECs Contract.
Purpose:
To approve a contract for NYSERDA to purchase Tier 4 RECs from CPNY.
Substance of final rule:
The Commission, on April 14, 2022, adopted an order approving a contract for New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to purchase Tier 4 Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) from Clean Path New York LLC (CPNY), subject to the counterparties adding a provision to the contract requiring Clean Path to, prior to the start of construction of the associated new transmission facility, reach an agreement with NYSERDA on the Disadvantaged Community benefits framework described in Exhibit H-1 and to file such framework and resulting measured and tracked data in this proceeding. NYSERDA shall consult with Staff of the Department of Public Service to determine whether and when any analyses or studies undertaken pursuant to Section 2.07 of the CPNY contract are publicly released, 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.
(15-E-0302SA50)
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