Mitigation of Distributed Energy Resource Project Costs and Bill Impacts

NY-ADR

5/24/17 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-21-17-00020-P
NEW YORK STATE REGISTER
VOLUME XXXIX, ISSUE 21
May 24, 2017
RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
PROPOSED RULE MAKING
NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED
 
I.D No. PSC-21-17-00020-P
Mitigation of Distributed Energy Resource Project Costs and Bill Impacts
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 methods for mitigation of bill impacts and DG project costs as discussed in the Value of Distributed Generation Order issued March 9, 2017, including increasing project size limits and developing consolidated billing.
Statutory authority:
Public Service Law, sections 5(1)(b), (2), 65(1), (2), (3), 66(2) and (5)
Subject:
Mitigation of distributed energy resource project costs and bill impacts.
Purpose:
To implement policies that mitigate costs of distributed energy resource projects.
Substance of proposed rule:
The Public Service Commission is considering methods for mitigation of bill impacts and distributed generation (DG) project costs as discussed in the March 9, 2017 Order on Net Metering Transition, Phase One of Value of Distributed Energy Resources, and Related Matters (Order) in Case 15-E-0751. As discussed in the Order, methods for cost mitigation under consideration include increasing the project size limit from 2 megawatts (MW) to 5 MW and directing the development of utility consolidated billing. The full text may be reviewed 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 proposals made in the Order 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:
45 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.
(15-E-0751SP5)
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