The report resulted from a collaborative process, involving numerous stakeholders, mandated in the Order Adopting Terms of Joint Proposal and Establishing Electric and Gas Rate Plans issued by the Commission on March 15, 2018. NMPC proposes to implement AMI throughout its electric and gas service territories at a 20-year net present value (NPV) cost of between approximately $637 and $657 million. NMPC estimates that implementing AMI will create 20-year NPV benefits of between approximately $650 and $752 million. AMI will allow for two-way communication with customers’ meters and will provide more granular usage and demand data than can be acquired with most of NMPC’s current meters. NMPC explains that implementing AMI will support grid modernization and distributed system platform planning functions, which will promote the development of a more dynamic, efficient, sustainable, and reliable energy network capable of serving future generations of utility customers. Further, NMPC proposes using the AMI infrastructure to offer time-of-use rates, which may be developed on an opt-in or opt-out basis.

The full text of the report and the full record of the proceeding 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 action proposed and may resolve related matters.

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.

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