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Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Grants Rehearing for Further Consideration

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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has granted a rehearing for further consideration in the matter of Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc., Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc., New York State Electric and Gas Corp., Rochester Gas and Electric Corp., and Central Hudson Gas and Electric Corp. v. New York Independent System Operator, Inc. This decision comes after the Commission's order issued on February 26, 2015, in this proceeding. The rehearing was granted in order to afford additional time for consideration of the matters raised or to be raised, and timely-filed rehearing requests will not be deemed denied by operation of law.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has granted a rehearing for further consideration in the matter of Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc., Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc., New York State Electric and Gas Corp., Rochester Gas and Electric Corp., and Central Hudson Gas and Electric Corp. v. New York Independent System Operator, Inc.
  • The rehearing was granted on April 27, 2015, after the Commission's order issued on February 26, 2015, in this proceeding.
  • The rehearing was granted for the limited purpose of further consideration, and timely-filed rehearing requests will not be deemed denied by operation of law.
  • The Commission's order was deemed to be a final order on February 26, 2015, and was subject to rehearing by the Commission.
  • The rehearing request was filed on April 27, 2015, and was granted in order to afford additional time for consideration of the matters raised or to be raised.
  • The Commission has issued a tolling order that will remain in effect until the Commission issues a future order addressing the rehearing requests.

Statistics:

  • 30 days: the timeframe within which the Commission could have acted on the rehearing request.
  • February 26, 2015: the date on which the Commission's order was issued in this proceeding.
  • April 27, 2015: the date on which the rehearing request was granted.
  • 1: the single tolling order that applies to all rehearing requests that were timely filed.

Sources:

  • 18 C.F.R. § 385.713 (2014)
  • Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc., New York State Electric and Gas Corp., Rochester Gas and Electric Corp., and Central Hudson Gas and Electric Corp. v. New York Independent System Operator, Inc., 150 FERC P 61,139 (2015)
  • San Diego Gas & Electric Company v. Sellers of Energy and Ancillary Services Into Markets Operated by the California Independent System Operator and the California Power Exchange, 95 FERC P 61,173 (2001)

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