Document ID: FERC-2021-0197-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Complaint: Hecate Energy Greene County 3, LLC v. Central Hudson Gas and Electric Corp. New York Independent System Operator Inc.
Posted Date: 2021-02-23T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 34 (Tuesday, February 23, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10944-10945]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-03672]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. EL21-49-000]

Hecate Energy Greene County 3 LLC v. Central Hudson Gas & 
Electric Corp. and New York Independent System Operator Inc.; Notice of 
Complaint

    Take notice that on February 11, 2021, pursuant to sections 206 and 
306, of the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 824e and 825e and Rule 206 and 
212 of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) Rules of 
Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.206, Hecate Energy Greene County 3 
LLC (Complainant or HEG 3) filed a formal complaint against New York 
Independent System Operator, Inc. (NYISO) and Central Hudson Gas & 
Electric Corp. (Central Hudson) (collectively, Respondents) requesting 
fast track processing and alleging that the Respondents violated the 
Federal Power Act and NYISO's Open Access Transmission Tariff (Tariff) 
by (1) failing to use reasonable efforts when processing Complainant's 
small generator interconnection request and (2) applying an Inclusion 
Practice regarding the firmness of generator interconnection requests 
that is not specified in the Tariff and that contradicted the Tariff 
provisions regarding queue position, all as more fully explained in the 
complaint.
    The Complainant certifies that copies of the complaint were served 
on the contacts listed for Respondents in the Commission's list of 
Corporate Officials.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must 
file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Protests will be 
considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to 
be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the 
proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of 
intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. The Respondents' 
answer and all interventions, or protests must be filed on or before 
the comment date. The Respondents' answer, motions to intervene, and 
protests must be served on the Complainant.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, 
protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link 
at http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically may mail 
similar pleadings to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street

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NE, Washington, DC 20426. Hand delivered submissions in docketed 
proceedings should be delivered to Health and Human Services, 12225 
Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
    In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the 
Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an 
opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document via the 
internet through the Commission's Home Page (http://ferc.gov) using the 
``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three 
digits in the docket number field to access the document. At this time, 
the Commission has suspended access to the Commission's Public 
Reference Room, due to the proclamation declaring a National Emergency 
concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), issued by the 
President on March 13, 2020. For assistance, contact the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call toll-free, 
(886) 208-3676 or TYY, (202) 502-8659.
    Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on March 15, 2021.

    Dated: February 17, 2021.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-03672 Filed 2-22-21; 8:45 am]
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