New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 21 - Miscellaneous › Chapter X - Power Authority Of The State Of New York › Part 460 - Procedures For Allocation Of Industrial Power And Enforcement Of Contracts › Section 460.5 - Criteria for industrial power allocations

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) Each application for an industrial power
				allocation shall be evaluated according to the following criteria:
(1) compliance with any statutory, license or
				contractual criteria applicable to the particular type of power
				available;
(2) subject to paragraph
				(1) of this subdivision, the amount of power requested shall be a minimum of
				400 kW or, in the case of an allocation by a public body, such other lower
				minimum quantity as the authority may designate upon request by a public
				body;
(3) the ratios of the number
				of permanent jobs to be created and of the number of permanent jobs to be
				retained to the amount of power requested;
(4) the number of jobs (including
				construction jobs) to be created and the number of jobs to be retained as a
				result of a power allocation;
(5)
				the types of jobs created, as measured by wage and benefit levels, security and
				stability of employment;
(6) the
				effect the allocation will have on the business's existing employment at the
				location for which power has been requested;
(7) anticipated additional payroll;
(8) the business's willingness to satisfy
				affirmative action goals and to make jobs available to economically
				disadvantaged persons consistent with the authority's standard draft contract
				provision attached hereto as subdivision (c) of this section;
(9) the impact on the operations of any other
				facilities of the business or on other businesses within the State of New York
				as a result of the allocation sought and the resulting effect on employment and
				relative competitive positions;
(10) the cost of electricity as a percentage
				of cost of product(s) produced at the facility which will utilize the
				power;
(11) the business's
				long-term commitment to New York State as evidenced by current or planned
				capital investment in business facilities in the State;
(12) the type and cost of buildings,
				equipment and facilities to be constructed, enlarged or installed;
(13) the time schedule for completion of the
				facility utilizing the power;
(14)
				the extent to which a power allocation will affect the overall productivity and
				cost competitiveness of the business and its existing employment within the
				State;
(15) the growth potential of
				the proposed facility and the contribution of economic strength to the area in
				which the business facility is or would be located;
(16) the general economic conditions in the
				community in which the business facility is or will be located, and the extent
				to which a power allocation could contribute to the alleviation of any economic
				distress in the community;
(17) the
				impact of an allocation on other electric ratepayers; and
(18) the extent to which an application is
				consistent with State, regional and local economic development strategies and
				priorities and is supported by local units of government in the area in which
				the business is located.