Develop bulk transmission improvements found by the PSC.
- Date Due:
- N/A
- Responsible Entity:
- NYPA
- Action:
- Develop bulk transmission improvements found by the PSC.
- Summary:
- The Power Authority should make bulk transmission improvements found by the PSC to be needed expeditiously to achieve CLCPA targets. The PSC must, through a public process, solicit interest from potential co-participants in each project it has agreed to develop, and can undertake projects jointly with other parties.
- Status:
- PENDING
- Statute:
- AREGCBA § 7(5)
Statutory Language:
AREGCBA § 7(5): "The legislature finds and determines that timely development of the bulk transmission investments identified in the state bulk transmission investment plan is in the public interest of the people of the state of New York. The legislature further finds and determines that the power authority of the state of New York ("power authority") owns and operates backbone electric transmission assets in New York, has rights-of-way that can support in whole or in part bulk transmission investment projects, and has the financial stability, access to capital, technical expertise and experience to effectuate expeditious development of bulk transmission investments needed to help the state meet the CLCPA targets, and thus it is appropriate for the power authority as deemed feasible and advisable by its trustees, by itself or in collaboration with other parties as it determines to be appropriate, to develop those bulk transmission investments found by the commission to be needed expeditiously to achieve CLCPA targets ("priority transmission projects"). The power authority shall, through a public process, solicit interest from potential co-participants in each project it has agreed to develop and assess whether any joint development would provide for significant additional benefits in achieving the CLCPA targets. The power authority may thereafter determine to undertake the development of the project on its own, or undertake the project jointly with one or more other parties on such terms and conditions as the power authority finds to be appropriate and, notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, enter into such agreements and take such other actions the power authority determines to be necessary in order to undertake and complete timely development of the project. The intent of this act is for the power authority to develop priority transmission projects authorized in this subdivision. For priority projects that the authority determines to undertake and that are not substantially within the power authority's existing rights of way, the authority shall, as deemed feasible and advisable by its board of trustees, select private sector participants through a competitive bidding process, provided however that priority transmission projects is not intended to include generation lead lines, or repairs to, replacement of or upgrades to the power authority's own transmission assets."