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Part I: Introduction.............................................................................................1 A. January 2007 Proposed Rulemaking........................................................1 B. Public Comment Period.............................................................................3 C. Summary of Proposed Final Rates ...........................................................5 Part II: Public Comments, Staff Analysis and Recommendations.................7 A. Issue: Prudency of Authority’s Niagara Project Upgrade Costs and their Inclusion in Preference Power Rates……………………………. ............7 Public Comments: ........................................................................................7 Staff Analysis:...............................................................................................8 1. The Niagara Project Upgrade was Prudent and Necessary to ........... Assure the Continued Viability of the Project…………... .......................9 2. Based on its Flawed Analysis of Niagara Project Capacity, NYAPP Mistakenly Asserts that the Niagara Project Upgrade was Imprudent…………………………………………………….. .......................12 Recommendation:.......................................................................................14 B. Issue: Increased “Cost-Based” Credit for Ancillary Services Production......................................................................................................15 Public Comments: ......................................................................................15 Staff Analysis:.............................................................................................16 1. The Authority’s Proposed Cost-Based Credit is Consistent with ..... the 2003 Rate Plan, and Based on Principles Agreed to by the Customers. …………………………………………………………................16 2. Contrary to NYAPP’s Assertions, the Authority’s Sales of Ancillary Services into the NYISO Do Not Represent Additional Firm Capacity............................................................................................18 Recommendation:.......................................................................................19 C. Issue: Inflation Compensation Adjustment...........................................20 Public Comments: ......................................................................................20 Staff Analysis:.............................................................................................20 Recommendation:.......................................................................................20 D. Issue: UCAP Sales Credit .......................................................................21 Public Comments: ......................................................................................21 Staff Analysis:.............................................................................................21 Recommendation:.......................................................................................22 E. Issue: Request for CoS Credit for Hydroelectric Energy Sales into NYISO Markets………………………………………………………. ..................23 Public Comments: ......................................................................................23 Staff Analysis:.............................................................................................23 Recommendation:.......................................................................................23 F. Issue: Request for CoS Credit for Authority’s Investment Income. ....24 Public Comments: ......................................................................................24 i
Staff Analysis:.............................................................................................24 Recommendation:.......................................................................................24 G. Issue: Headquarters Expense Component of Shared Services ..........25 Public Comments: ......................................................................................25 Staff Analysis:.............................................................................................25 Recommendation:.......................................................................................26 H. Issue: Incentive Pay Component of Shared Services ..........................27 Public Comments: ......................................................................................27 Staff Analysis:.............................................................................................27 Recommendation:.......................................................................................27 I. Issue: Inclusion of Research & Development Costs ............................28 Public Comments: ......................................................................................28 Staff Analysis:.............................................................................................28 Recommendation:.......................................................................................28 J. Issue: Additional RSR Adjustment.........................................................29 Public Comments: ......................................................................................29 Staff Analysis:.............................................................................................29 Recommendation:.......................................................................................29 K. Issue: Request to Defer Final Action on New Rates ............................30 Public Comments: ......................................................................................30 Staff Analysis:.............................................................................................30 Recommendation:.......................................................................................31 ii
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(OPRHP). The October 23, 2003 FERC
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