
Dec 18 (Reuters) - New York State Public Service Commission:
SAYS IT OPENED A PROCEEDING AND DIRECTED CONSOLIDATED EDISON COMPANY OF NEW YORK, INC. (CON EDISON) TO DEVELOP A RELIABILITY CONTINGENCY PLAN TO ADDRESS RELIABILITY NEEDS IDENTIFIED IN NEW YORK CITY
SAYS IT DIRECTED CON EDISON TO SUBMIT A FILING IN 30 DAYS THAT IDENTIFIES THE SPECIFIC RELIABILITY NEEDS ALONG WITH THE UNDERLYING ASSUMPTIONS AND METHODOLOGIES USED TO DETERMINE THESE NEEDS
SAYS AT THE SAME TIME, CON EDISON IS REQUIRED TO ISSUE A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) SEEKING A BROAD ARRAY OF POTENTIAL NON-EMITTING SOLUTIONS AND HOST A TECHNICAL CONFERENCE ON THE NEED DETERMINATION AND THE RFI
SAYS ONCE FILED, THE RELIABILITY CONTINGENCY PLAN WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC REVIEW AND COMMENT