ALBANY — The New York State Department of Public Service (DPS) is seeking public comment on PSEG Long Island’s (PSEG LI) Utility 2.0 Long Range Plan Annual Update. The Department’s review will reflect its prior recommendations supporting New York State’s nation-leading plan for resilient, affordable and cleaner energy under the statewide Reforming the Energy Vision strategy and to ensure that Long Island electric customers receive safe and adequate electric service at just and reasonable rates.

On June 29, 2018, in accordance with the Long Island Power Authority Reform Act, PSEG LI submitted the plan to the DPS for review and recommendation.  The LIPA Reform Act, or LRA, specifies the purpose of the plan to implement energy efficiency measures, distributed generation, or advanced grid technology programs providing customers with tools to more efficiently and effectively manage their energy usage and utility bills, and improve system reliability and power quality. In accordance with the LRA, the Department will review make formal recommendations to LIPA with respect to the plan.

A 60-day day public comment period for comments and reply comments has been established, after which, the Department will issue its recommendation.  Interested parties are invited to submit comments on the plan by August 30, 2018.  Reply comments are requested by September 14, 2018.  The plan may be viewed, printed or downloaded from the Department’s website at http://www.dps.ny.gov by searching for Matter Number 14-01299.  All comments filed with the Secretary will be posted to the Department’s website.  Comments will become part of the record considered by the Department in its review and development of recommendations.  

Parties should submit comments electronically to the Secretary by e-filing through the Department’s Document and Matter Management System (DMM) or by e-mail to secretary@dps.ny.gov. Parties unable to file electronically may mail or deliver their comments to Hon. Kathleen H. Burgess, Secretary, New York State Department of Public Service, Three Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12223-1350.  Comments should refer to “Matter Number 14-01299 – PSEG-LI Utility 2.0 Long Range Plan.” 

Other Ways to Comment:

Online Comment Form: http://tinyurl.com/kh7qzlt

Toll-free Opinion Line:

Comments may also be submitted through the Department of Public Service’s Opinion Line at 1-800-335-2120.  This number is designed to take comments about pending matters from in-state callers, 24 hours a day.  Callers should press “2” to leave comments, mentioning PSEG Long Island’s Utility 2.0 Plan. 

Written comments may be accessed on the Department’s website by searching Matter Number 14-01299 (at http://www.dps.ny.gov, enter Matter Number 14-01299 in the input box labeled "Search for Matter Number") and clicking on the “Public Comments” tab. Many libraries offer free Internet access.

The Department’s recommendations in this matter, when issued, may be obtained on the Department’s website by searching for Matter Number 14-01299 as described above.