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For Immediate Release: 01/14/202

Rory M. Christian, Chair 

Contact:

 

James Denn | James.Denn@dps.ny.gov | (518) 474-7080

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25001/24-E-0676

January 14, 2025

Virtual Public Statement Hearing Set Regarding Chautauqua County Solar Array

Virtual Procedural Conference Immediately Following Public Statement Hearing

 
ALBANY — The New York State Public Service Commission (Commission) will hold a virtual public statement hearing on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, concerning a petition filed on December 3, 2024, by ConnectGen Chautauqua County LLC pursuant to Section 68 of the Public Service Law, seeking a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity, as well as lightened regulation as a wholesale electric generator for its proposed 270-megawatt solar array with battery storage, known as the South Ripley Solar Facility, located in the Town of Ripley in Chautauqua County.
 
Construction and operation of the project is subject to the terms and conditions of the final siting permit issued by the New York State Office of Renewable Energy Siting and Electric Transmission (ORES), pursuant to Executive Law §94-c, on April 21, 2022.  The scope of the Commission’s review of the petition filed in this proceeding will not duplicate the issues that were previously considered and decided by ORES.
 
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a virtual public statement hearing will be held before Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Maureen F. Leary on:
 

DATE:  TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2025

TIME:  2:00 p.m.

 

Electronic Access:  meetny-gov.webex.com

Event Number:  2828 523 1071

Password:  Jan21-2pm

 

Phone-Only Access +1-929-251-9612 US Toll (NYC)

Access Code:  2828 523 1071

Password:  52621027



Those wishing to comment on any aspect of this proceeding will have the opportunity to make a statement on the record at the virtual public statement hearing.
 
To participate electronically:
 
This option is for participants who would like to make a statement and who will log in to the hearing electronically. Such participants may log in at the date and time indicated above by visiting meetny-gov.webex.com, and clicking “Join Meeting” and providing all requested information. When logging in on the date and at the time of the hearing, participants will be asked to “select audio system.” It is recommended that participants opt to have the system “call me” or “call using computer.” The “call me” option will require that participants enter their phone numbers.
 
To provide a statement, please use the Raised Hand icon located in the lower right-hand corner of the screen.
 
To participate by telephone:
 
This option is for participants who would like to make a statement and who will participate by telephone only. On the date and at the time of the hearing, call-in participants should dial +1-929-251-9612 United States Toll (New York City) and enter the access code and phone-in password listed above.
 
To provide a statement, please press *3 on your phone.
 
To listen to the hearing without making a statement:
 
To exercise this option, (1) access the hearing electronically by logging in to meetny-gov.webex.com, enter the event number and password listed above, and click “Join Meeting” or (2) access the hearing by telephone by calling +1-929-251-9612 United States Toll (New York City) and enter the applicable access code and phone-in password, listed above.
 
All participants will be muted upon entry into the hearing. The ALJ will call upon each person who wishes to make a statement and has used the Raised Hand function or the *3 telephone function. The hearing will continue until everyone wishing to speak has been heard or other reasonable arrangements have been made to submit comments into the record. Reasonable time limits may be set for each speaker, as necessary, to afford all attendees an opportunity to be heard. It is recommended that lengthy comments be submitted in writing and summarized for oral presentation. A verbatim transcript of the public statement hearing will be made for inclusion in the record of this proceeding.
 
Persons with disabilities requiring special accommodations should call the Department of Public Service’s Human Resources Management Office at 518-474-2520 as soon as possible. TDD users may request a sign language interpreter by placing a call through the New York Relay Service at 711. Individuals with difficulty understanding or reading English are encouraged to call the Department at 1-800-342-3377 for free language assistance services.
 
Other Ways to Comment
 
For those who cannot attend or prefer not to speak at the public statement hearing, there are several other ways to provide your comments. All comments should refer to “Case 24-E-0676” and must be received by February 3, 2025.
 
Comment by Internet or Mail: Go to www.dps.ny.gov, click on “File Search” (located under the heading “Commission Files”), enter “24-E-0676” (in the box labeled “Search by Case Number”), and then click on “Post Comments” at the top of the page.
 
Alternatively, comments may be mailed to the Hon. Michelle L. Phillips, Secretary, Public Service Commission, Three Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York, 12223-1350.
 
All written comments will become part of the record considered by the Commission and may be accessed on the Department of Public Service website by searching the case number, as described above, and clicking on the “Public Comments” tab.
 
Comment by Toll-Free Opinion Line: Individuals may call the Commission’s Opinion Line at 1-800-335-2120. This number is set up to receive comments about pending cases from in-State callers 24-hours a day. These comments are not transcribed verbatim, but a summary is provided to the Commission.
 
PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that a virtual procedural conference will be held immediately following the public statement hearing with ConnectGen and potential parties to the proceeding. The conference will also be transcribed.
 
The principal purposes of the procedural conference are to identify any potential parties and provide interested persons an opportunity to present and explain any proposals regarding the procedures they believe should be followed in this case by the ALJ and Commission and whether any issues of fact are presented by the petition or whether public comments warrant an evidentiary hearing. Other procedural issues also may be addressed.
 

 

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