Comments due on Two Rivers Solar Farm petition for CPCN and lightened regulation as wholesale electric generator

Case 25-E-0616 – Petition of Two Rivers Solar Farm, LLC, for an Order Granting a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity, Pursuant to Public Service Law Section 68, Lightened Regulation, and Approval of Financing Pursuant to Public Service Law Section 69.

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Comments are requested concerning a petition filed by Two Rivers Solar Farm, LLC (the Petitioner) seeking a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity under Section 68 of the Public Service Law (PSL), lightened regulation as a wholesale electric generator, and approval to enter into indebtedness pursuant to PSL §69. The Petitioner seeks authorization to construct and operate a solar-powered electric generating facility (the Facility) with a maximum capacity of 200 megawatts in the towns of Brasher and Massena in St. Lawrence County. The Facility will interconnect to the power grid via the New York Power Authority’s Haverstock – Willis E 345 kilovolt transmission line.

Construction and operation of the Facility will be subject to the terms and conditions of the Siting Permit issued to the Petitioner by the Office of Renewable Energy Siting (ORES) on February 27, 2026, in Matter 23-02991. The scope of the Public Service Commission’s (Commission) review of the petition will not duplicate the issues that were previously considered and decided by ORES.

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