Oxbow Hill Solar § 68 Virtual Public Statement Hearing and Procedural Conference

Comments are requested concerning a petition filed by Oxbow Hill Solar, LLC seeking lightened regulation as a wholesale electric generator, as well as a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity under Section 68 of the Public Service Law (PSL).

A virtual public statement hearing will be held before the assigned Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) on:

DATE: November 18, 2025 
TIME: 2:00 P.M. 

Electronic Access: meetny-gov.webex.com  
Event Number: 2819 254 8641 
Password: Nov18-2pm 

Phone-Only Access: 1-929-251-9612 
Access Code: 2819 254 8641 
Password: 66818027 

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. Preregistration to speak at the virtual public statement hearing is not required.

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 entering the event number and password listed above. When logging in on the date and 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 participate by phone: 

This option is for participants who would like to make a statement but who will not be logging into the hearing electronically. On the date and time of the hearing, call-in participants should dial 1-929-251-9612 and enter the applicable access code and phone-in password listed above. 

To listen to the hearing without making a statement: 

Any interested person may listen to the hearing by phone by calling 1-929-251-9612 and entering the 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 asks to make a statement. The ALJ will continue the hearing until everyone wishing to speak has been heard or other reasonable arrangements to submit comments have been made. Reasonable time limits may be set for each speaker as necessary to afford all attendees an opportunity to be heard. It is requested that lengthy comments be submitted in writing and summarized for oral presentation. A verbatim transcript of the hearing will be made for inclusion in the record of this case. 

Persons with disabilities requiring reasonable accommodations should call the Department of Public Service’s Human Resources Management Office at 518-473-9463 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 regarding this Notice.

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Case 25-E-0541 - Petition of Oxbow Hill Solar, LLC for an Order Granting a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity, Pursuant to Public Service Law Section 68, and Lightened Regulation.

Comments are requested concerning a petition filed by Oxbow Hill Solar, LLC (the Petitioner) seeking lightened regulation as a wholesale electric generator, as well as a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity under Section 68 of the Public Service Law (PSL). The Petitioner seeks authorization to construct and operate an up to 140-megawatt photovoltaic solar energy generation facility in the Town of Fenner, Madison County, New York. The facility would be colocated within the existing footprint of the Fenner Windfarm and would interconnect to the New York electrical grid via a new point of interconnection to the existing Fenner Windfarm Substation, which is connected to National Grid’s Onieda-Fenner and Fenner-Cortland 115 kV lines. 

Construction and operation of the facility would be subject to the terms and conditions of the Siting Permit that was issued by the Office of Renewable Energy Siting (ORES) on July 10, 2025. 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.