Petition of Fort Covington Solar §68 Virtual Public Statement Hearing

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

DATE: Wednesday, November 19, 2025 
TIME: 1:00 p.m. 

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Electronic Access: www.meetny-gov.webex.com 
Event Number: 2832 558 6642 
Password: Nov19-1pm 

Phone-Only Access: 929-251-9612 
Access Code: 2832 558 6642 
Password: 66819017 

Any person wishing to provide a public statement on the record during the virtual public statement hearing must register to do so by 4:30 p.m. on Monday, November 17, 2025. 

A virtual procedural conference will be held immediately following the public statement hearing, as part of the same teleconference.

To register and provide a statement electronically: 

Participants who would like to provide a statement and will log in to the hearing electronically must register by the date and time indicated above. Click the “Register” button, and (4) provide all requested information. After registration is complete, registrants will receive a confirmation email with instructions on how to join the event. 

When logging in to participate in the hearing on the appropriate date and time, 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 participants to enter their phone number. 

To register and provide a statement by phone: 

Any participant who is not able to log in to the virtual public statement hearing electronically may participate by phone. Call-in participants wishing to make a statement at the hearing must register to do so by the date and time indicated above by calling 1-800-342-3330, following the prompts to the appropriate hearing, and then providing the following information: first name and last name, address, and phone number. On the date and time of the hearing, call-in participants should dial 1-929-251-9612 and enter the applicable access code and password, listed above. 

To listen to the hearing without making a statement: 

Any interested person may listen to the hearing 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. Each person who registered to speak will be called upon 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 into the record 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 recommended 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 (Department) 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-0351 – Petition of Fort Covington 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 Fort Covington Solar, LLC (the Petitioner), pursuant to Public Service Law §68, seeking a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity and lightened regulation as an electric corporation. 

The Petitioner seeks authorization to construct, own, and operate an up to 250-megawatt solar electric generating facility in the Town of Fort Covington, Franklin County (Facility). Construction and operation of the Facility will be subject to the terms and conditions of the Draft Permit for a Major Renewable Energy Facility issued by the Office of Renewable Energy Siting (ORES) on April 14, 2025. The scope of the Public Service Commission’s (Commission) review of this petition will not duplicate the issues that were previously decided by ORES.