Somerset Solar: PSC holds virtual public statement hearing regarding Somerset Solar’s request for lightened regulations

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

DATE: Wednesday, March 12, 2025
TIME: 1:00 p.m. 

Register for Somerset Hearing

Electronic Access: meetny-gov.webex.com
Event Number: 2822 254 0841
Password: March12-1pm      

Phone-Only Access: 1-929-251-9612
Access Code: 2822 254 0841
Password: 62712017

Any person wishing to provide a public statement on the record during the virtual public statement hearing must register to do so by Monday, March 10, 2025.

After registration is complete, registrants will receive a confirmation email with instructions on how to join the public statement hearing.

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 that participants enter their phone numbers.

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 virtual public statement 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 day and time of the virtual public statement hearing, dial 1-929-251-9612 and enter the access code and phone-in password listed above.

To listen to the hearing without making a statement:          

Any interested person may listen to the public statement 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 public statement hearing. The public statement hearing will be held open until everyone who has registered 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 public statement hearing will be made for inclusion in the record of this case.

Persons with disabilities requiring special accommodations should call the Department of Public Service’s Human Resources Management Office at 1-518-474-2520 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 regarding this notice.

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Case 24-E-0666 - Petition of Somerset Solar, LLC for an Original Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity and for an Order Providing for Lightened Regulation.

Comments are requested concerning a petition filed by Somerset Solar, LLC (Petitioner), 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.  The Petitioner seeks authorization to construct and operate an up to 125-megawatt photovoltaic solar energy generation facility in the town of Somerset in Niagara County (the Project).