New York State - The New York State Department of Public Service (NYS DPS), by and through the New York State Office of Renewable Energy Siting and Electric Transmission (NYS ORES), as lead agency, has made the Final Scope for the proposed Matter of the Rules and Regulations for the Environmental Review, Permitting, and Siting in New York State of Major Renewable Energy Facilities and Major Electric Transmission Facilities Under the RAPID Act available. The Final Scope is available at the W.A. Harriman Campus, 1220 Washington Avenue, Building 9, 4th Floor Albany, NY 12226, from the contact below and online at: https://documents.dps.ny.gov/public/MatterManagement/CaseMaster.aspx?Ma… The final scope is also available from the NYS ORES, Empire State Plaza, P-1 South, J Dock, Albany, NY 12242, and on line at the New York State Department of Public Service web page by going to www.dps.ny.gov, clicking on "File Search" (located under the heading "Commission Files") and entering "24-M-0433" in the "Search by Case Number" field.

New York State recently enacted the Renewable Action Through Project Interconnection and Deployment (RAPID) Act, which consolidates the environmental review, permitting, and siting of major renewable energy facilities and major electric transmission facilities under the purview of the New York State Office of Renewable Energy Siting and Electric Transmission (NYS ORES). Among other things, the RAPID Act authorizes NYS ORES, in consultation with the New York State Department of Public Service (NYS DPS) and subject to approval by the New York State Public Service Commission (Commission), to promulgate rules and regulations to implement the new siting permit program for major electric transmission facilities established by the RAPID Act. The project is located throughout New York State.