ny-LPA-38-26-00016-P: Direct Load Management (DLM)

I.D. No. LPA-38-26-00016-P PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE State Administrative Pro- cedureAct, NOTICE is hereby given of the following proposed rule: Proposed Action: LIPA staff proposes to modify LIPA’s Tariff for Electric Service, effective January 1, 2027, to relocate the residential bring your own battery program to the DLC program, and to restrict duplicative compensation for net energy metering customers. Statutory authority: PublicAuthorities Law, section 1020-f(u) and (z) Subject: Direct Load Management (DLM). Purpose: To implement changes to the Direct Load Mangement Program to remain consistent with statewide policy. Public hearing(s) will be held at: 10:00 a.m., Nov. 30, 2026 at H. Lee Dennison Bldg., 100Veterans Memorial Hwy., Hauppauge, NY; 6:00 p.m., Nov. 30, 2026 at Long Island Power Authority, 333 Earle Ovington Blvd., Uniondale, NY; and 6:00 p.m., Dec. 1, 2026 at Rockaway YMCA, 207 Beach 73rd St.,Arverne, NY. Interpreter Service: Interpreter services will be made available to hearing impaired persons, at no charge, upon written request submitted within rea- sonable time prior to the scheduled public hearing. The written request must be addressed to the agency representative designated in the paragraph below. Accessibility: All public hearings have been scheduled at places reason- ably accessible to persons with a mobility impairment. Rule MakingActivities Substance of proposed rule: The Long Island Power Authority (“LIPA”) staff (“Staff”) proposes to modify LIPA’s Tariff for Electric Service (the “Tariff”), effective January 1, 2027, to: (1) transition the mass market Bring Your Own Battery (“BYOB”) Program from the Commercial System Relief Program (“CSRP”) / Distribution Load Relief Program 1 (“DLRP”) to the Direct Load Control (“DLC”) Program, creating a uni- fied mass market direct load control framework for thermostats and bat- tery storage, and (2) eliminate duplicative performance-based compensa- 2 tion for traditional Net Energy Metering (“NEM”) customers to align with the New York State Public Service Commission’s (“PSC” or the “Commission”) Order Directing Dynamic Load Management Program 3 Changes issued on March 15, 2024. The LIPA Board may adopt, reject, or modify, in whole or in part, the action proposed, the commenters’ proposed programmatic changes, including recommendation(s) submitted by the New York State Depart- ment of Public Service, and may resolve related matters. ——————————— 1 LIPA’s three DLM programs are: Commercial System Relief Program (“CSRP”), Distribution Load Relief Program (“DLRP”), and Direct Load Control (“DLC”) Program. 2 Customers compensated under Section I.C.15 of the Tariff, excluding customers compensated by Value Stack (Section I.C.18). 3 Case 14-E-0423 – Proceeding on Motion of the Commission to Develop Dynamic Load Management Programs, Order Directing Dynamic Load Management Program Changes at 16 (Mar. 15, 2024) (“2024 DLM Order”). Text of proposed rule and any required statements and