Public Input Sought on Stony Creek Proposal

ALBANY, NY (09/09/2011)(readMedia)-- The New York State Public Service Commission (Commission) will hold public statement hearings concerning a proposal by Stony Creek Energy LLC (Stony Creek) to construct, own, and operate the Stony Creek Wind Farm. Stony Creek seeks the Commission's permission and approval pursuant to Section 68 of the Public Service Law to construct and operate a wind electric generating facility with a rate capacity of up to 94.4 megawatts (MWs) in Orangeville, Wyoming County. Stony Creek also requested lightened regulation as an electric corporation and approval of its debt financing plans.

The public statement hearings will be held as follows:

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Wyoming County Department of Social Services

Conference Room D

466 North Main Street

Warsaw, NY 14569

3:00 p.m.* and 6:00 p.m.

*Non-handicapped persons must park in the upper parking lot, on Doody Road.

Public Statement Hearing

The public will have an opportunity to present their comments at the hearings before an Administrative Law Judge. A verbatim transcript of the hearings will be made for inclusion in the record of this proceeding.

It is not necessary to make an appointment in advance or to present written material in order to speak at the public statement hearings. Speakers will be called after completing a card requesting time to speak.

Disabled persons requiring special accommodations may place a collect call to the Department of Public Service's Human Resource Management Office at (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 to reach the Department of Public Service's Human Resource Office at the previously mentioned telephone number.

Other Ways to Comment

Internet or Mail: In addition to the formal hearings, comments may be sent electronically to Honorable Jaclyn A. Brilling, Secretary, at secretary@dps.state.ny.us, or mailed or delivered to Secretary Brilling at the Public Service Commission, Three Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223-1350. Your comments should refer to "Case 11-E-0351 – Petition of Stony Creek Energy LLC for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity, to Establish Lightened Regulation and for Approval of Debt Financing."

Toll-free Opinion Line: Comments may also be submitted through the Commission's Opinion Line at 1-800-335-2120. This number is designed to take comments about pending cases from in-state callers, 24 hours a day. Callers should press "l" to leave comments.

Statements and comments submitted, or mailed and postmarked to the Commission will be placed in the case file. All submitted comments will be posted on the Commission's www.dps.state.ny.us website, and be available by searching Case 11-E-0351. Many libraries offer free Internet access.

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