The New York PSC issued an order adopting a revised code of conduct for utilities under its Reforming the Energy Vision, and declined to require functional separation of distribution employees and employees who work in DER [distributed energy resources] procurement or PSR [Platform Service Revenue] activities at this time

"This may be reconsidered as the REV markets evolve," the PSC said

"However, the Commission does recognize that there are concerns that information could be inappropriately shared amongst these groups. As such, the Commission directs utilities to develop policies and procedures that clearly outline what information is, or is not, to be shared. Additionally, employees should receive training on these procedures," the PSC said

The PSC also disagreed with NRG that an independent party should select the winning bids, as the PSC said, "it is ultimately the utility’s responsibility to safely and reliably integrate a solution into the system."

"To ensure fairness, the Commission directs the utilities to use an independent party to monitor the DER procurement selection process when competitive bidding is required and if an affiliate is participating in the bid process," the PSC said

Cases 15-M-0501 and 14-M-0101

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