This series consists of annual reports issued by the Public Service Commission containing detailed information concerning transportation companies and public utilities. Annual reports form this time period contain extensive detailed information concerning transportation companies and public utilities. Records document topics including rapid transit; amendments to the Public Service Law; transportation services and facilities; gas and electric company regulation; auditor's reports; resumes of commission proceedings; counsel opinions; commission orders; and statistics on light and power companies and railroads and street railways.
Creator
New York (State). Public Service Commission
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
New York State Department of Transportation Passenger and Freight Safety Division railroad regulatory case files
Series Number
20054
Summary
This series consists of the original case files documenting the Department of Transportation's (DOT) regulation of the state's railroads from 1971 onward. DOT initially placed regulatory responsibility in its Regulation Division, although that function was later the responsibility of the Passenger and Freight Safety Division. Despite the title of the division, the cases actually concern all regulatory matters, including those with no safety implications.
Creator
New York (State). Department of Transportation. Passenger and Freight Safety Division
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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
The Governor's Electric Power Committee was appointed in 1967 to evaluate the growing electrical power needs of the state. The committee was charged with defining the future power requirements of New York and available resources, and recommending the organizational and financial mechanisms necessary to assure future power needs at the lowest practical cost. The series consists of transcripts of the commission's meetings and reports of its subcommittees on growth forecasts, power requirements, systems, economic studies, and organization and finance.
Creator
New York (State). Governor's Electric Power Committee
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Public Service Commission annual reports of public utility companies
Series Number
13345
Summary
This series consists of annual reports submitted by public utilities (water, gas, electricity, steam, telephone, telegraph, railroad, and radio-telephone companies) to the Public Service Commission and then the Department of Public Service. Reports are filed by three types of public entities operating public utilities subject to regulation by the Public Service Commission: commercial, municipal, and private associations. The original statute establishing the Commission and subsequent amendments to the law required public utilities to prepare and file an annual report.
Creator
New York (State). Public Service Commission
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Board on Electric Generation Sitting and the Environment project application case files
Series Number
B2911
Summary
This series consists of case files created by the Board on Electric Generation Sitting and the Environment in the process of reviewing applications to construct and site major electric generating facilities.
Creator
New York State Board on Electric Generation Siting and the Environment
Access Restrictions
Critical infrastructure information about power generation and transmission facilities is exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Law, section 86.5 and 87.2(i).
Department of Public Service environmental report site plans and maps of a proposed power station at Cayuga
Series Number
A3319
Summary
This series consists of site plans of a proposed power station at Cayuga. Records include plans, maps, and overlays. Site plans include locations; elevations; cross sections; railroad access; coal car storage areas; transmission line arrangements; and existing and supplemental structures. Maps and plot plans show bedrock and surface geology; seismic survey lines; soil content; existing site contours and vegetation; proposed facilities and alternate site locations; and construction facilities. Also included is an aerial photograph of the Cayuga site.
Creator
New York (State). Department of Public Service
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.